Air Peace begins regular commercial flights to Jo’burg soon
The Air Peace says it will soon begin regular commercial flight operations from its Lagos hub to Johannesburg, South Africa. The airline spokesperson, Mr Stanley...
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Australia slams ‘grossly, grossly disturbing’ invasive searches of women at Doha airport
Foreign Minister Marise Payne says the invasive and reportedly non-consensual searches of female passengers at a Doha airport are “grossly, grossly disturbing” and like nothing she has...
Australia slams ‘grossly inappropriate’ search of women at Doha airport after newborn found in bathroom
The federal government is “deeply concerned” by the “grossly inappropriate” treatment of female passengers, including 13 Australians, who were subjected to invasive searches at a Doha airport after...
Cameroon arrests ivory smugglers, seizes 118 elephant tusks
Reuters Cameroon authorities arrested four ivory smugglers attempting to transport nearly 120 elephant tusks through the country’s south, officials said Friday. The group had trafficked...
Child labour rising in West Africa cocoa farms despite efforts – report
The use of child labour has risen in cocoa farms in Ghana and Ivory Coast over the past decade despite industry promises to reduce it,...
Before Kylie Moore-Gilbert was jailed in Iran, she was an artist, a scholar and a ‘remarkable’ rising star
Australian-British academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert doesn’t like sitting still. After returning to the University of Melbourne as a lecturer following the completion of her PhD in...
Umrah pilgrims return to a Mecca stilled by coronavirus as restrictions ease
The Muslim holy city of Mecca slowly stirred from a seven-month hibernation on Sunday as pilgrims trickled in after Saudi Arabian authorities partially lifted a...
Death toll rises as fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh enters second day
Azerbaijani and Armenian forces have battled for a second day after dozens were killed in an outbreak of heavy fighting that has raised fears of...
Lebanon PM designate bows out from forming new cabinet
Lebanon’s premier-designate stepped down, saying he had been unable to form a reform-minded government to lift the country out of its worst economic crisis in...
Trump Seeks to Turn Israeli-Arab Accords Into Campaign Gains
WASHINGTON — When President Trump presided over a grandiose White House signing ceremony for new accords between Israel and two Arab states last week, his re-election...