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Tanzanian president wins landslide amid deadly protests
AFP, Published on 01/11/2025
» DAR ES SALAAM - Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has won a landslide election victory, official results showed on Saturday, after key opponents were jailed or barred from running, leading to days of deadly protests.
Trump says Hamas ready for peace, tells Israel to stop bombing
AFP, Published on 04/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Friday he believed Hamas was ready for peace and told Israel to stop bombing Gaza, after the Palestinian militant group declared it was ready to free hostages under his ceasefire plan.
Hamas yet to respond on Trump’s Gaza plan
AFP, Published on 30/09/2025
» JERUSALEM - Hamas had yet to respond Tuesday to Donald Trump on his plan for Gaza, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli military would stay in most of the territory after he gave the US president his backing.
Israel approves plan to conquer Gaza City
AFP, Published on 20/08/2025
» JERUSALEM — Israel's defence minister has approved a plan for the conquest of Gaza City and authorised the call-up of around 60,000 reservists to carry it out, his ministry confirmed on Wednesday.
Israel says truce must include release of all hostages
AFP, Published on 19/08/2025
» JERUSALEM - A senior Israeli official on Tuesday said the government stood firm on its call for the release of all hostages in any future Gaza deal, after Hamas accepted a new truce proposal.
Tourism deal puts one of Egypt's last wild shores at risk
AFP, Published on 18/08/2025
» WADI AL-GEMAL NATIONAL PARK (EGYPT) - In Egypt's Wadi al-Gemal, where swimmers share a glistening bay with sea turtles, a shadowy tourism deal is threatening one of the Red Sea's last wild shores.
Israel to 'take control' of Gaza City after approving new war plan
AFP, Published on 08/08/2025
» JERUSALEM - Israel's military will "take control" of Gaza City under a plan proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and approved by his security cabinet, his office said in a statement Friday.
Israeli security cabinet to discuss future Gaza war plans
AFP, Published on 07/08/2025
» JERUSALEM - Israel’s security cabinet was expected to meet later on Thursday to discuss military plans in Gaza, Israeli media said, as the families of hostages launched a desperate plea for help aboard a flotilla to the territory.
Pro-Palestinian protest leader details 104 days spent in US custody
AFP, Published on 24/06/2025
» NEW YORK - Mahmoud Khalil, one of the most prominent leaders of pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses, recounted his experience surviving 104 days in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention after being targeted for deportation by the Trump administration.
Tunics & turbans: Afghan students don Taliban-imposed uniforms
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» AFGHANISTAN - Since the start of the school year in March, Afghan boys have been required to wear new uniforms of turbans and long tunics, following an order to adopt outfits reflecting Taliban rule.