By Anadolu Agency The first convoy of relief trucks has begun to enter the Gaza Strip from the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing, the Red Crescent said. This first relief convoy, which comprises a total of 20 trucks, is currently in the process of passing through the Rafah border gate, the Red Crescent told

Senegalese soldiers fill a bag with bricks of seized cocaine to be destroyed in the town of Rufisque, just outside the capital Dakar, August 2, 2007. Reuters/Finbarr O’Reilly By Reuters The Moroccan police said on Friday it had seized 1.37 tons of cocaine in Casablanca. The drug was concealed in a cargo of imported frozen

By Xinhua News Agency A Chinese envoy on Thursday called on the international community to help Somalia tackle various challenges. As the political and security process in Somalia is at a critical stage, the international community must not relent in its attention and support, and must help Somalia better tackle the challenges on all fronts,

Niger’s ousted president Mohamed Bazoum. Photo/AFP By AFP Niger’s military rulers said they had foiled an attempt by Mohamed Bazoum, the former president they ousted in a coup in July, to escape their custody on Thursday. “At around three in the morning, the ousted president Mohamed Bazoum and his family, his two cooks and two

By Anadolu Agency The death toll in the Gaza Strip from Israeli airstrikes and raids since Oct. 7 has risen to approximately 3,478, with over 12,000 injuries, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Wednesday. Ashraf Al-Qedra, ministry spokesman, announced the figures at a news conference, stressing the “grave consequences of the ongoing Israeli aggression.” Al-Qedra stressed that

Photographer Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who received the Minister of Defense of Kenya, Mr. Aden Barre Duale, discussed the strengthening of cooperation between the two countries in the areas of security, regional stability and the acceleration of joint efforts to eradicate terrorism. Somalia President Hassan Sheikh

Large numbers of injured people are brought into Shifa Hospital in Gaza City after an Israeli attack on the courtyard of al-Ahli Arab Hospital. [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/Al Jazeera] By Al Jazeera Israeli bombardment has struck a packed hospital compound in central Gaza, killing an estimated 500 people, including patients and displaced Palestinians sheltering inside, according

By Anadolu Agency Chinese President Xi Jinping met Wednesday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Beijing. Xi met with Putin on the sidelines of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency. Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday on a two-day visit to China. China is

By Anadolu Agency British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has avoided responding to calls for him to urge the Israeli government to end “collective punishment” measures in Gaza, despite questions from lawmakers in the House of Commons. After a statement on the latest situation in the Middle East, Sunak said Monday evening that Hamas was the

Delegates attend the International Monetary Fund meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco on October 10, 2023. Photo/AFP By The East African The series of central bank rate hikes and public finance reforms by African countries have yielded fruit as the economic outlook appears promising in the foreseeable future, signalling a possible end to the economic difficulties that