Israeli FM Lapid

Morocco renews urgent call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Morocco has renewed its urgent call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, reaffirming its rejection of any form of violence against civilians and stressing the need to put an end to the dangerous situation which is no longer acceptable on legal and humanitarian levels. Representing Morocco at an international conference held Thursday in Paris, Fouad […]

Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma sentenced to jail for life

Egyptian court has sentenced on Wednesday, the leftist revolutionary and prominent activist Ahmed Douma to life imprisonment for “illegal gathering”, “arms”, “disturbing public order”, “vandalism” and “inciting violence. The court also sentenced 229 others to life in jail in absentia for the same charges, and 39 juveniles received 10-year sentences in absentia. These liberal activists […]

Zambia declares serious drought ‘national disaster’ after emerging from deadly cholera outbreak

Zambia has declared the debilitating drought the southern African country is currently going through a national disaster and emergency, with its president saying the crisis brought on by El Niño has devastated the agricultural sector, affecting more than one million families. Declaring the severe drought a national disaster and emergency, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema on […]