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, […]
Senegal headed to the polls, on Sunday, to vote in a legislative election that the president hopes will give his party the clear majority it needs to implement an ambitious agenda for reforms. The heated campaign period has revived concerns about unrest as political rivals clashed, sometimes violently. The West African nation saw some of […]
Members of President-elect, Donald Trump’s transition team, are drawing up a list of military officers to be fired, potentially including the Joint Chiefs of Staff, two sources said. This would be an unprecedented shakeup at the Pentagon. The planning for the firings is at an early stage after Trump’s Nov. 5 election victory and could […]
Armed Israeli settlers launched a wave of attacks on Palestinian properties in several areas of the occupied West Bank overnight, torching homes, vehicles and olive trees. More than 20 vehicles were targeted in the central West Bank city of al-Bireh on Sunday night. Many online described the incident as a “pogrom”, with most set ablaze and left smouldering wrecks. Video footage posted online showed […]