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CAIRO   Egypt on Sunday said it would intervene in support of South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, citing the growing scale of Israel’s operations in Gaza and their impact on civilians. The move highlights the growing tensions between the two neighbours as the Israeli operation in border town Rafah […]

India’s prime minister Narendra Modi is seeking an historic third term on his Hindu nationalist agenda [GETTY] India voted on Monday in the fourth phase of a seven-week long general election, as campaign rhetoric became more strident over economic disparities and religious divisions. The world’s most populous nation began voting on April 19 in a

TEHRAN   Iran’s hardliners won most of the remaining seats in an election run-off to give them full control over the country’s parliament, said the authorities, while not sharing any details on the turnout. The result, and that of the previous vote in March, gives hardliners 233 of the 290 seats in Iran’s parliament, according

After leaving office, El-Othmani argued he was under pressure and that his long-standing anti-normalisation position has never changed. (Getty) One of Morocco‘s key signatories of the normalisation deal with Israel, former prime minister Saad Eddine El-Othmani, recently met with Hamas leadership to demonstrate support to amid Israel’s war on Gaza. His meeting has stirred controversy on

LONDON   A European naval force has detained six suspected pirates after they opened fire on an oil tanker travelling through the Gulf of Aden, officials said, likely part of a growing number of piracy attacks emanating from Somalia. The attack on Friday, on the Marshall Islands-flagged Chrystal Arctic comes as Yemen’s Houthi rebels have also

In the past week, Israel began a long-threatened invasion of Rafah despite warnings from the US and major allies. Israeli forces seized control of the Rafah Crossing, previously controlled by Egypt, and are threatening a full ground invasion even though at least a million Palestinians are sheltering in Rafah. The inescapable choice to prioritise domestic

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates   The long haul carrier Emirates announced Monday it saw record profits of $4.7 billion in 2023 as the airline fully took flight after the turbulent years of the coronavirus pandemic disrupted its operations. Emirates, owned by Dubai’s government, announced revenues of $33 billion, compared to $29.3 billion the year before. Profit the

Some of the soldiers fired gun shots from rifles placed on the Palestinian boys’ shoulders [Getty/file photo] Israeli soldiers used at least three Palestinian children as human shields during violent raids in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarm, earlier this month, according to a report. The Defense for Children International (DCI) said Palestinian minors said Israeli

TUNIS, Tunisia     The Tunisian lawyers’ union called on Sunday for a nationwide general strike to be held by all lawyers starting on Monday. The call for the strike came after Sonia Dahmani, a lawyer and media commentator, was arrested on Saturday over sarcastic remarks about Tunisia on a local television programme last week.

Plaintiffs’ attorneys for Palestinians are met with applause after exiting a US federal courthouse. [Brooke Anderson/TNA] Attorneys representing Palestinians who are suing the US administration for its role in Israel’s war on Gaza are preparing for another day in court next month as they appeal a judge’s decision to dismiss the case. The case, Defense