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Senegal's youngest president Faye vows systemic change, sovereignty 03 Apr 2024 - 12:51 am

Dakar: Left-wing pan-Africanist Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Tuesday becameSenegal's youngest president, pledging systemic change, greater sovereignty and calm after years of deadly turmoil....

OIC decries crime of targeting humanitarian workers in Gaza 03 Apr 2024 - 12:28 am

Jeddah: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned in strongest terms the crime of bombing perpetrated by the Israeli occupation on a...

Palestinian Ministry of Education: 6,050 Palestinian students martyred since start of aggression 03 Apr 2024 - 12:12 am

Ramallah: The Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education confirmed Tuesday that 6,050 students have been martyred and 219 others injured in Gaza...

Kenya govt urges medics to end strike 02 Apr 2024 - 10:13 pm

Nairobi: The Kenyan government on Tuesday urged medics to end a nationwide strike that has now dragged into a third week, paralysing health...

Guinea opposition demands return to civilian rule before year end 02 Apr 2024 - 09:37 pm

Conakry: Guinea's main opposition parties and civil society associations on Tuesday demanded the country's military leaders reinstate the timetable for the return to...

Egypt President sworn in for new presidential term 02 Apr 2024 - 08:51 pm

Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi was sworn in for a new presidential term on Tuesday. This is the third term for Egyptian...

Push to rename Washington airport in Trump's honor 02 Apr 2024 - 08:03 pm

Washington: Travelers flying into the US capital could soon be landing at "Trump International Airport" if several devoted lawmakers triumph in a legislative...

Fire tears through Istanbul apartment block, killing 29 02 Apr 2024 - 07:56 pm

Istanbul: A fire that raged from the basement of a 16-storey block in central Istanbul left at least 29 people dead Tuesday, with...

Cyprus to press on with maritime aid despite deadly Gaza strike 02 Apr 2024 - 04:16 pm

Larnaca, Cyprus: Cyprus vowed Tuesday to maintain its Gaza maritime aid corridor despite the killing in an Israeli strike of seven aid workers...

One killed, two injured by 12-year-old Finnish school shooter 02 Apr 2024 - 04:00 pm

Helsinki, Finland:A 12-year-old opened fire Tuesday at a school north of the Finnish capital Helsinki, killing a fellow student and seriously injuring two...

Senegal's youngest president Faye is sworn in 02 Apr 2024 - 03:33 pm

Dakar, Senegal: Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a left-wing pan-Africanist, was sworn in Tuesday as Senegal's youngest president after sweeping to a first-round victory on...

Al Jazeera denounces Israeli statements threatening to ban network's broadcast 02 Apr 2024 - 03:29 pm

Doha, Qatar: Al Jazeera Media Network denounced the statements of Israeli entity's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in which he threatened to stop the...

Japan to resume funding for UNRWA 02 Apr 2024 - 03:11 pm

Tokyo:Japan will resume providing funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Foreign Minister...

Sugar shortage darkens Tunisian Eid festivities 02 Apr 2024 - 03:09 pm

Tunis: In downtown Tunis, dozens of customers stand in a long queue snaking out of a supermarket to buy sugar, essential for the...

World powers condemn deadly Gaza air strike on aid workers 02 Apr 2024 - 03:02 pm

Paris, France: The United States and Britain led international criticism Tuesday of a deadly strike in the Gaza Strip that killed seven charity...

WHO reports sharp rise in newborn deaths in Gaza 02 Apr 2024 - 02:00 pm

Geneva:Newborn mortality is rising sharply in the Gaza Strip, with babies being born underweight, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, citing medics on...