The Ghanaian Government has closed all land borders ahead of the country’s presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday, the Ministry of the Interior announced late Friday. According to a ministry’s statement, the closure is meant to ensure the integrity of the polls. “The Ministry of the Interior has ordered the temporary closure of all land […]
U.S. Defence Secretary, Lloyd Austin, no longer plans to travel to South Korea, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday. This follows South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s botched attempt this week to impose martial law. One official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said planning had been underway for a trip in the near term but […]
At least 50 people have died in Israeli air strikes across Gaza, Palestinian medics say, as Israeli tanks push into northern parts of the Khan Younis area in southern Gaza. Medics said 20 people died and others wounded in an Israeli attack on Wednesday in al-Mawasi near Khan Younis. The Palestinian Civil Defence said the […]
Egyptian police have arrested a man in Upper Egypt for illegally possessing hundreds of archaeological artefacts, the Egyptian Interior Ministry announced on Monday. Police investigations in Upper Egypt’s Assiut Governorate confirmed that the suspect possessed antiquities intending to trade, the ministry said in a statement. According to the ministry, the suspect had a criminal record. […]
A 12-year-old Israeli girl, Dafna Filshteiner, found a 3,500-year-old Egyptian scarab amulet, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said in a statement on Thursday. The girl found the beetle-like amulet during family hiking. It was found below the ancient site of Tel Qana in the central city of Hod Hasharon. The scarab amulet bears two scorpions […]
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Tuesday he was ready to implement a ceasefire deal with Lebanon. He added he would “respond forcefully to any violation” by Hezbollah, Reuters reports. In a television address, Netanyahu said he would put the ceasefire accord to his full cabinet later in the evening. Israeli TV reported that the […]
By Our Correspondent Dr Jamiu Folarin, a journalist and researcher with Rockcity 101.9 F.M. and 14 others across West Africa, have been shortlisted for the maiden edition of the Excellence in Journalism Awards. TheNewsZenith reports that the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) announced the shortlisting for the inaugural awards on its website. CJID […]
In a landmark move, the International Criminal Court (ICC), on Thursday, announced it had issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant. ICC issued the warrants against them over war crimes it accuses them of carrying out in Palestinian territories, including Gaza. The Hague court’s Pre-Trial Chamber I […]
On Thursday, the Cote d’Ivoire Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced that it has added more than 940,000 new voters to the electoral list. Bamba Siaka, the fourth Vice President of the CEI, said at a press conference that to date, the CEI added 943,157 individuals seeking first-time registration, to the electoral list. In addition to […]
The New Zealanders lost nearly 200 million NZ dollars ($117.3 million) to scammers last year, according to government statistics released on Monday. This is because online financial scams are a growing problem in the country. Considering estimates suggest that only one in five scams are reported. The real losses to New Zealanders are significantly higher, […]