GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh famously pledged to live on “zeit wa zaatar”— olive oil and dried herbs — after… Read More »Tarnished by its Gaza rule, Hamas may struggle in elections

The government argued the alcohol bans were needed to alleviate the pressure on the healthcare system South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has eased some restrictions… Read More »Coronavirus: South Africa lifts alcohol ban as Covid rules ease

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny faced a court hearing Tuesday that could end with him being sent to prison for years. The… Read More »Kremlin foe Navalny faces court that may jail him for years

MOSCOW, Feb 2 (Reuters) – A Russian court is due to consider jailing Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny for up to three and a half years… Read More »D-day for Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with Russian court set to consider longer jail term

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Axios Biden tempers expectations for high-dollar donors who hoped to get plum diplomatic posts President Biden is tempering the ambassadorial expectations of his big-dollar donors,… Read More »Somalia al-Shabab militants attack hotel in Mogadishu

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump announced a new impeachment legal defense team just one day after it was revealed that he had parted… Read More »Trump names 2 lawyers to impeachment defense team

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In our series of letters from African journalists, Algerian-Canadian journalist Maher Mezahi reflects on how coronavirus has increased the separation between families around the world.… Read More »Coronavirus in Algeria: ‘No-one could travel to say goodbye to grandpa’