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Deadly Israeli strikes pound Gaza, Trump says 'people are starving'
Reuters  |  May 16, 2025

Israel has intensified its bombardment and built up armoured forces along the border despite growing international pressure for it to resume ceasefire...

Trump meets President Ahmed al-Shara, says US will lift sanctions on Syria in major policy shift
Reuters  |  May 14, 2025

Trump's Middle East trip has fuelled doubts in Israel about where the country stands in Washington's priorities.

WFP warns 52 million people face severe hunger crisis in West and Central Africa
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 13, 2025

Nearly three million individuals are expected to face emergency levels of hunger, while an estimated 2,600 people in Mali could experience catastrophi...

Palestine lifts ban on Al Jazeera's operations in Palestinian territories
XINHUA  |  May 13, 2025

The Palestinian Authority imposed the ban in January, citing concerns over what it described as "incitement and threats to civil peace" in Al Jazeera'...

Columbia University suspends more than 65 students over library occupation
Reuters  |  May 11, 2025

Organisers of Wednesday's demonstration repeated their long-standing demands that the university cease investing any of its $14.8 billion endowment in...

Gaza’s lifeline under fire as over 1,400 health workers killed in targeted attacks
Rachael Mutabasi  |  May 10, 2025

Many hospital departments have been destroyed, and patients, including critically ill children, have been left without shelter and forced onto the str...

Dozens of students arrested in pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University
Reuters  |  May 08, 2025

At least 40 to 50 students, their hands cuffed with plastic zip-ties, were seen being loaded into New York Police Department vans and buses outside Bu...

UN and Palestinians accuse Israel of blocking Gaza aid at World Court hearings
Reuters  |  Apr 28, 2025

The ICJ, also known as the World Court, was tasked in December to form an advisory opinion on Israel's obligations to facilitate aid to Palestinians t...

Gaza ceasefire talks make some progress, Qatari PM says
Reuters  |  Apr 27, 2025

Israel resumed its offensive in Gaza on March 18 after a January ceasefire collapsed, saying it would keep up pressure on Hamas until it frees the rem...

UN warns of catastrophe in Gaza and West Bank as conflict, aid blockade worsen
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 26, 2025

Bakeries have shut down due to the absence of flour and gas, food prices are surging, and social order is unravelling as people fight for what little...

Palestinian Red Crescent says Israeli probe into Gaza aid workers' killings not enough
Reuters  |  Apr 21, 2025

Younish Al-Khatib, chairman of the Palestinian Red Crescent, said he did not consider the measures taken by the Israeli military, which reprimanded on...

Israeli military review into killing of Gaza aid workers finds 'professional failures'
Reuters  |  Apr 20, 2025

The paramedics and other rescue workers were shot dead on March 23 near the southern Gaza city of Rafah and buried in a shallow grave.

Thousands of protesters rally against Trump across US
Reuters  |  Apr 20, 2025

Other protesters waved Palestinian flags while wearing keffiyeh scarves, chanting "free Palestine" and expressing solidarity with Palestinians killed...

South Africa condemns Israel's bombing of hospitals in Gaza
XINHUA  |  Apr 18, 2025

It said the attack on the hospital forced the evacuation of dozens of wounded people and left Gaza critically short of emergency care.

No breakthrough in Gaza talks, Egyptian and Palestinian sources say
Reuters  |  Apr 14, 2025

The sources said Hamas had stuck to its position that any agreement must lead to an end to the war in Gaza.

Israeli missiles hit Gaza hospital compound, prompting overnight evacuation
Reuters  |  Apr 13, 2025

The Palestinian foreign ministry and Hamas condemned the attack at Al-Ahli, and said in a statement that Israel was destroying Gaza's healthcare syste...

Israeli Ambassador expelled from AU Rwanda Genocide event amid widening tensions over Gaza War
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 08, 2025

Avraham Neguise, a former Likud lawmaker appointed as ambassador in August 2024, was asked to leave following protests from several AU member states.

Israeli military changes initial account of Gaza aid worker killings
Reuters  |  Apr 07, 2025

The 15 paramedics and emergency responders were shot dead on March 23 and buried in a shallow grave where their bodies were found a week later by offi...

Pro-Palestinian Cornell student to leave US after officials asked for surrender
Reuters  |  Apr 01, 2025

President Donald Trump has pledged to deport foreign pro-Palestinian protesters and accused them of supporting Hamas, being antisemitic and posing for...

Church urged to break silence on Gaza crisis amid calls for justice
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 31, 2025

Barasa criticised Western media for allegedly framing the conflict as a religious war, stating, “This is nothing close to the truth. The UN, the Inter...

Eid ul-Fitr in Gaza shadowed by bleakness as Israeli bombardment continues
XINHUA  |  Mar 31, 2025

As dawn broke, Abu Mohammed Abed stood in front of a dilapidated tent in the Al-Nuseirat refugee camp, wiping away his tears as he struggled to comfor...

Al-Quds Day: Muslims urged to support Palestinians as they mark last Friday of Ramadan
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Mar 28, 2025

In a statement, the organisation condemned the ongoing violence and oppression by the Zionist regime, urging Muslims worldwide to unite in solidarity...

Relief workers' killing, aid blockade hamper UN humanitarian deliveries in Gaza
XINHUA  |  Mar 22, 2025

OCHA said the 20-day closure of Gaza crossings to aid deliveries is having a devastating impact on people already facing catastrophic conditions.

Somaliland says countries seeking to engage it on Palestine must first recognise its sovereignty
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Mar 19, 2025

Abdirahman said Somaliland’s primary focus remains on securing international recognition and that it is working to prove itself as a stable and democr...

Meru MCAs spent Sh3 million on unbudgeted legal fees for Mwangaza’s impeachment
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 18, 2025

Gathungu, in her report ending June 2024, indicates that the county assembly engaged a private law firm to provide legal services for the impeachment...

Israel strikes in Gaza kill at least 200
Reuters  |  Mar 18, 2025

Strikes were reported in multiple locations, including northern Gaza, Gaza City and the Deir al-Balah, Khan Younis and Rafah in central and southern G...

Governor Mutuma: This is how I plan to restore Meru’s glory
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 17, 2025

Mutuma takes over from former Governor Kawira Mwangaza, who was impeached and removed from office after the High Court upheld her impeachment on March...

Mwangaza moves to Court of Appeal to overturn ruling on her impeachment
Joseph Ndunda  |  Mar 17, 2025

She argues that her appeal raises arguable questions of both law and fact for determination, and she intends to pursue the appeal against the entire j...

Isaac Mutuma sworn in as fourth Meru governor succeeding Kawira Mwangaza
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 17, 2025

Meru leaders have urged Governor Mutuma to unite the county which has been marred by political strife since Mwangaza’s election in 2022.

Sudan, Somalia, Somaliland caught in alleged US-Israel talks to relocate Palestinians
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 15, 2025

US and Israeli officials, speaking anonymously due to the sensitive nature of the issue, confirmed contacts with Sudan, Somalia and Somaliland.

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