Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1603 EAT on Sunday 10th July 2022. Beirut, Lebanon – Lebanon’s seemingly terminal dysfunction is now compounded by open-ended strikes at most government offices, as salaries are no longer sufficient for employees to get to work, let alone support themselves or their families. The International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Beirut office…
Category: International News
Two bar shootings leave 19 dead in South Africa.
Police said it is too early to say if assaults in Soweto and Pietermaritzburg were connected. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1528 EAT on Sunday 10th July 2022. Two bar shootings, one in a township close to Johannesburg and another in eastern South Africa, has left 19 people dead, police said. In Soweto, 15…
Jambiyas and henna: War does not stop Yemeni preparations for Eid.
A uneasy truce has brought relative quiet to Yemen, but people are still struggling to afford their Eid traditions. Updated at 1025 EAT on Friday 8th July 2022. Sanaa, Yemen – Outside Bab al-Yaman, the historic entrance to the Old City of Sanaa, there are no signs of war. Markets are packed with people from inside…
China locks down again over fresh COVID-19 outbreak.
Updated at 0951 EAT on Friday 8th July 2022 Tens of millions of people were under lockdown across China on Wednesday and businesses in a major tourist city were forced to close as fresh COVID-19 clusters sparked fears of wider restrictions. Chinese health authorities have reported more than 300 infections in the historic northern city…
US jobless claims rose last week to highest since January.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2105 EAT on Thursday 7th July 2022. Applications for jobless aid for the week ending July 2 rose to 235,000, up 4,000 from the previous week, US data shows. More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week and while layoffs remain low, it was the fifth consecutive week that…
Israel asks Saudis to let Mecca pilgrims fly in from Tel Aviv.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1859 EAT on Thursday 7th July 2022. Israeli official asks Saudi Arabia to admit direct flights from Tel Aviv for Muslim pilgrims ahead of US President Joe Biden’s visit to the kingdom Isreal’s rgional cooperation minister says that he has asked Saudi Arabia to admit direct flights from Tel…
Argentine Senate Passes New Law On HIV And Other Diseases.
Updated by Nakayima Riatah at 1506 EAT on 04th July 2022 Argentina’s Senate Thursday passed a bill whereby the State would take a new approach to health conditions such as HIV, Viral Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, and Sexually Transmitted Infections. The bill, submitted by Congresswoman Carolina Gaillard of the ruling Frente de Todos, proposes “an integral approach…
Tunisian constitution committee head condemns president’s draft.
Former constitutional law professor Sadok Belaid says constitutional chapters could pave way for a ‘disgraceful dictatorial regime’ Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1408 EAT on Sunday 3rd July 2022. The head of Tunisia’s constitution committee has condemned the proposed constitution put forward by President Kais Saied this week, the local Assabah newspaper has reported. Sadok…
HICGI News Agency 