Lenasia, a township near Johannesburg, has created its own response to the pandemic after thousands of local people fell ill. South Africa has nearly 600,000 coronavirus cases – making it the fifth highest total...
France: Second mosque fire in Lyon within a week
The Essalam and Omar mosques in Lyon, France, were both targeted in suspected arson attacks within a week of each other.
Prominent Muslim Brotherhood leader dies in notorious Egyptian prison
Top Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam el Erian has died of a heart attack in Egypt’s Tora Prison. The country’s first democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi also died at the same prison in June 2019.
‘Firenado’ rages in southern California – BBC News
The brush fire north of Los Angeles is not contained. At least 100 structures were evacuated. Conditions created recipe for “rapid fire growth”, said fire chief Robert Garcia.
West Bank annexation suspended? Israel-UAE relations normalized under US-brokered deal | DW News
Israel and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to the full normalization of relations. Under the US-brokered deal, Israel will suspend plans to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank. US President Trump says the...
Beirut’s Karantina district: Amid the devastation, old tensions surface
Relief operations are underway in Karantina, a poor Beirut neighbourhood near the port that was devastated in the August 4 blast that tore apart the Lebanese capital. But with anxieties heightened and resources scarce...
Beirut blast: French forensic teams, FBI join probe into cause of explosion
For many Lebanese, the best hope for answers about what caused the Beirut blast lies with French forensic teams and FBI investigators.