(2024-02-24). Egypt expanding wall on Gaza border amid Rafah assault fears. newarab.com 
Egypt is expanding a Videos emerged this week that allegedly show another stretch of fencing close to the Gaza border being constructed, amid fears that a planned Israeli assault on Rafah City could force hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into Egypt. | There have been reports that Cairo is clearing a 16 sq km border area to make room for the expec…
(2024-02-24). Israel — Imperialism's MVP (Most Valuable Proxy). popularresistance.org In one of its finest moments, the African Methodist Episcopal Church recently issued a statement calling "on the United States Government to immediately withdraw all funding and other support from Israel." The statement goes on to accuse the U.S. of supporting "mass genocide," and it proclaims that "[t]he tools of empire, colonialism, and domination will not solve the problems they created." | As might be expected, the statement sent shock waves through Israel. The AME church is not alone in its public opposition to U.S. support for Zionist crimes. Many Black churches have drawn a line and proclaimed that their c…
(2024-02-24). Ignoring ICJ, Israel accelerates genocide by targeting UNRWA. newarab.com 
Despite the What it did rule, however, is that South Africa's accusation of
(2024-02-24). Deconstructing H.R. 3202: Israel's Persistent Role In Sanctioning Syria. popularresistance.org On February 13, the U.S. House of Representatives deliberated on Resolution 3202, the "Assad Regime Anti-Normalization Act of 2023." The following day, the House passed the bill with a 389 to 32 bipartisan majority. Now, the bill moves on to the Senate, where it will most likely pass with similar bipartisan support and a ringing endorsement from President Biden once it reaches his desk. | The bill was pushed with a veneer of Syrian support represented by the advocacy of the Syrian Emergency Task Force (SETF) and the Syrian American Council (SAC) — Syrian opposition groups in the U.S. While its aims seem, at…
(2024-02-24). If I Understand The World, I Can March To Change It. popularresistance.org In 1945, the newly formed United Nations held a conference to found the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The main concern of the delegates, particularly those who came from the Third World, was literacy. There needs to be a 'world crusade against illiteracy', said Dr Jaime Jaramillo Arango, the rector of the National University of Colombia. For him, and several others, illiteracy was 'one of the greatest outrages to human dignity'. Abdelfattah Amr, the Egyptian ambassador to the United Kingdom and a champion squash player, said that illiteracy was part of the broader pro…
(2024-02-24). Correspondence] A call for reform in Nigerian medical doctors' work hours. thelancet.com Nigeria's health-care system urgently requires reforms in the work hours of medical doctors. In September, 2023, the death of a house officer at Lagos University Teaching Hospital following a 72-h shift underscored the pressing need for these changes.1 Unlike many countries, Nigeria has no regulations safeguarding doctors from prolonged work hours. Nigerian resident doctors routinely endure a mean of 106 ∑5 h (SD 50 ∑4) weekly, with surgical residents clocking an average of 122 ∑7 h (SD 34 ∑2) weekly.
(2024-02-24). Health ministries of Belarus, Zimbabwe thrash out cooperation plans. eng.belta.by The delegation was led by Deputy Healthcare Minister Boris Androsyuk and included Belpharmprom Director General Oleg Sakhno, Deputy Director of the Center for Examinations and Tests in Healthcare Marina Zlotnikova, and other experts.
(2024-02-24). Tunisian imam expelled by France says to appeal decision. newarab.com 
A Tunisian imam expelled from France for alleged hate speech said on Friday he would take legal action in a bid to overturn the decision. | Mahjoub Mahjoubi, from the town of Bagnols-sur-Ceze in the south of France, denounced his removal as "arbitrary". | The 52-year-old was arrested and then deported to Tunisia on Thursday, where he arrived shortly before midnight aboard a flight from Paris. | Mahjoubi had been in France since the 1980s and is married with five children. | All of his children are French citizens, but he is not and had his residency permit cancelled on Sunday by French Interior Minister Gerald…
(2024-02-24). UN condemns 'horrific violations' by Sudan's warring parties. newarab.com 
(2024-02-24). Tunisia court sentences ex-president Marzouki to 8 years. newarab.com 
A This is the second prison sentence against Marzouki, who resides in
(2024-02-24). Participa líder del parlamento cubano en funeral de Estado en Namibia. radiohc.cu Windhoek, 24 feb (RHC) El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular de Cuba -Parlamento-, Esteban Lazo, asiste este sábado en Windhoek al funeral de Estado del exmandatario namibio Hage G. Geingob.
(2024-02-24). 1] A reminder regarding some of the causes of disharmony. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Anas Bin Malik [may Allah be pleased with him] said that Allah's Messenger [peace and blessings of Allah be upon him] said, "There are not two people who love each other for the sake of Allah, and then they split from each other, …
(2024-02-24). Ras al-Hekma: Egypt signs huge $35 billion deal with UAE. newarab.com 
(2024-02-24). Somalia 'will defend itself' if Ethiopia seals port deal. newarab.com 
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said his country would "defend itself" if Ethiopia goes ahead with a deal to set up a Landlocked Ethiopia agreed a memorandum of understanding on January 1 to lease 20 km (12 miles) of coastline in Somaliland – a territory that Somalia says it owns, even though the northern region has enjoyed effective autonomy since 1991. | Ethiopia said it wants to set up a naval base there…
(2024-02-24). Morocco jails vlogger for 2 years over comments on minister. newarab.com 
A Mohamed Reda Taoujini was arrested last week in the southwestern city of Agadir after Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi filed two complaints against him, said the lawyer, Redouane Arabi. | Taoujini, who has more than 490,000 subscribers on YouTube, was accused of defaming Ouahbi in two posts on the platform. | In the videos, he questio…
(2024-02-24). In Nepal, CADTM delegates took part in the opening march of the World Social Forum and successfully completed their initial workshops. cadtm.org The World Social Forum, which took place this year in Kathmandu (Nepal), began on Thursday 15 February 2024. The CADTM International network was represented by delegates from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Kenya, Côte d'Ivoire and the Shared International Secretariat. A total of seven activities were carried out by the delegation.
| Thursday 15 February: The opening march
| The opening march brought together nearly 15,000 people who marched to demand a different world.The slogans (…) | – | /…
(2024-02-24). Libya factions remain on Tripoli streets as withdrawal plan announced. newarab.com 
Major armed factions remained visible on the streets of Interior Minister…
(2024-02-24). Ras al-Hekma: Egypt signs huge $35 billion deal with UAE. newarab.com Egypt and the United Arab Emirates have struck a landmark investment partnership to develop the Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly heralded the project as "one of the biggest deals of its kind." | Addressing the…
(2024-02-24). Five years after protests began, Algeria still clamping down: Amnesty. newarab.com 
Five years after pro-democracy protests began in The The protests continued after his o…
(2024-02-24). FM of Türkiye Visits Venezuela to Strength Cooperation Ties. telesurenglish.net This Friday, the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Türkiye, Hakan Fidan, met with the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, as part of his official visit to the country, to strengthen the agenda of cooperation and brotherhood between both nations. | RELATED: | In Caracas, the Venezuelan president welcomed the Turkish diplomat, in addition to the special adviser of the minister, Ambassador Sadik Arslan, the Dir…
(2024-02-24). Estados de àÅfrica Occidental levantan sanciones contra Níger. telesurtv.net Tras una cumbre extraordinaria de la entidad, los líderes abogaron por levantar estas medidas que, a largo plazo, afectarían más al pueblo de Níger.
(2024-02-24). Brote de cólera deja, por ahora, 700 muertos en Zambia. telesurtv.net El cólera se transmite por la ingestión de alimentos y/o agua contaminados. El mayor número de casos registrados se produce en la ciudad capital, Lusaka.
(2024-02-24). Brote de cólera deja 700 muertos en Zambia. telesurtv.net El cólera se transmite por la ingestión de alimentos y/o agua contaminados. El mayor número de casos registrados se produce en la ciudad capital, Lusaka.
(2024-02-24). Palestine, South Africa activists to address Ecosocialism 2024. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-02-24). South Africa urges countries to testify at ICJ against Israel. presstv.ir "As South Africans, we see, hear, and feel deep within ourselves the inhumane discriminatory policies and practices of the Israeli regime," Ambassador Vusimuzi Madonsela said.