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Yemen’s new PM calls for international intervention

Yemen’s vice-President and Prime Minister Khaled Bahah has called on the international community to intervene to end the crisis in the country at a conference. Bahah, who was recently appointed by President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, told reporters at a press conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Thursday that resolving[…]

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Children killed in Damascus shelling: Report

At least 10 people have been killed according to a monitoring network after Syrian government forces shelled the southeastern suburbs of Damascus, an area that has come under intensive assault by regime jets and artillery in recent days. A main roundabout in the town of Zabdean was shelled on Thursday,[…]

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‘Thousands’ of Palestinian homes threatened

“Where will we go,” asks eight-year-old Tiba Qeren, saying goodbye to the family home that, like those of many other Palestinian citizens of Israel, is condemned to demolition for failing to meet planning rules. “I’m afraid,” she tells AFP. “I know that they are going to destroy our home as[…]

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Attacks on foreigners unacceptable: Zuma

President Jacob Zuma has condemned a spate of attacks on foreigners, calling it “shocking and unacceptable”. Addressing the nation in Parliament on Thursday, he said no amount of frustration or anger could ever justify the attacks on foreign nationals and the looting of their shops. “We condemn the violence in[…]

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DA tries to cool tensions between EFF and Mbete

The DA tried to cool tensions between Speaker Baleka Mbete and the EFF during a questions session in Parliament on Thursday. EFF leader Julius Malema had demanded that President Jacob Zuma answer the “pay back the money” question, but Mbete responded that it had been agreed by all parties that[…]

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Malaysia, CT’s new tourist destination 

With Malaysia seen as a popular tourist destination for Capetonians, the country is hoping to further strengthen ties with South Africa in improve tourism there. This emerged at the World Travel Market Africa 2015, which this year hosted travel companies from around the world at the Cape Town International Convention[…]

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CT launches Big 7 tourist attractions

With a reputation as one of the most beautiful cities in the world, it’s not hard to understand why Cape Town’s Big 6 has now become the Big 7. The Big 7 is a list of the iconic destinations that form the core of the true Cape Town experience, and[…]

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Mosque set alight in Germany

Amid a series of attacks in Europe, another mosque was burnt in Germany on Tuesday morning, adding to the increasing number of Islamophobic attacks on Muslims and Islamic centres in recent months. “At first we thought the tea burnt. But then we noticed the smoke in the prayer room” said[…]

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South Koreans remember victims of ferry disaster

Grief, anger and political tension are marking the first anniversary of South Korea’s Sewol ferry disaster. Relatives mourning the 304 dead, mostly schoolchildren, are accusing top officials of indifference to the tragedy. Bowing to a key demand of the victims’ families, President Park Geun-Hye used the anniversary on Thursday to[…]

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UN Yemen envoy resigns amid crisis

Jamal Benomar, the UN special adviser on Yemen, has resigned, diplomatic sources have told Al Jazeera. James Bays, Al Jazeera’s diplomatic editor, said the Moroccan diplomat told Ban Ki-moon, the UN chief, that it was time for him to end his role. “Jamal Benomar has told the secretary-general it is[…]

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