A year on from the launch of Israel’s brutal military assault on Gaza, Palestinians in the coastal enclave are still struggling to pick up the pieces. Their hopes of returning to a sense of normality continue to be hindered by an Israeli-enforced blockade that has limited aid and construction supplies[…]
Since the tragic 7/7 bombings in London 10 years ago, Muslims in the United Kingdom have faced unprecedented levels of Islamophobia. Apart from government enacted counter-terrorism operations that have directly targeted Muslims, the community has also come under attack from mainstream and tabloid media, as well as the broader British[…]
A teenager is expected to appear in the Mitchell’s Plain Magistrate’s Court on Thursday after two people were injured in a shooting in Rocklands, one of them an 11-year-old girl. Provincial police spokesperson Captain FC Van Wyk said the shooting took place in Strandloper Street at 20:20. It is understood[…]
In an exciting turn of events Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir took the stand on Wednesday in support of his bail application at the Germiston Magistrate’s Court in connection with the murder of Lebanese businessman Sam Issa. Looking thinner than usual in a classic combination of black leather jacket, crisp white[…]
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe decided at the weekend that the ANC’s Lower South Coast regional conference would not be held again, despite considerable unhappiness about its outcome last year. Lower South Coast’s regional secretary Mzwandile Mkhwanazi confirmed that Mantashe was at the Port Shepstone Civic Centre on Sunday to[…]
A coalition of Muslim groups has launched an online fundraiser to help rebuild predominantly African-American churches damaged in a recent spate of fires across the South. At least eight churches have suffered fire damage since a shooting on June 17 at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina,[…]
The first officially acknowledged peace talks between the Afghan Taliban and the government in Kabul have concluded with an agreement to meet again after the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, according to Pakistani officials. Taliban issue strains Afghan-Pakistan ties Pakistan hosted Tuesday’s meeting in a step towards ending more than[…]
A teenage Palestinian killed by a senior Israeli army officer last week was shot in the back and side while apparently fleeing, according to medical evidence and multiple Palestinian witness reports. Mohammed Kasbeh, 17, was among a group of stone-throwers near a major Ramallah checkpoint when they broke the windscreen[…]
Greece formally requested a three-year bailout from the eurozone’s rescue fund Wednesday and pledged to start implementing some overhauls by the beginning of next week, according to a copy of the request seen by The Wall Street Journal. The letter is a first step toward fulfilling a demand by international[…]
Children living in areas of Gaza hardest-hit during last year’s conflict are still showing signs of severe emotional distress, including high levels of bed wetting and nightmares. A new assessment by Save the Children found that: • An average of 75% of children surveyed experience unusual bedwetting regularly. • In one[…]
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