WHO says attack on Sudanese hospital killed more than 40 civilians
Five health workers reportedly among the dead in West Kordofan as paramilitary RSF blames Sudanese military The head of the World Health Organization has condemned...
Category : Middle East and North Africa
Woman dies of rabies in Yorkshire after contact with dog in Morocco
Yvonne Ford, from Barnsley, had contact with stray animal while on holiday, UK Health Security Agency says A woman from Yorkshire has died from rabies...
Send in armed UN troops to protect aid convoys or risk ‘dystopia’, says expert
UN rapporteur calls for move as food deliveries are attacked and starvation becomes a weapon of war in Gaza and Sudan UN peacekeepers should be...
The idea was to crush his spirit’: family of jailed British-Egyptian man describe awful prison conditions
As Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s mother remains on hunger strike, supporters say activist’s continued detention is campaign of vengeance by Egypt’s president Family, friends and supporters...
250 days on hunger strike: Can Laila Soueif secure her son’s freedom? – podcast
Who is Alaa Abd el-Fattah and why are British diplomats trying to obtain his release? Patrick Wintour reports Laila Soueif, 69, has been on hunger...
Body of Thai hostage retrieved from Gaza, says Israeli defence minister
Nattapong Pinta had been seized in the Hamas-led 7 October 2023 attack and killed, according to Israeli military The Israeli military has retrieved the body...
Venezuela warns US is dangerous anyway as countries respond to Trump travel ban
Being in the US a ‘great risk for anyone’, Venezuelan ambassador says, while Somalia promises to address security issues and Iranian Americans express regret Venezuela...
‘Multiple casualties’ reported after attack on UN aid convoy in Darfur
Trucks carrying food for 2m people in famine-threatened El Fasher targeted in RSF-controlled Al Koma, western Sudan A UN aid convoy carrying critical food supplies...
High-rise, high expectations: is Casablanca’s finance hub a model for African development?
Morocco’s commercial centre has brought investment to the continent – but critics say it masks domestic inequality For centuries, Casablanca was a significant trading hub...
Weather tracker: Nigeria hit by deadly flooding described as ‘worst in 60 years’
At least 150 people killed, thousands displaced and buildings destroyed after heavy rains in north of country Significant flooding affected Nigeria last week, with more...
