Dubai shaken by Iranian airstrikes in retaliation for US, Israel attacks/in /by
Iranian missiles and drones have hit the United Arab Emirates, shaking Dubai’s image as a safe, tax-free haven for foreigners. The Associated Press' Jon Gambrell explains more.
Cape Town Shia Muslim association mourns Ayatollah Ali Khamenei/in /by
Congregants at the Ahlul Bait Foundation of South Africa - an association of Shia Muslim communities - gathered in Cape Town to pay their respects to Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by US-Israeli military operations in Iran.
U.S.-Israeli strike on Iranian girls’ elementary school kills 165/in /by
The Shajareh Tayyebeh School, located in Minab near a base of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was struck on Saturday during what officials described as a large-scale offensive carried out jointly by Washington and Tel Aviv
Oil prices surge, Asian stocks fall over Iran conflict/in /by
Oil prices soared and stocks fell in Asia on Monday on the back of turmoil in the Middle East after US and Israeli strikes on Iran, with the vital Strait of Hormuz effectively shut and several ships attacked.
Finale of Tour du Rwanda 2026: German rider Kretschy wins/in /by
The Tour du Rwanda 2026, one of Africa's most prestigious cycling competitions, has come to an end. The winner is German rider Moritz Kretschy, while Eritrean Henok Mulubrhan won the final stage.
Food costs worry Algerians heading into Ramadan celebrations/in /by
As Algerians fast and pray and gather together for the holy month of Ramadan, a worry lurks in many minds: how to afford the holiday feasts this year.
Tensions escalate as ships attacked in the Strait of Hormuz/in /by
Two vessels were attacked Sunday in the Strait of Hormuz, maritime security agencies said, as Iran pressed a second day of strikes in response to US-Israeli air raids
Goma’s iconic Amani Festival relocates to Lubumbashi/in /by
Created in 2014, the Amani Festival has become a powerful symbol of peaceful co-existence in eastern part of Congo, where dozens of armed group wreak havoc
Belgium seizes Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker/in /by
Belgium's special forces boarded and seized an oil tanker from the "shadow fleet" Russia uses to circumvent Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine, in an overnight operation announced Sunday
Iran: Life of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei/in /by
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been Iran's spiritual guide and top political authority since 1989, when he succeeded Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as supreme leader