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Last updated: 3 hours ago A new sandstorm hit Iraq on Monday, forcing the closure of airports, schools, universities and government offices across the country, officials said. Authorities in seven of Iraq’s 18 provinces, including Baghdad, ordered the closure of government offices. Health services remained open across the country, however, as authorities warned that those most at risk were the… Read More

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who returned to power Sunday after a marathon vote, is a former academic and peace activist whose first term was marred by accusations of corruption and infighting. President between 2012 and 2017, he then distinguished himself by his fierce criticism of outgoing head of state Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed – known as Farmajo – who defeated… Read More

A crowd estimated at more than 2,000, lower than expected, took part Sunday in the first demonstration of a new alliance to oppose a power grab by President Kais Saied. “We shall overcome,” and “We are united, not divided,” read banners of the National Salvation Front protesters gathered in front of the municipal theatre on Bourguiba Avenue, a traditional hub… Read More

Some 40 former peacekeepers hailing from Ethiopia’s war-wracked Tigray region arrived Sunday in eastern Sudan after seeking asylum, according to an AFP correspondent. Last month, more than 500 UN peacekeepers who were deployed in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan asked Khartoum for asylum, citing fears for their safety if they were to return home. On Sunday,… Read More

Last updated: 13 hours ago Flying fish and psychedelic finned horses: a fantastic parade evoking the links between Man and the living transformed the center of Lille into a zany menagerie on Saturday night, on the occasion of the launch of the Lille 3000 festival, under the theme “Utopia”. Behind a huge wooden puppet with human features skilfully animated, Alice… Read More

Last updated: 10 hours ago Sunday morning saw the huge banners being hung on the front of the famous Palais du Festivals, home of the event – which is celebrating its 75th year. After the 2020 Cannes Film Festival was canceled by the pandemic and the 2021 edition was scaled back — even kisses were forbade on the red carpet… Read More

Last updated: 4 hours ago Thailand commemorates Visakha Bucha Day, Buddhism’s most sacred day of the year which marks Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death, held on the full moon of the third lunar month in the Buddhist calendar. Buddhist monks and devotees light up 1,000 candles at Bangkok’s Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram, also known as the marble temple. After a pause… Read More

A former Somali president voted out of power in 2017 has been reelected to the country’s top job after defeating the incumbent leader in a protracted contest decided by legislators in a third round of voting late Sunday. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who served as Somali president between 2012 and 2017, won the contest in the capital, Mogadishu, amid a security… Read More

Kenyan waters are host to the green, loggerhead, hawksbill, leatherback and olive ridley turtles. The most frequently encountered off Tiwi and Diani beaches south of Mombasa are the hawksbill turtle and green turtles. Sometimes people here are lucky enough to get a rare sighting of loggerheads or leatherbacks. But these sea turtles face a multitude of obstacles to their survival. They… Read More

Somali lawmakers began voting in the country’s long-overdue presidential election on Sunday, with dozens of candidates vying for the top job in the troubled Horn of Africa nation as it battles an Islamist insurgency and the threat of famine. The poll has been dogged by claims of irregularities and is well over a year behind schedule, with Somalia’s international partners… Read More