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Morocco tops Africa’s tourism charts with record-breaking growth

Muhamad Yehia Morocco has officially become Africa’s most visited country, attracting 17.4 million international tourists in 2024, according to a Ministry of Tourism report. This marked a significant leap of 20% from the previous year and a 33% jump compared to 2019’s pre-pandemic figures of 13 million. The surge in …

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Lebanon: newly-elected president receives visit from French president Macron

Muhamad Yehia He is among the first major international leaders to visit Lebanon’s new president. Emmanuel Macron’s twelve-hour visit comes just eight days after the presidential election that saw Aoun fill a position left vacant for over two years as a result of political power struggles and divisions. The French …

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Sierra Leone calls back ambassador after drug seizure in Guinea embassy incident

Muhamad Yehia Serra Leone has recalled its ambassador to Guinea after a vehicle belonging to the country’s embassy was found with seven suitcases containing suspected cocaine. Guinea’s authorities impounded the vehicle on Monday and detained its occupants, suspecting them of trafficking drugs. According to Sierra Leone’s Foreign Minister, Alhaji Musa …

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‘Symbol of resistance’: Lumumba, the Congolese hero killed before his prime

Muhamad Yehia Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Shortly before noon on a Thursday in June 1960, 34-year-old Patrice Lumumba stepped up to the podium at the Palace of the Nation in Leopoldville (current-day Kinshasa) with a dream to unite his newly liberated country. Standing before dignitaries and politicians, including …

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‘?Massacre’: Did South Africa starve dozens of trapped miners to death

Muhamad Yehia Rights groups say police used starvation as a weapon to force out illegal miners in Stilfontein, resulting in close to 80 deaths. A months-long standoff between South African authorities and illegal miners trapped in an abandoned mine in the town of Stilfontein ended this week with at least …

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Netanyahu faces heavy internal pressure

Muhamad Yehia The Israeli prime minister has faced great domestic pressure to bring home the hostages, whose families have pleaded with Netanyahu to prioritize the release of their loved ones over politics. But Israeli divisions over the deal were on stark display Thursday, as Ben-Gvir threatened to resign, saying the …

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A vote on the Gaza cease-fire deal is set for today

Muhamad Yehia Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israeli has ordered a meeting of Israel’s political security cabinet for later today to approve the Gaza cease-fire deal, after Israeli and Hamas negotiators worked out their remaining differences. A vote scheduled for yesterday was delayed by last-minute disputes with Hamas and rifts that emerged …

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Netanyahu says deal to release hostages held in Gaza has been reached after last minute snags

Muhamad Yehia TEL AVIV, Israel  — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached, after his office said earlier there were last minute snags in finalizing a ceasefire that would pause 15 months of war. Netanyahu said he would …

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Israeli strikes kill 17 people in Gaza

Israeli airstrikes in southern Gaza killed at least 17 people late Tuesday, nearly all of them women or children, the territory’s Health Ministry and hospital officials said. Five kids were killed as they sheltered together in the same tent, said Ahmed al-Farra, director of the children’s ward at nearby Nasser …

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6 soldiers and 34 extremist rebels die in Nigeria

At least six soldiers and 34 Islamic extremists died in a clash in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, the military said Wednesday. The rebels, riding on motorcycles and gun trucks, launched a surprise attack on the troops, who resisted and engaged them in a gun battle, Nigerian military spokesperson Edward Buba …

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