(2024-08-09). Racists Riot In Britain. popularresistance.org The United Kingdom has recently experienced a wave of rioting and blame is placed upon people referred to as "the far right." The individuals who fought police, looted, burned mosques, and physically attacked African descended people, are of the right wing politically, but they should be called racists. It is racism that has been accepted and amplified by the British political class and the media. It is racism that has created feelings of grievance among so many white people there. Britain's politics have long been motivated by white supremacist thinking, and today's rioters should not be let off the hook with a…
(2024-08-09). The fourth CADTM-Africa University, in coordination with the World March of Women (WMW) and the National Forum on Economic and Social Strategies (FNSES). cadtm.org
(2024-08-09). Laundering Carbon—The Gulf's 'New Scramble for Africa'. cadtm.org
(2024-08-09). Working together to address Africa's health challenges and to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). icrc.org —ICRC holds session at the Global Health Forum of Boao Forum for Asia…
(2024-08-09). Former Nigerian President Discusses US-Africa Relations. indybay.org WASHINGTON (08-07) — Kicking off its inaugural African Leadership Perspective Series at the Wilson Center to discuss an everchanging geopolitical landscape, was former Nigerian President H.E Olusegun Obasanjo. The program is designed around a series of conversations with African public figures and former African heads of state to discuss "US-Africa relations, reflect on the past and current state of leadership in Africa and to share their insights on contemporary peace, security, and economic development opportunities or challenges facing the continent."
(2024-08-09). A survivor's tale: Mike Africa Jr.'s 'On a Move' tells the story of the MOVE bombing. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Nearly four decades after the MOVE bombing, survivor Mike Africa Jr.'s new book, Africa Jr. discussed the new release Thursday with journalist and professor Linn Washington Jr. at the Charles Library on the campus…
(2024-08-09). Tunisia: The former chairwoman of the Truth and Dignity Commission arrested. fidh.org
(2024-08-09). Africa's 5G rollout gains speed. independent.co.ug 
Telecom Egypt, a leading telecommunications firm, has teamed up with Nokia to roll out 5G networks across the country's major cities as the adoption of 5G technology across Africa accelerates. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Months after Egypt awarded its first 5G license to Telecom Egypt in a 15-year deal, the operator has partnered with …
(2024-08-09). President Museveni Delivers Key Lecture to Zimbabwean Soldiers at State House. plusnews.ug 
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, also the Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Forces, addressed thirty-two Zimbabwean soldiers on Thursday at State House Entebbe. In his lecture, President Museveni outlined the four foundational principles of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) for achieving prosperity in Africa without relying on external aid. He emphasized that these principles—Patriotism, Pan-Africanism, Socio-economic Transformation, …
(2024-08-09). Historic Olympic gold for Botswana's Tebogo in 200m. independent.co.ug 
Tebogo grabs spotlight with historic feat as McLaughlin-Levrone extends dominance PARIS | Xinhua | Letsile Tebogo became the first African to win the men's Olympic 200m title while Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone extended her 400m hurdles dominance at Paris 2024 on Thursday. Botswana's Tebogo held off challenges from Americans Kenneth Bednarek and Noah Lyles, as he stormed …
(2024-08-09). Eleva a 22 el número de muertos por inundaciones en Sudáfrica. telesurtv.net Las graves inundaciones han afectado casas que han sido arrasadas por las aguas del temporal, así como carreteras anegadas y árboles arrancados de raíz.
(2024-08-09). War on Gaza: Israel advances into Khan Younis after mediators call for ceasefire summit. middleeasteye.net 
War on Gaza: Israel advances into Khan Younis after mediators call for ceasefire summit | US, Qatar and Egypt urge Hamas and Israel to finalise the deal on the table during a meeting scheduled for next week | | Mourners pray beside the bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes at Nasser Hosp…
(2024-08-09). Not Qatar, Netanyahu Blames This Neighbouring Middle Eastern Nation For Empowering Hamas | Watch. hindustantimes.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Egypt of empowering Hamas in an interview with Time magazine. Netanyahu said, "Transfer of weapons and ammunition from the Sinai into Gaza is the main issue." Speaking on the October 7 attack, Netanyahu said his primary mistake over the years was going along with the reluctance of his security cabinet to confront Hamas militarily with Israel's full military force.
(2024-08-09). Israel agrees to resume Gaza truce talks on August 15. scmp.com After a week-long pause in November, US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators have endeavoured to secure a second truce in the 10-month-old war.
(2024-08-09). Israel to send delegation to 'finalize' Gaza cease-fire and hostage deal; talks to be held August 15. haaretz.com Senior American official, after leaders of U.S., Egypt and Qatar invite Israel and Hamas to attend talks in either Doha or Cairo: No expectation a deal will be signed on Thursday…
(2024-08-09). Egypt's Minister notes importance of space partnership with China. tvbrics.com 
Egypt's Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, spoke about possible areas of cooperation and the impact of the Egyptian-Chinese partnership on the national space programme…
(2024-08-09). Algeria's Tebboune puts interior minister as campaign manager. newarab.com 
(2024-08-09). Algeria election: A foregone conclusion with the president's rivals on the sidelines. middleeasteye.net 
Algeria election: A foregone conclusion with the president's rivals on the sidelines | The incumbent, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, is the clear favourite in the September vote, with his opponents seen as minor players in a politically stagnant country | | Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune addresses members…
(2024-08-09). Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda: ceasefire comes into effect. pressenza.com The conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reached a crucial point with the recent ceasefire agreement between the DRC and Rwanda. This agreement is the result of the second ministerial meeting on the security and peace situation in the eastern DRC, which took place a week ago in Luanda, Angola. The talks were led by Angolan Foreign Minister Téte António, who has played a key role in mediating the conflict. | The ministerial meeting was attended by the Minister of State and Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Francophonie of the DRC, Théresé Wagner, and the Minister of Foreign Affai…
(2024-08-09). 'Whole country happy today': AAP's Raghav Chadha after SC grants bail to Manish Sisodia. devdiscourse.com
(2024-08-09). Sisodia was kept in jail for 530 days; his crime was that he gave better future to children: AAP's Raghav Chadha. devdiscourse.com
(2024-08-09). La gloria de Mijaín. cubadebate.cu Desde que salió al "ruedo", porque en eso convirtió al colchón competitivo, puso en tensión a todos los millones de espectadores que en vivo o mediante los medios televisivos, fueron testigos de su victoria. Para nadie era un secreto del simbolismo que entrañó su saludo al rival y la elegancia que desplegó en su técnica de combate contra él. No había que ser especialista en la lucha greco romana para darse cuenta de que estábamos ante un deportista irrepetible, lo que en términos de ballet podríamos definir como un "danseur noble" o un "primo luchador assoluto".
(2024-08-09). Agosto es también un mes de intensa solidaridad con Cuba. radiohc.cu El mes de agosto se ha iniciado con una intensa solidaridad hacia Cuba.De un extremo a otro del mundo se ha escuchado con fuerza en los últimos días un reclamo unánime: su exclusión de la ilegítima lista de Estados Unidos de países supuestamente patrocinadores del terrorismo…
(2024-08-09). How Israel helped set up – and continues to support – Equatorial Guinea's brutal regime. haaretz.com Israel has aided many ruthless dictatorships. But it's still hard to believe its actions in Equatorial Guinea…
(2024-08-09). ONU por preservar comunidades indígenas en aislamiento voluntario. radiohc.cu La Habana, 9 ago (RHC) El Día Mundial de los Pueblos Indígenas insta hoy a proteger los derechos de las 200 comunidades en aislamiento voluntario localizadas en Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Papúa Nueva Guinea, Perú y Venezuela.
(2024-08-09). Houthis Confirm 'Axis Of Resistance' Blitz Against Israel; Reveal Why Iran Hasn't Attacked Yet. hindustantimes.com Yemen-based Houthi rebels have announced plans to join Iran's anticipated attack on Israel. Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi said the group will coordinate with other Iranian proxies in "any joint operation." He explained that the delay in Iran's attack on Israel is a 'strategic move' to ensure a stronger and more effective response. Al-Houthi also claimed that Israel is in a state of fear following its recent escalations.
(2024-08-09). Somalis hold protests, call for accountability after deadly hotel attack. presstv.ir Hundreds of Somalis staged on Monday a peaceful demonstration.
(2024-08-09). Ukraine War Day #897: The Battle Of Kursk — Part I. awfulavalanche.wordpress.com 
Dear Readers: | Even those of us who have been following this war literally from day to day, and even understanding the process of collapse of the Ukrainian army in the Donbass — even we are somewhat impressed with this latest Ukrainian adventure. Thus, try to imagine the feelings of the uninformed persons out there who get only casual news about the war, and mostly from mainstream sources. To these people, following upon on the one-two knock-out punch of Wagner troops in Mali, at the hands of the Ukrainians, it must truly seem like the Ukrainian army is on the verge of a glorious victory over the Russian…
(2024-08-09). Namibian genocide victims' descendants feel betrayed by Germany. newarab.com 
In late June, Namibia announced that starting in 2025, June 28 will be a public holiday to commemorate a 19th century German genocide against the Namibia's Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah meanwhile announced the creation of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) dedicated to the descendants of the Nama and Herero tribes which will oversee the allocation and use of German funds earmarked for reconstruction and reconciliation programs for affected communities, according to…
(2024-08-09). Nigeria: ICRC surgical team supports Maiduguri Hospital treating 41 wounded people after multiple blasts in Gwoza. icrc.org
(2024-08-09). Nigerian Army neutralizes 108 extremist elements. plenglish.com Abuja, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) The Nigerian army neutralized 108 elements of extremist groups and rescued 214 hostages held by these groups in different parts of the country, a military source informed. According to the Director of Defense Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, through the raids, especially in the north of the country, the military forces also recovered 66 firearms in the last week.
(2024-08-09). Nigerian security forces attack, arrest journalists covering protests. premiumtimesng.com
(2024-08-09). South Sudan police detain journalist Sisto Germano Ohide without charge. theradiocommunity.org
(2024-08-09). Sudan delegation in Saudi Arabia for talks with US mediators. newarab.com 
The United States last month invited Sudan's warring sides to hold
(2024-08-09). Sudan: ICRC calls for greater access to deliver humanitarian aid as millions of people go without basics for survival. icrc.org
(2024-08-09). Sudan faces health crisis as conflict devastates medical infrastructure. icrc.org
(2024-08-09). Tanzania's conservation concerns do not excuse violations of Maasai rights. aljazeera.com Biodiversity preservation in conservation areas does not require the forced relocation of Indigenous communities.
(2024-08-09). Tunisia's President Saied announces bogus election as judiciary disqualifies and imprisons opposition leaders. wsws.org Saied's aim is to consolidate his one-man dictatorship and impose the full burden of Tunisia's deep-rooted economic problems on the working class on behalf of the country's corrupt financial elite.
(2024-08-09). CCTV: ESO corner robbery suspect remanded. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 24-year-old Mubaraka Sharayimu also known as Musiramu Mundari has been remanded to Luzira Prison on charges of aggravated robbery. Sharayimu was on Thursday remanded by the Court presided over by the Grade One Magistrate Jalia Basajjabalaba who didn't allow him to say anything about the charges on grounds …
(2024-08-09). Two children rescued from shrine in Mpigi, Maama Fiina slams fake traditional healers. independent.co.ug 
Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six people including two children have been rescued from a shrine in Mpigi District. The police alongside Mpigi Resident Commissioner (RDC) Hassan Kasibante and leaders of Uganda's traditional healers union carried out an operation on various shrines where two men, two women, and two children were found malnourished inside …
(2024-08-09). Uganda's National Tax Policy coming out in December. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development is in final stages of drafting a National Tax Policy. The policy expected to become public in December, will provide a set of guidelines for the taxation of goods, services and income as a vital tool for revenue mobilization. The revelation …
(2024-08-09). Uganda-Japan ICT Collaboration to Create 6,000 Jobs. plusnews.ug 
The ongoing Uganda-Japan (UJ) Connect project, implemented by the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), is projected to generate 6,000 jobs in the Information, Communication, and Technology (ICT) sector. Dr. Aminah Zawedde, Permanent Secretary of the ICT Ministry, highlighted that UJ Connect is a critical component …
(2024-08-09). House tells UNRA to renegotiate road contract with China firm. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Roads Authority will have to renegotiate a contract with Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) for the reconstruction of Masaka-Mutukula Road and rehabilitation of several roads in Masaka District, Parliament has guided. The legislators want the China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) insurance component worth Shs …
(2024-08-09). Mukono finally has a District Service Commission after 2 years of bickering. independent.co.ug 
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The District Service Commission (DSC) of Mukono district has been sworn in after a three-year standoff. Mukono has been operating without a service commission since March 12, 2022, because of fights between district chairperson, Rev. Peter Bakaluba Mukasa, and the former commission's chairperson, Stella Margret Kiondo. On Thursday Mukono Chief Magistrate …
(2024-08-09). Brave Boda riders arrest handbag-seeking, panga-wielding thugs in the city. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Boda Boda riders in Kampala chased and arrested two panga-wielding thugs who had snatched the handbag of a teacher along Nakasero road in the Kampala City Centre. The victim was identified as 36-year-old Hope Afoyotwoth, a teacher and resident of Kamwokya, in the Kampala central division. She was waylaid …
(2024-08-09). Zimbabwe: Arbitrary detention and alleged torture of Namatai Kwekweza, Robson Chere and Samuel Gwenzi. fidh.org
"There's a world, many worlds, in books, comrade," Bheki told Spokes, an illiterate peasant from the Transkei. Spokes came from this homeland in southeastern South Africa created by the apartheid government, and overlapped with part of the ancestral homelands of the Xhosa people. It was January 1980 and Bheki and Spokes were training as part of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), in a forest near the town of Quibaxe in Angola. In between military drills, there were literacy classes and cultural evenings where soldiers moonlighted as poets, singers, comedians, gumboot danc…
Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing a renewed focus, with infrastructure projects receiving a significant boost ANALYSIS | FELIX THOMPSON | There was a rebound in export credit agency activity in Sub-Saharan Africa last year, as agencies struck big-ticket deals across infrastructure and renewable energy sectors, fresh data shows. In its annual State of the Industry Report, the …
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Wednesday met with the family of the late Bazilio Olara-Okello, a significant figure in Uganda's military history, at State House, Entebbe. The family was led by Rt. Hon. Dan Kidega, the former Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly. Bazilio Olara-Okello (1929 — 9 January 1990) was a Ugandan military …
On 6 August, the Algerian welterweight Khelif defeated Thailand's 2023 world silver medallist, Janjaem Suwannapheng, in a unanimous points decision, advancing to t…
Western Sahara: Algeria blocks deportations from France due to policy shift | Algerians put on planes home are sent back to France, in a ploy to place pressure on President Macron | | "Dozens" of illegal Algerian migrants deported from France "make simple round trips by plane" between the…
The writer was part of a Solidarity Delegation of members of Workers World Party and the Bronx Anti-War Coalition that traveled to Nicaragua in July for a commemoration of the 45th anniversary of the victory of the Sandinista Revolution. Mural of martyrs from 1959 student protest who were massacred by . . . | 
With the announcement of Tim Walz as presumptive presidential candidate Kamala Harris's vice presidential running mate there has been a torrent of effusive praise of him, his record, his past careers, his military and education background. The duo are being presented in such glowing terms they could probably be nominated for sainthood. One of the more popular themes shows them both cuddling cats and dogs. | Anyone who has focused a good part of their last 10 months calling out into the terrible abyss of the Biden administration's genocide against 10s of 1000s of actual Palestinian humans in Gaza could feel dau…
I covered Venezuela's three-week presidential electoral campaign, the elections, and their fallout for the Latin American terrestrial and satellite news TV network TeleSur (English) — the multilateral public TV news network funded by the governments of Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. I am an experienced analyst of Brazilian politics, but I do not claim to be a …
Plaza de la Revolución (Plaza of the Revolution) in Managua. By Saher Al Khamash The writer was part of a Solidarity Delegation of members of Workers World Party and the Bronx Anti-War Coalition that traveled to Nicaragua in July for a commemoration of the 45th anniversary of the victory of . . . | 
Representative Cori Bush, a progressive black woman from St. Louis, MO who is a member of the "Squad" and has been a powerful voice in Congress for poor people, women's rights, healthcare, housing—and Palestine, just lost her primary because pro-Israel lobby groups flooded the race with outside funding. Her loss is a tremendous blow to 
A man has been arrested in England after a video went viral of a Muslim couple being chased by a man wielding a hedge trimmer, which The video, filmed from inside the couple's car, shows a man carrying the garden tool running after the car as they drive away. | On X, Greater Manchester Police revealed a man was arrested on Tuesday night on "suspicion of affray". The police also confirmed he remains in custody. | While many social media users believed the man to be a "far-right thug", British onlin…
During the renewal session of his detention held on Sunday via video conference, Omar's defence team demanded that their client be legally considered a victim…
Through a basement door in southeastern Turkey lies a sprawling underground city — perhaps the country's largest — which one historian believes dates back to the ninth century before Jesus Christ. | Archaeologists stumbled upon the city-under-a-city "almost by chance" after excavation of house cellars in Midyat, near the Syrian border, led to the discovery of a vast labyrinth of caves in 2020. | Workers have already cleared more than 50 subterranean rooms, all connected by 120 metres (131 yards) of tunnel carved out of the rock. | But that is only a fraction of the site's estimated 900,000-square-m…
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who was recommended by Bangladeshi student leaders as the head of the interim government, arrives at the Hazarat Shahjalal International Airport, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 8, 2024. — ReutersYunus set to be sworn in as caretaker govt's chief adviser…
"Let them show the records!" has become the buzzword to refer to Venezuela and its recent electoral process.
Tropical Storm Debby gained strength over the weekend to become a Category 1 hurricane, making landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast early Monday morning with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour, reported The Associated Press. The National Hurricane Center issued a storm surge warning for the coasts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. More than 283,000 Florida customers were without power, …
LOS ANGELES — Jane Martin's 1993 play Keely and Du was a finalist for the 1994 Pulitzer Prize, and years later, in 2018, was turned into a feature film. The play has gone on to a respectable regional and university theater career and still attracts audiences. For what it's worth, I'd never encountered it before, …
Zoo Caretakers Hand-Raising Half-Sisters Sisu and Mushu Syracuse, N.Y. — County Executive J. Ryan McMahon, II announced that two patas monkeys gave birth to babies within a month of each other at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. In both cases these monkey mothers, Iniko and Kasi, struggled to demonstrate maternal instincts necessary to raise their young. Three-year-old Iniko gave birth to female Sisu (See-sue) on April 26, and her older sister Kasi gave birth to female Mushu (Moo-shoe) on May 11. The baby half-sisters are fathered by the leader of the patas troop, Mac. The patas monkey troop at the zoo mirrors thi…
Gilbert Achcar — There is no doubt that the court of history will include Joe Biden's name prominently on the list of perpetrators of crimes against humanity.
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Wilmington's 
A la izquierda, Presidente Nicolás Maduro de Venezuela. Por Carlos Aznárez MO publica, sin modificar, varias declaraciones de medios de comunicación antiimperialistas para mostrar la amplitud del apoyo a la República Bolivariana de Venezuela y la oposición a las mentiras del gobierno estadounidense y los medios corporativos. Aznárez es dirigente . . . | 
Utica, NY — Members of Citizen Action of New York, Empire State Voices, and community advocates from across New York's 22nd Congressional District gathered today in Utica to stage a powerful banner drop protest, drawing attention to Congressman Brandon Williams' ongoing failure to address the pressing issues affecting Central New Yorkers. Despite repeated calls for action from constituents, Congressman Williams has consistently voted against the interests of working families in his district. Instead of advocating for the needs of everyday New Yorkers, he has chosen to prioritize the interests of big corpora…
By Misión Verdad — Aug 6, 2024 | The attempted coup in the context of the July 28 presidential elections is losing strength in its ability to mobilize. The extremist opposition wing, represented by María Corina Machado and Edmundo González, faces eroding support on social media due to unclear strategy that seeks to replicate failed scenarios of the past, creating uncertainty and low morale among their own followers. | In this context, social media has become a crucial battlefield to maintain the illusion of support and accompaniment that does not hold a real correlate in the streets of Venezuela in the days…
US Vice President Protesters chanted "Kamala, Kamala, Kamala you can't hide, we won't vote for genocide" as the Democratic presidential nominee gave a speech at an air hangar in Detroit. | Harris's supporters responded…
The fact that the Democrats currently occupy the White House has done little to ruffle the equation of blood and gore in the Middle East, notably regarding the fate of the Palestinians. The ongoing Israeli campaign of stunning ruthlessness against the Gaza unfortunates is certainly a worry for some Democratic strategists, if only because certain voters 
Kamala Harris aides reject Israel arms embargo, refuting 'Uncommitted' activists | Uncommitted campaign says Democratic nominee will lead a 'more humane' policy on Gaza despite arms embargo snub | | US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a ra…
DETROIT—Sounding like a fiery prosecutor, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, went after her Republican foe this fall, Donald Trump for repeated crimes, from molesting women to planning to terminate the Constitution. Speaking to a boisterous and overflow crowd in a Detroit airport hangar on August 7, and 128,600 more tuned in on C-Span, the incumbent …
In the United States, most people are educated to understand that democracy means multi-party elections and that any country that does not have multi-party elections is repressive and undemocratic. However, democracy simply means "rule of the people" and doesn't necessarily have anything to do with multi-party elections. For example, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is …
An employee of Luxor's International Airport, wearing a protective face mask, walks next to an EgyptAir plane in Luxor, Egypt April 9, 2021. — Reuters Egypt instructs all of its airlines to avoid Iranian airspace.NOTAM says instruction would be in effect from 100 to 400…
Egyptian writers are great at writing sci-fi and dystopian fiction but are completely unappreciated. | This is quite a bold and generic statement to make, but hear me out: for decades, Western writers have been conjuring up dystopian world orders in which your every move is monitored by state surveillance, every written word censored and every spoken sentence informed on, but Egyptians have been living this authoritarian reality for the past seven decades. | This then poses the question, what does an Egyptian sci-fi writer write about when your current reality is as far-fetched as the sci-fi novels of American…
French deep-sea explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet is pictured in this undated image. —AFP/ FileBuzbee hopeful of getting answers on how this happened. He alleges serious issues with the Titan submersible.Shaffer says OceanGate CEO wasn't forthcoming with crew.
President William Ruto of Kenya has called on his newly sworn-in Cabinet Secretaries to prioritize effective delivery and commit themselves to the implementation of the various strategies and programs necessary for the nation's transformation. Ruto made these remarks on Thursday while presiding over the swearing-in ceremony of the new Cabinet Secretaries at State House in …
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said the Islamic Republic is committed to peace and security in the region but reserves the right to respond to the Israeli assassination of Ismail Haniyeh on Iranian soil.
According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), a total of 59 asylum seekers have been living in the UN-patrolled buffer zone in recent months between the areas controlled by the internationally recognised Republic of Cyprus and the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), having attempted to cross southwards. | Sitting on a plastic chair under the shade of trees and surrounded by UNHCR-branded tents, Hussein Zare said he fled his home country of Iran for Cyprus in the hope of gaining entry to the European Union and starting a new life in France. | In May, he flew from Iran to Istanbul with his wife a…
The effort to bring back manufacturing jobs has been a major theme in the 2024 election. Both parties say they consider this a high priority for the next administration. However, there is a notable difference in that the Biden-Harris administration has actively supported an increase in unionization, while the Republicans have indicated at best neutrality 
Tim Walz, the Governor of Minnesota and Kamala Harris's running mate, gave new meaning to an old word when he called Trump and Co, "weird." Leave to a high school teacher and a football coach to come up with that word to describe Senator JD Vance and the creepy Republicans who lie, cheat, steal, and 
This article is part of the People's World 100th Anniversary Series. Fifty years ago, Republican Richard Nixon became the first U.S. president to resign from office, a move taken to avoid impeachment and conviction for the Watergate conspiracy. Nixon's vice president and successor, Gerald Ford, had been appointed to that office after the resignation of Nixon's …
At least 45 people have been killed by Torrential rain hit the southwestern governorates of The United Nations Office for the Coordina…
Activists and advocates are demanding universal access to a new life-saving anti-HIV drug with the potential to turn the tide against the epidemic in the Global South.
SOUTH HACKENSACK, NJ—Baffled by the lack of recognizable flags, names, or national symbols on the paper bills, employees at Platinum Lounge confirmed Thursday that a foreign man at the club was tossing around a totally unknown currency."I can't identify the script or characters, and I've never seen any money with… 
Reggie Pickard and Family's ONAJAVA Coffee House on the first level of Home HeadQuarters' iconic property at 1555 S. Salina Street in Syracuse held a Community Open House and Kickoff event Friday, August 2, 2024 Syracuse, NY — Reggie Pickard figures that he walked or drove by what he calls "a gem of a building" at 1555 S. Salina Street on Syracuse's Southside at least once a day since local nonprofit housing developer Home HeadQuarters took over the struggling property. When Home HeadQuarters' request for proposals went out late last year seeking a local business enterprise to occupy the first level, Reggie…
KHARTOUM, Sudan | Xinhua | El Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur State in western Sudan has become "the most dangerous and worst place to live on earth" due to the deadly civil war, according to a non-governmental doctors' union. "All residents of El Fasher may become dead, either from hunger, thirst, bullets, lack …
Equity bank amplifies Watoto golf tournament with Sh10 million sponsorship Kampala Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda Limited has extended its support worth sh10 million towards the Watoto Golf Tournament set for Saturday, August 10th 2024, at the Uganda Golf Club. Organised by Watoto Church Uganda, the tournament is part of the 40th Anniversary …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The British Chamber of Commerce Uganda (BCCU) has officially been launched in Uganda in a cocktail experience curated by Tanqueray Gin at the British High Commissioner's residence in Nakasero last evening. The British Chamber of Commerce aims to promote better trade links between the UK and Uganda to increase …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | PostBank Uganda's agricultural loan book has registered commendable growth of 70% over a four-year period, from Ushs. 107 billion in 2021 to a 70% growth rate by June 2024. Officials attribute the impressive performance to favorable lending rates, government support, and other contributing elements. "As a bank that …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kyambogo University is facing a staffing crisis that has forced its management to resort to part-time lecturers. It is considering a tuition increase to address budgetary shortfalls. Prof Eli Katunguka, the Vice-Chancellor, notes that the university has 404 full-time teaching staff members out of an approved structure of about one …
GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Director General of the Internal Security Organization (ISO) Col. Emmy Katabazi, has urged representatives of the President in the Acholi Sub-region to heighten monitoring of government projects to ensure resources don't go to waste. Col. Katabazi notes that many Government Projects are being abused within the region with …
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in Luwero district have listed demands that they need President Yoweri Museveni to address ahead of his visit to the area on Saturday this week. President Yoweri Museveni is expected to commission a multi-million classroom block for Excel Vocation Institute in Luwero district on Saturday, August 10. Museveni will …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda has reduced is base interest rate for the first time since April this year, from 10.25 to 10 percent as inflation seems tamed. BoU's policy targets an inflation rate of not more than 5 percent in the medium term, and in the twelve months to July …
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda's star netball player Mary Cholhok Nuba has signed for Australian side Queensland Firebirds. The 27-year-old goal-shooter, who helped Uganda finish 5th in the Netball World Cup 2023, announced the new development on Wednesday. She joins Queensland Firebirds in the Suncorp Super Netball from English Super League (ESL) club Loughborough …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There will little to cheer for the second year running for investors in The New Vision Printing and Publishing Company Limited, as the company prepares to announce a loss for the half-year ended July 2024. This comes as the revenues of Uganda's largest media company continue to fall, amidst what …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda has handed over sh300 million proceeds from the 2024 Absa 7 Hills Run, an annual charity event organised in partnership with the Kampala Hash House Harriers (KH3) to raise funds to keep the girl child in school. Research shows that an estimated 1.2 million learners enrolled …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Igara West MP, Gaffa Mbwatekamwa, has called on government to account for and rescue Ugandan students stranded in Iran following an alleged fake scholarship scheme coordinated through the Office of the National Chairman of NRM Party in Kyambogo. Mbwatekamwa said that the 100 students were lured into applying for the …
Community savings and credit groups have long played a vital role in Uganda's socio-economic development, particularly in rural areas. However, these groups face several challenges that hinder their growth, including infrastructure limitations, restricted access to financial services, and high interest rates, according to business experts. In a recent symposium at Gudie Leisure Farm, experts underscored …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dubai-based developer Amea Power has started building a 24 MW solar project in West Nile. The Ituka project will be the first solar project in the West Nile region of northwestern Uganda, located on a 52-hectare site in Ombachi village, around 450 km from the capital Kampala. It is …
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Ugandan authorities said at least seven primary and secondary schools have been closed in the western district of Ntoroko due to floods caused by heavy rainfall. Edward Bashungura, the resident district commissioner for Ntoroko, told Xinhua Wednesday over the phone that the heavy rains had caused a nearby river and …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has been tasked to engage District Health Officers (DHOs) to ensure timely delivery of medicines to different health facilities in the country. The guidance was given by the Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, while chairing the House sitting on Wednesday, 07 August 2024. It followed a matter …
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni bid farewell to the outgoing British High Commissioner to Uganda, Her Excellency Kate Airey, at State House, Entebbe, on Wednesday. The meeting underscored the enduring relationship between Uganda and the United Kingdom, highlighting the strong diplomatic ties and mutual respect cultivated over the years. President Museveni expressed his gratitude to H.E. …
The helicopters will be used in medical, police and search and rescue operations…