Iran strikes trigger flight cancellations and fresh travel warnings

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1208 EAT on Monday 2 March 2026 Airlines are continuing to cancel and reroute flights across the Middle East after the United States and Israel carried out strikes on Iran. Operations at airports in Tel Aviv, Dubai and Doha, as well as other key regional hubs, have been…

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Explosions Reported Across Qatar, UAE and Kuwait Amid Iran Retaliation

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1143 EAT on Monday 2 March 2026 Explosions were heard in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and in Doha, the capital of Qatar, for a third straight day as Iran continued retaliatory strikes on neighbouring Gulf states in response to ongoing attacks by the United States and…

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Inside M7 Meeting that Dropped Miria Matembe.

In the early 2000s,  Uganda’s President Museveni and the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) began pushing to amend the 1995 Ugandan Constitution to remove presidential term limits — a change that would allow him to seek additional terms in office.  The debate among NRM leaders and ministers was intense. Some senior figures, including Hon Miria…

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Iran Declares 40 Days of Mourning after Assassination of Supreme Leader.

HICGI News Agency — Global Affairs Desk Tehran | Updated at 1237 EAT on March 1, 2026 Iran has entered a 40-day period of national mourning following the assassination of its Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, in a dramatic development that has intensified tensions across the Middle East and drawn global attention. Iranian state media confirmed…

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Iran Strikes U.S. Assets Across Middle East in Major Escalation.

By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L. H. D (Hon) Tensions in the Middle East have sharply escalated after Iran launched coordinated missile strikes targeting United States military assets across the region, marking one of the most serious confrontations between Tehran and Washington in recent years. Widespread Missile Attacks Across the Gulf Iranian forces fired missiles…

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Risking It All: Refugees and Migrants in Perilous Journeys to Europe

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1628 EAT on Friday 27 February 2026 Less than two months into the new year, more than 560 people have already gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea while attempting to reach Europe, putting 2026 on course to become one of the deadliest years on record. At least 500…

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