By Abdulfatah Babatunde President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia called for an end to Israeli aggression in Palestine. TheNewsZenith reports that Tinubu warned that the conflict in Palestine ”has persisted for far too long, inflicting immeasurable suffering”. He was addressing the extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit, convened to address the current situation in the […]
Nicaragua is breaking off diplomatic relations with Israel, the Central American nation said on Friday.Nicaragua is breaking off diplomatic relations with Israel, the Central American nation said, on Friday, in Managua. It described the Israeli government “fascist” and “genocidal.” Nicaragua’s government, in a statement, said the break in relations was due to Israel’s attacks on […]
From Abdulfatah Babatunde Thousands of Muslims across the strata of the society converged in Abeokuta at the weekend for the 17th Annual State Lecture of The Muslim Congress (TMC). TheNewsZenith reports that the lecture’s theme was “Building of Great Nation: Collective Responsibility of the Leader and the Led”. Our correspondent reports that top government functionaries, […]
The three-day 2024 Group of Seven (G7) summit kicked off Thursday in Borgo Egnazia, a resort near Fasano town in southern Italy, amid protests. The crises in Ukraine, the Middle East and the relations with the Global South top the summit’s agenda. Management of artificial intelligence (AI), issues facing Africa and climate change are also […]
By Our Correspondent The Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah Abu Shawesh has called on the African Union (AU) to join the international community and the International Human Rights Council to investigate the event of Oct. 7 that triggered the Palestine-Israeli war. Shawesh made the call during a media interaction with a selected number of newsmen, […]
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, on Tuesday, said the kingdom could recognise Israel if a comprehensive agreement, included statehood for the Palestinians, were reached. Such agreements included statehood for the Palestinians, ambitious talk as war between Israel and Hamas shows no sign of easing. “We agree that regional peace includes […]
A Palestinian source revealed on Sunday that Egypt has offered to hold separate talks with Palestinian factions next week to discuss an end to the Gaza conflict. The talks will also include possible post-conflict arrangements. The source told Xinhua that the invitations had been sent to Palestine Liberation Organisation members parties Fatah movement, led by […]
Qatar has proposed a new deal to end Israel’s offensive on the Gaza Strip and formulated a Palestinian consensus government, a Palestinian source said on Friday. Such consensus government would not directly involve the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), according to the source. The source said, on condition of anonymity, that Doha has presented the proposal […]
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, has reacted to the “horrible views” that U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres expressed at a meeting of the Security Council on Tuesday, and called for his resignation. Amb. Erdan described Guterres’ remarks as “shocking” for stating that the Oct. 7 terror attacks on Israel by Hamas “did not […]
Palestinian factions met in Egypt on Sunday to discuss reconciliation efforts amid increasing violence between Israel and Palestinians in the West Bank. The meeting seeks to restore inter-Palestinian unity among various factions, Egypt’s official MENA news agency reported. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas chaired the meeting. While the two main rival movements, ruling Fatah and Gaza-controlling […]