Speaking at a meeting with representatives of the national community in Denmark on Wednesday, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdelkader Messahel said that Algeria was a stable country thanks to the foresighted leadership of President of the Republic, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the people’s commitment to surmounting the hardest moments of their history and the performance of state institutions. Messahel seized the opportunity… Read more »
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese police used tear gas to disperse “illegal” protests against the 30-year rule of President Omar al-Bashir in the city of Omdurman in which three people were killed, state news agency SUNA said on Thursday. Sudan’s second-largest city “witnessed riots and illegal gatherings” on Wednesday, SUNA said, amid weeks of demonstrations. SUNA quoted police as saying that… Read more »
Pink bollworms are the scourge of cotton farmers. The insect is less than an inch long, but it has a voracious appetite for the plant’s seeds. As a child living on Kibbutz Ginosar, in Israel’s north, Ofir Schlam would wake up at dawn to inspect leaves for the pest. “They were really hard to find,” he recalls. Spotting the enemy has… Read more »
SYDNEY/BANGKOK (Reuters) – Australia said on Wednesday it would consider taking in a 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled to Thailand saying she feared her family, which she accused of abuse, would kill her. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun arrived in Bangkok on Saturday appealing for asylum. Australia said on Tuesday it would consider resettling her if the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees… Read more »
RIYADH (Reuters) – An 18-year-old Saudi woman’s flight from what she said was an abusive family has rallied opposition to the kingdom’s male guardianship system, still a major constraint on women despite the conservative Muslim country’s efforts to open up.FILE PHOTO: Women walk past a poster of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during Janadriyah Cultural Festival on… Read more »
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has told a rally of his supporters on Wednesday he would stay in power, as protesters massed a few miles away, calling for him to step down. Thousands of people gathered in Sudan’s capital on Wednesday in a show of support for al-Bashir’s embattled government after deadly anti-government protests erupted across the country last month. The rally backing al-Bashir,… Read more »
Three protesters have been killed during an anti-government demonstration in Sudan even as thousands chanted support for President Omar al-Bashir at a rival rally in the capital, Khartoum. Sudan’s official SUNA news agency on Wednesday said Khartoum’s twin city, Omdurman, “witnessed riots and illegal gatherings” that were dispersed by tear gas. Police spokesman Hashim Abdelrahim confirmed that three protesters had died and several injured during the anti-government demonstrations.READ MOREFuture… Read more »
Anti-government protests continue across Sudan, as President Omar al-Bashir refuses to step down. As protests across Sudan approach their third week, President Omar al-Bashir remains defiant amid fears of further unrest and violence in the country. Protests, which initially appeared to be tied to an increase in the price of bread and other economic hardships, quickly morphed into growing anti-government rallies demanding Bashir’s resignation…. Read more »
Canberra confirms Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun has been referred to Australia by UNHCR as a legitimate refugee. Australia is considering allowing a woman who fled Saudi Arabia to travel to the country after the United Nations confirmed the 18-year-old is a legitimate refugee. Wednesday’s development marks a significant victory for Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, who is currently in Bangkok, after evading her family and travelling alone… Read more »
Both the Houthis and government loyalists have violated a fragile ceasefire agreement, though it still largely holds. United Nations envoy Martin Griffiths warned on Wednesday that “substantial progress” is needed to advance peace efforts in Yemen before new talks can be held on ending the four-year-old devastating war. Addressing the UN Security Council, the Special Envoy for Yemen, said he was still “hopeful”… Read more »
