London, Dublin (1/11 – 66) Hamas is sheltered in a sea of civilians. Ostensibly a Palestinian political and military organization established in 1987, Hamas “governs” on the basis of having won a majority in the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections – defeating Fatah, another Islamist...
“Why are you obsessed with a two-state solution?” said Tzipi Hotovely, the Israeli ambassador to the UK during a Sky interview this week, snapping at the journalist for pressing her on the international consensus for ending Israel’s decades-long illegal occupation. “Why are you...
A welcoming atmosphere greets congregants shuffling into the Russian Orthodox Church, tucked away on an unassuming but badly pot-holed side street in the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR). At first glance there is nothing out of the ordinary about this Sunday morning scene in...
Czech archaeologists from Charles University in Prague have made a remarkable discovery in the Abusir necropolis in Egypt. They have found the tomb of Jehuty Em Hotep, a royal scribe who lived during the 27th dynasty, a turbulent period in ancient Egyptian history. The tomb contains rich...
Award-winning South African Afro-pop singer Bulelwa Mkutukana, popularly known as Zahara, has died, the country’s culture minister has said. She had been in hospital, reportedly with liver complications, and the government had been assisting the family “for some time”...
