Hundreds of mourners and survivors commemorated on Wednesday the 20th anniversary of the bombings that killed more than 200 people on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. Grieving families, attack survivors and representatives from several embassies w…
Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East
“Deception can be, and often is, insidious. While conventional weaponry can scar, and create enduring traumas, deception can alter perceptions that dictate behaviours and choices for months, decades or even generations,” warns Marc Owen Jones in his ne…
Myanmar: Suu Kyi sentenced to six more years for corruption
Myanmar’s junta sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday to another six years in prison for corruption, a source with knowledge of the case said, taking the Nobel laureate’s total jail time to 26 years. Suu Kyi, 77, has been detained since…
EU countries turn to Africa in effort to replace Russian gas
A new liquefied natural gas project off Africa’s western coast may only be 80 percent complete, but already the prospect of a new energy supplier has drawn visits from the leaders of Poland and Germany. The initial field near Senegal and Mauritania’s c…
At least 25 people killed in South Sudan violent clashes
At least 25 people have been killed in South Sudan, officials said, after youths from two neighbouring communities in the country’s north clashed over a disputed borderline separating their areas. Violence is endemic in parts of South Sudan where clash…
UN repatriate 129 migrants from rebel-held Yemen capital
The UN returned 129 Ethiopian migrants stranded in war-torn Yemen to their homeland Tuesday in its first humanitarian repatriation flight to depart from the rebel-held capital of Sanaa this year. The United Nations’ International Organization for Migra…
King Charles III to be crowned in May
The coronation of King Charles III will take place on May 6 next year, Buckingham Palace announced on Tuesday, vowing to reflect the monarchy’s historic traditions and its modern role. Charles, 73, will be formally crowned atLondon’s Westminster Abbey,…
Turkey calls for ‘ceasefire’ between Russia, Ukraine
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar observed a “common understanding” regarding the need for a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire in a phone call with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday, Akar’s ministry said in a statement. Akar emphasised the imp…
Shuafat refugee camp faces ‘siege-like conditions’
Udai Tamimi, the twenty-one-year-old Palestinian man, who opened fire at Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in occupied east Jerusalem last Saturday – killing one and wounding two others – remains at large. Israeli forces reportedly suspect Tamimi is hid…
Iran ex-president’s daughter charged with ‘propaganda’
The daughter of Iran’s former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, arrested last month amid protests following the death of Mahsa Amini, has been charged with “propaganda” activity, the judiciary said Tuesday. Faezeh Hashemi, 59, a former lawmaker and a…