(2025-01-20). Iraq's Kata'ib Hezbollah: Zionist regime sustained irreparable defeat. presstv.ir Kata'ib Hezbollah has described the Gaza ceasefire deal and release of Palestinian prisoners as an "irreparable defeat" for the Zionist regime.
(2025-01-20). Iraqi parliament 'secretly' passes National Intelligence law. newarab.com 
(2025-01-20). Another set of Israeli lies collapses: Prosecutor admits no evidence of rape in October 7 attack. wsws.org Israel's entire narrative surrounding the events of October 7 has been shown to be a pack of lies.
(2025-01-20). Eskom to reach 300 days of no load shedding at midnight. sanews.gov.za Eskom to reach 300 days of no load shedding at midnight | At midnight tonight, Eskom will reach 300 days without implementing load shedding — a milestone not seen since June 2018. | Eskom has shown vast improvement since the implementation of the Energy Action Plan introduced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in July 2022, as well as the implementation of the power utility's own Generation Recovery Plan. | "This performance has also resulted in year-to-date diesel savings of R16.42 billion [year-on-year], which is about 62.9% less than the R26.09 billion spent during the same period last year, as a result of the…
(2025-01-20). Agro-chemicals killing Ugandans. independent.co.ug 
459 brands and at least 115 active ingredients blamed ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | A consortium of civil society organisations (CSOs) has in a Jan.05 statement shown concern about the continued wrong use of dangerous pesticides in the country. Members of the concerned CSOs mainly work to promote sustainable agricultural trade, food safety and sovereignty, climate …
(2025-01-19). Qassam Brigades: Al-Aqsa Strom final nail in Israeli regime's coffin. presstv.ir Hamas has extended its gratitude towards Iran and members of the regional Resistance Front, saying Operation al-Aqsa Strom hammered the final nail in the Israeli regime's coffin.
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The main Census findings have shown that the Buganda region has the highest cases of child marriages across the country raising concerns among local leaders. The Children (Amendment) Act 2016 emphasizes the right of every child to education and places responsibilities on parents and the state to ensure children attend …
The tumultuous collapses of Iraq, Libya and Syria offer stark parallels and contrasts, shedding light on the complex interplay of foreign intervention, internal strife and the fragile dynamics of power in the Middle East. At the heart of anti-colonialism lie two principles which, at first glance, seem to stand in direct opposition. The first calls 
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Lebanon is set to extradite the son of late senior Muslim cleric 
Alleged businessman, faux-farmer, and far-right miscreant Rupert Lowe has already shown he's got what it takes to be Reform UK leader. That is, in parliament on Wednesday 8 January he showed just how seriously him and his grifting il take the business of politics — or rather, they don't take it seriously at all. No […] | By 
A Western diplomatic team and local Iraqi parties are in "continuous contact" to secure the release of "Contacts are being conducted by a team from several countries, under the protection and coordination of an international coalition, in an informal manner, with Iraqi parties participating in the political process,…
The The pipeline, estimated to cost 5.97 trillion Iraqi dinars…
Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard is in the news again. The release of Australian cabinet documents from 2004 — a supposed treat for historians of Australian history each new year — has been given a typically modest, calm and boringly anodyne treatment in media outlets. One topic featured should have caused continued sharp intakes of breath 
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has dismissed speculation about regime change in His remarks, delivered on Saturday during a memorial event for the 2003 assassination of Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, underscored Iraq's sovereig…
The event, under the theme, "A Hand…
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheikh Badru Wassajja Kiruuta has been named the new Greater Masaka Muslim Regional Kadhi. He replaces Sheikh Hamis Sulait Ssentongo, who resigned his responsibilities last month after serving for two years. Kiruuta's appointment comes barely a year after he shifted his allegiance from the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council at Old Kampala, …
For a man who makes his living from food, you might expect Ali Yousef to have cherished childhood memories of Palestinian food, recipes handed down through generations. Ali's identity and culture are something he discovered "way into adulthood." | Born in Kuwait, Ali's family left when he was two months old to escape the Now refugees twice over (Ali's family fled war when they were children themselves) Ali says it took 18 years to realis…
By Maram Humaid in Deir el-Balah, Gaza Journalists gathered at Gaza's Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Hospital expressed outrage and confusion about the Palestinian Authority's (PA) decision to shut down Al Jazeera's office in the occupied West Bank. "Shutting down a major outlet like Al Jazeera is a crime against journalism," said freelance journalist Ikhlas al-Qarnawi. "Al Jazeera…
Newly-declassified UK government documents published Tuesday reveal the frustrations of then-prime minister Tony Blair and his government with French leader Jacques Chirac for blocking the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. | Minutes of an emergency cabinet meeting on 17 March, 2003 ⚪ a week after Chirac said he would veto any resolution approving military action ⚪ showed UK ministers agreed "the French attitude had undermined the mechanism of the UN to enforce the will of the international community." | "We had tried our utmost" but the French "were not prepared to accept that if President Saddam Hussein of I…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Despite efforts to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV, the Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) reveals that a significant number of mothers are still contracting the virus during pregnancy and breastfeeding, passing it on to their babies. Dr. Daniel Byamukama, who heads HIV prevention at UAC, stated that an assessment has shown …