British boxing champion Anthony Joshua has been slammed for saying that he “doesn’t know what sportswashing is” when questioned on Saudi Arabia’s human rights record ahead of a boxing match taking place in the kingdom. Joshua, who is due to face Ukrain…
UK’s Johnson defends migrant deal on Rwanda visit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday defended his controversial deal to expel migrants to Rwanda, telling critics to “keep an open mind”. On the first day of a trip to Kigali – which is hosting a Commonwealth summit this week – he also heap…
Libya Premier League playing round abroad to boost profile
Libya’s football federation will host the final stage of the country’s Premier League outside the country in a bid to boost its profile, BBC Sport Africa reported Wednesday. The location of the matches has yet to be decided, a football federation chair…
UNESCO warns tsunami in Egypt, Turkey ‘almost 100% likely’
It is almost 100 percent likely that a tsunami wave exceeding one-metre will occur in the Mediterranean \- including Turkey and Egypt – within the next 30 years, according to UNESCO. UNESCO’s shocking announcement arrived just before the UN Ocean Confe…
Israel FM Yair Lapid visits Turkey amid Iranian ‘threats’
Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is visiting Turkey on Thursday amid alleged Iranian threats against Israeli citizens in the country, reported Haaretz. Lapid thanked Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu during the meeting for an alleged Iranian int…
Inflation-ravaged Turkey refuses to raise interest rates
Turkey’s central bank on Thursday bucked global trends once again and kept its benchmark interest rate stable despiteone of the highest levels of consumer price increases in the world. The decision at a monthly policy meeting came two weeks after Presi…
UN to hold new Libya talks as stalemate persists
The United Nations said Thursday it will broker new talks between rival institutions from war-torn Libya next week to try to break a deadlock on the rules for long-awaited elections. “(Parliament speaker) Aguila Saleh and President of the High Council …
Attacks in Sudan’s Darfur displace thousands of people
Violence in western Sudan this month alone has displaced more than 84,000 people, doubling the number of those driven from their homes so far this year, according to UN reports. The numbers are the highest since January 2021. Last year, at least 440,50…
Iran says ‘serious’ about reaching revived nuclear deal
Iran said Thursday that it remains “serious” about reaching a revived nuclear deal with major powers that would end economic sanctions and to which the United States is again a party. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was speaking at a joint ne…
Lebanon legend Fairouz in rare public outing with children
Lebanese singer and musical icon Fairouz made a rare public outing with her three surviving children on Tuesday. The 87-year-old singer attended an annual mass in remembrance of her once husband and father of her children, composer Assi Rahbani, with h…