Tangier, Morocco’s iconic port city and gateway between Europe and North Africa, is hosting the first edition of the International photography festival “Photo Tangier”. This year’s theme is “The Call of the Open Sea”. The event will span two and a half months, from the 17th June to the 31st August, transforming Tangier into an … Read more
Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham kickedstarted his program to ease the cost of living for millions of Britons by planning to remove tax on household electricity bills. The VAT cut is meant to reassure the markets ahead of his first cabinet meeting, with the new prime minister saying it will be funded by the … Read more
Andy Burnham is now the UK’s seventh prime minister in ten years. He has promised to present a ten-year program offering a new political and economic model for the country, away from the neoliberal policies adopted in the 1980s. Challenges include tackling high costs of living, and the rising popularity of the far right. He … Read more
The 46 children and teachers who were abducted on May 15th in southwestern state of Oyo were rescued and reunited with their families on July 10th. Since the dramatic abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls in 2014, Nigeria has been hit with waves of mass kidnappings from schools. 27% of children in Nigeria are out of … Read more
Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Nadim Houry, Executive Director of the Arab Reform Initiative. He offers a nuanced assessment of Lebanon’s diplomatic and long-term strategic challenges, arguing that President Joseph Aoun’s visit to Washington is less about immediate policy breakthroughs than about repositioning Lebanon within an evolving regional order. Houry highlights the interconnected nature … Read more
Human rights campaigners and Italy’s opposition parties are demanding answers regarding the death of a man who died under police restraint as he pleaded for help. The incident was likened to George Floyd’s murder in the United States in 2020, and to tactics used by the US Immigration police (ICE) under President Donald Trump. As … Read more
The youth jobs crisis, which first became apparent in China, points to major economic and social problems that governments and businesses need to address. Last year, unemployment, poor job prospects and a general lack of economic opportunities drove youth onto the streets in Kenya, Peru, Nepal, Indonesia and the Philippines. This year, concerns about youth … Read more
The US bombed Iran for a tenth consecutive night, following the killing of American soldiers in Jordan and Iraq. Washington continues to call for an end to Iranian attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. For its part, Iran says it is at ‘full scale war’ with the US. Experts are concerned that there … Read more
Protesters and police clashed in Bologna, Italy on Monday after Moroccan-born entrepreneur Abderrahim Fakir died while being forcibly restrained by police. Widely shared footage of Fakir’s death show police holding the 42-year-old face-down on the ground, where he repeatedly calls for help before falling still. Source link
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is expected to present a plan to his US counterpart Donald Trump Tuesday on how to disarm Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, which Israel has made a key condition of its withdrawal from the lands that its troops occupy in the country’s south. Source link