Brokering a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon was high on the agenda of a Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers’ meeting in the Italian city of Fiuggi on Monday (25 November). Signs emerged of progress on a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah as foreign ministers from the world’s leading industrialized nations met in Italy, with […]
The Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) has just nominated Pascal Affi N’Guessan for the presidential election next October. With three months to go before the elections, however, the FPI remains divided, especially since the absence of Laurent Gbagbo’s name on the electoral lists is causing a stir. On the stage of the Palais de la Culture […]
The Italian government has donated €1.5 million ($1.7 million) to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) to provide health services for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon while Russia has pledged $10 million. UNRWA has been raising money to support refugees in Palestinian territories after the U.S., known as the largest contributor […]
