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Tiny Caribbean island wins climate change case
AFP, Published on 28/01/2026
» THE HAGUE - The Netherlands “insufficiently” protects its tiny Caribbean territory of Bonaire from climate change, a Dutch court ruled on Wednesday in a potentially landmark environmental justice ruling.
Huthis say US bombed Yemen after strike on Israel's main airport
AFP, Published on 05/05/2025
» SANAA - Yemen's Huthis on Monday accused the United States of carrying out strikes in and around Sanaa, after the Iran-backed rebels claimed a missile strike on Israel's main airport.
Israelis intensify protests ahead of final vote on reform bill
AFP, Published on 23/07/2023
» TEL AVIV - Tens of thousands of Israeli protesters rallied in Tel Aviv and near parliament in Jerusalem on Saturday, intensifying action against a controversial judicial reform bill that faces a final vote early next week.
Kenyans tear-gassed in tax protest
AFP, Published on 07/07/2023
» NAIROBi: Kenyan police fired tear gas on opposition leader Raila Odinga's convoy on Friday as rights groups condemned "arbitrary arrests" during anti-government protests over a cost-of-living crisis and a raft of controversial tax hikes.
French academic Fariba Adelkhah released from prison in Iran: ministry
AFP, Published on 11/02/2023
» PARIS - Iranian authorities on Friday released from prison French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah, who was first arrested in June 2019 and was serving a five-year sentence on national security charges vehemently denied by supporters, the French foreign ministry said.
French academic Fariba Adelkhah released from prison in Iran: source
AFP, Published on 11/02/2023
» PARIS - Iranian authorities on Friday released from prison French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah, who was first arrested in June 2019 and was serving a five-year sentence on national security charges vehemently denied by supporters, a source close to her said.
Dutch PM apologises for 250 years of slavery
AFP, Published on 19/12/2022
» THE HAGUE - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday officially apologised for 250 years of the Netherlands' involvement in slavery, calling it a "crime against humanity".
Israel 'on offensive' after attacks as two women killed in W.Bank
AFP, Published on 10/04/2022
» JENIN (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israeli forces carried out fresh raids Sunday in the flashpoint West Bank district of Jenin, the home of gunmen who launched two recent deadly attacks, while two Palestinians were killed elsewhere in the occupied territory.
Bombed and looted: Yemen battles to save its heritage
AFP, Published on 24/07/2020
» TAEZ (YEMEN) - The two facades of the National Museum in the Yemeni city of Taez bear testament to the ravages of a war that has consumed the Arabian Peninsula country.
Iran women see new opportunities alongside old barriers
AFP, Published on 04/02/2019
» TEHRAN - Saba was just 25 when she left her design job in New York to work on a project renovating an art gallery back in her hometown Tehran.