Qatari and Egyptian mediators say Hamas agreed to release 13 Israelis and seven foreigners on Saturday in exchange for 39 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. The announcement came after Hamas delayed the releases for several hours, saying Israel violated the terms of a truce deal. The deal had set the stage for such swaps. Saturday marked […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde A Nigerian, Dr Ikpeme Neto and two other African entrepreneurs, have emerged winners of the 2023 African Business Heroes (ABH) prize competition, receiving combined grants of $700,000. TheNewsZenith reports that the other winners are Thomas Njeru from Kenya and Ayman Bazaraa from Egypt. In a statement e-mailed to TheNewsZenith on Saturday, organisers […]
The Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza has resumed its detailed count of Palestinian casualties from the war, saying over 13,300 have died. The figures do not include updated numbers from hospitals in the north, where services and communication largely broke down earlier this month. The ministry says some 6,000 people are reportedly missing and are feared […]
The Israeli cabinet approved a deal for Hamas to release at least 50 women and children held hostage in the Gaza Strip during a four-day pause in fighting, the Israeli prime minister’s office announced. “The government of Israel is obligated to return home all of the hostages,” the Israeli statement said. “The release of every additional […]
Israel and Hamas, on Tuesday, appeared close to a deal to temporarily halt their devastating six-week war for exchange of dozens of hostages on either side. But as Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu convened his cabinet for a vote, he vowed to resume the Israeli offensive against Hamas as soon as the truce ends. “We are […]
Medics, on Monday, evacuated 28 prematurely born babies from Gaza’s biggest hospital and took them to Egypt for urgent treatment. Palestinian authorities and the World Health Organisation (WHO) said 12 people died in another Gaza hospital encircled by Israeli tanks. The newborns had been in north Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital, where several others died. They […]
Palestinians in parts of southern Gaza said they received evacuation notices, a signal that Israel’s ground invasion is about to expand in the south on Thursday. That comes a day after Israeli forces began searching a north Gaza hospital where they claimed Hamas fighters operated. Hamas and hospital staff have denied the claim. The Israeli military […]
Botswana will host the African Netball Cup from Nov. 26 to Dec. 6 at the University of Botswana Indoor Facility, the Botswana Netball Association (BONA) said on Wednesday. The announcement comes after the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) reconsidered BONA’s request for permission to host the tournament. This is on the basis that BONA, with […]
South Sudan government said it would send 150 teachers and school managers to China for training this week. The training is under the second phase of the China-Aided Technical Cooperation Project in Education. Deputy Minister of General Education and Instruction, Martin Tako Moyi, announced this on Wednesday in Juba. Moyi said the first batch of […]
China says the outcome of the meeting in San Francisco between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden should help “fulfill our responsibility for human progress.” Leaders of the world’s two largest economies met on sidelines of the 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting that began on Tuesday. Chinese president, in a […]