(2024-07-13). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 279: Israel Orders Residents To Flee. popularresistance.org The Israeli negotiations team returned from Qatar after the first meetings of the resumed ceasefire talks on Wednesday to update the government ahead of upcoming talks in Cairo, Israel's Channel 12 reported. | On Wednesday, the heads of the Israeli Mossad, the CIA, and the Egyptian intelligence met in Doha with Qatar's Prime Minister to discuss a potential deal with Hamas, as several Israeli and U.S. sources reported "progress" in the talks to reach a deal with the Palestinian group. In Washington, U.S. National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, said that Washington sees an opportunity to reach a ceasefire and pri…
(2024-07-13). NATO Summit: Not A Shield But A Bloodied Sword. popularresistance.org The pressing question we are required to grapple with today is the question of why? What lies at the root and what is the common denominator responsible for mankind's abject failure to achieve the vision set out in the U.N. Charter? | Upon due consideration, we are left in no doubt that, fundamentally, the series of conflicts that have come to define our existence are a consequence of the drive by one ideological bloc to dominate and impose a particular political, economic and value system onto a world defined by its diversity of languages, cultures, histories and traditions. | The result is the normalization of…
(2024-07-13). AES First Summit: Burkina Faso President Delivers Historic Speech. popularresistance.org On 6th July 2024, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger officially created the Alliance of Sahel States Confederation. | In this historic address, Captain Ibrahim Traoré delivers a powerful and inspiring speech at the 1st Summit of Heads of State of AES (African Economic and Security) Member Countries With a focus on unity, economic cooperation, and regional security, Captain Traoré emphasizes the importance of collaboration among member states to foster sustainable development and stability across the continent. His speech highlights key initiatives and strategies to enhance economic growth, strengthen security measures,…
(2024-07-13). Bahrain: Joint letter on Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace as he exceeds three years on hunger strike. fidh.org
(2024-07-13). Who will stop Israel's illegal annexations of Palestinian land ? fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) condemns Israel's plans to annex and expand illegal settlements in the West Bank, actions that constitute war crimes under the Fourth Geneva Convention. Third countries must uphold international law for the Palestinian people, or it will eventually cease to exist. FIDH call on all states to deploy all the necessary efforts in order to end Israel's settler-colonialism and apartheid, and work towards the realisation of the Palestinian (…) | – | /…
(2024-07-13). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…
(2024-07-13). Kenyan police watchdog probes police link to mutilated bodies. aljazeera.com The nine bodies with 'visibile marks of torture' were found in an abandoned quarry near a police station.
(2024-07-13). Zelensky government prepares further social cuts ahead of new debt negotiations. wsws.org Ukraine is now the second largest debtor to the IMF after Egypt. Its agreements entail mass privatizations and further reductions in already minimal social spending.
(2024-07-13). 'We know the tactics they use': The poachers turned gamekeepers of Kenya. aljazeera.com An anti-poaching unit in Kenya's Aberdare National Park employs former poachers to curb wildlife crime.
(2024-07-13). Perspectives] A matter of time. thelancet.com One autumn afternoon many years ago I arrived at the emergency room of a hospital near my home and told the triage staff that I was having the worst headache of my life. I said this for two reasons: first, because it was true and second because as a physician I knew that saying this would set off alarm bells, given the possibility of an aneurysm, and would get me seen quickly. It did. I was rushed past a waiting room full of patients and soon had a CT scan of my brain. It showed no aneurysm, no abnormality at all.
(2024-07-13). Obituary] Lynette Ann Denny. thelancet.com Gynaecologic oncologist and cancer prevention researcher. She was born in Pretoria, South Africa, on Jan 30, 1958, and died of metastatic breast cancer in Cape Town, South Africa, on June 9, 2024, aged 66 years.
(2024-07-13). Libyan TV host Ahmed al-Sanussi arrested after corruption report. alwasat.ly
(2024-07-13). After prison release, journalist Mustapha Bendjama struggles to rebuild his life in Algeria. CPJ Middle East and North Africa program
(2024-07-13). First GNU Cabinet Lekgotla kicks off in Tshwane. sanews.gov.za First GNU Cabinet Lekgotla kicks off in Tshwane | President Cyril Ramaphosa is leading the first Cabinet Lekgotla of the Government of National Unity (GNU) at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House in Tshwane this weekend. | The lekgotla is expected to set out the programme of action government will undertake during the seventh administration. | Attending the lekgotla are, among others, Deputy President Paul Mashatile, Ministers and provincial Premiers. | Speaking to media on the sidelines of the all-important meeting, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said the programme of action is guided b…
(2024-07-13). Cultural treasure or painful reminder? Libya's colonial architecture. aljazeera.com Residents of Tripoli and Benghazi are divided about what should be done with their Italian colonial heritage.
(2024-07-13). 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.
 (2024-07-13).   Over 2,000 stalls vacant at Arua main market.  independent.co.ug 
 Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 2,030 stalls remain unoccupied at the newly constructed Arua central market in Arua city, two years after vendors relocated to the facility. According to the latest state of the market report, only 1,015 stalls have been taken up out of the total 3,045 stalls in the new market. …
 (2024-07-13).   Nigeria school collapse kills 21, scores injured.  newarab.com 
 A school in central Nigeria collapsed on Friday killing at least 21 people, mostly pupils as they were sitting their exams, the Red Cross and witnesses said.  |  Trapped pupils cried for help under the rubble as desperate parents looked for their children after the Saint Academy school in Jos North district of Plateau State fell in on classrooms, according to an AFP correspondent at the scene.  |  Rescue workers tried to reach the victims with heavy machinery and images from the scene showed crowds gathering around a caved-in concrete building and heaps of debris.  |  Red Cross spokesman Nuruddeen Hussain Magaji tol…
 (2024-07-13).   Tunisia judge imposes media ban on presidential candidate.  newarab.com 
 
 (2024-07-13).   Four migrants drown trying to cross Channel from France to UK.  newarab.com 
 Four A navy patrol boat went to the site off of Boulogne-sur-Mer after being alerted that several migrants had fallen into the sea, maritime police told AFP.  |  Four bodies were pulled from the water, but people were also rescued, the police added.  |  The northern Pas-de-Calais region's prefect, Jacques Billant said the four dead men could be "Somalian, Eritrean or…
 (2024-07-13).   Sudan's warring parties in Geneva for UN envoy talks.  newarab.com 
 
 (2024-07-13).   Will new South Africa government reduce commitment to Palestine.  newarab.com 
 Pro-Palestine activists They are concerned the new 
 (2024-07-13).   Egyptian traveller caught disguising 1m pounds as shawarma wraps.  newarab.com 
 A traveller at the Cairo International Airport was caught trying to smuggle more than one million Egyptian pounds inside shawarma sandwich wraps.  |  The individual, whose initials were only revealed, was travelling to Kuwait on an Egyptair flight when airport security grew suspicious of their luggage contents, a source from the airport told local media.  |  Upon inspection, authorities found 1,253,000 Egyptian Pounds (around $26,100) packaged to appear like shawarma wraps.  |  The source added that legal measures had been taken against the traveller, an Egyptian national.  |  No further details were given on the matt…
(2024-07-13). West 'not ready' to launch 'serious' talks with Iran on normalizing ties: Russia. presstv.ir Russian Ambassador to Tehran Alexey Yurievich Dedov says the West lacks readiness to launch "serious" negotiations with Iran over the normalization of their ties and the resolution of the Islamic Republic's nuclear issue.
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 The window for US President Joe Biden to broker a normalisation deal between According to a Democratic lawmaker and a senior Republican Senate aide, a normalisation deal can not be reached before November.  |  Saudi Arabia is currently demanding that Israel agree to establish a future Palestinian s…
 
 Tebboune, 78, was elected in 2019 with 58 percent of the vote, following months of "Given the desire of many parties, political and non-political organisations, and youth, I announce my intention to run for a second term," he said in an interview posted on the presidency's of…
 Activists and journalists in The Alwasat Libya news site announced that Al-Senussi's family lost contact with him after he was reportedly detained by the internal security agency.  |  Libyan journalist Mohammad Elgrj highlighted Al-Senussi previous coverage of political events in the country, suggesting it may be one of the reasons behind his detention.  |  "Ahmed Al-S…
 Egyptian authorities are on "high alert" after activists on social media urged citizens to take to the streets on Friday, 12 July, to protest against The hashtag, "Friday of Dignity" has been trending over the past few days after 
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 Nairobi, Kenya | THE STAR | Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome has resigned. The Deputy-Inspector General of the Kenya Police Service Douglas Kanja will take over from Koome as the acting IG. "His Excellency Hon William Samoei Ruto, PhD, CGH, President and Commander in Chief of the Defence Forces, has on this 12th day of …
 On July 11, at the National Leadership Institute (NALI) in Kyankwanzi, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni expressed concern over the detrimental effects of irresponsible media coverage on Uganda's development and reputation. During a meeting with government communicators, led by Mr. Odrek Rwabwogo, Chairperson of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID), President Museveni …
 The Director of Public Prosecution-DPP has slapped additional charges against former Rubaga Division Deputy Resident City Commissioner, Herbert Anderson Burora. Burora on Friday appeared before Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court presided over by Chief Magistrate, Ronald Kayizzi. The Court heard that between March and June 2024 in the areas of Kampala District or thereabout while …
 Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Florence Namayanja, the Masaka City Council Mayor, is on the spot for boycotting Roads Committee meetings and frustrating effective implementations of public infrastructure development projects in the area. On Thursday, the City Roads Committee, which comprises area members of Parliament, division leaders, technical officers, and their Accounting Officers convened …
 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has further remanded Herbert Anderson Burora until 19th July 2024 pending the prosecution's response to the defense's bail application. This after the state submitted an ammended charge sheet related to hate speech and spreading malicious information against the former Rubaga Division Deputy Resident City Commissioner …
 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | PostBank Uganda has launched a Self-Onboarding ZeroFlex digital account to enable customers to self-register and have access to financial services anywhere and at any time without necessarily moving to the bank premises. The ZeroFlex account is a digital account that allows existing or new account holders to self-register by …
 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan activists have appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn the Constitutional Court decision that upheld the Anti-Homosexuality Law. The Constitutional Court ruled in April 2024 that the law was primarily enacted to protect children and vulnerable individuals in society. However, the 22 activists on Thursday approached the court with …
 GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Most Rev. Archbishop Raphael P'mony Wokorach has assumed duties at Gulu Archdiocese after his installation as the second metropolitan Archbishop of Gulu. The 63-year-old prelate was installed Friday from St Joseph's Cathedral in Gulu City after the imposition of a pallium in a colorful ceremony presided over by the …
 As the African vaccine independence drive gains momentum, European countries want to play a bigger role-They lead the launch of a financing vehicle out of Africa and make the bulk of the funding commitment. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | As Africa races to be more independent in vaccine production, Europe is seeking greater control …
 Why Rwanda's election campaigns are different and what others can learn from it THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | I am in Rwanda for the presidential election campaigns. The campaigns here are different. There are no billboards everywhere of candidates and posters do not litter city walls and buildings. Rallies are not theatres for quarrels and …
 Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Families grieving for relatives who succumb to terminal illnesses can benefit from a new grief and bereavement care service being piloted by palliative care providers. According to Iddi Matovu, a Public Health Specialist at Kitovu Mobile, a palliative care provider that's piloting the care in Masaka, they embarked on …
 The Most Rev. Archbishop Raphael P'mony Wokorach has assumed duties at Gulu Archdiocese after his installation as the second metropolitan Archbishop of Gulu. The 63-year-old prelate was installed Friday from St Joseph's Cathedral in Gulu City after the imposition of a pallium in a colorful ceremony presided over by the Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda Archbishop …
 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A witness on Friday told the High Court in Kampala that Henry Katanga had expressed frustrations about someone hacking into his communication gadgets before he was murdered. The Court Presided over the Criminal Division Judge Isaac Muwata heard testimony from the fifth prosecution witness, Pierre Kajura. Pierre Kajura, a technician …