Jerusalem’s Flashpoint Holy Site
The Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem reopened Sunday after being closed following a deadly attack, but Muslims were refusing to enter over new Israeli security measures, including metal detectors...
Day: July 16, 2017
Israel PM Mourns France’s Deported Jews
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Paris to commemorate the victims of a mass arrest of Jews in Nazi-occupied France in 1942. More than 13,000 Jews were rounded up and detained at a...
Don’t Leave Us Out of Eastern Corridor Road – Bimbilla Residents
Road users on the eastern corridor linking Bimbilla to Yendi, are appealing to government to urgently work on the road which is currently in a terrible state. The Bimbilla -Yendi stretch of the...
S.African Communists Mull Quitting ANC Election Pact
South Africa's communist party has said it could contest elections on its own rather than as part of the alliance led by the ruling African National Congress, local media reported Sunday. SACP...
Kyebi River, Others Improve After Galamsey Fight [Video]
Residents who hitherto drank from the Birim River and other water bodies in the Eastern Region can now heave a sigh of relief. This is because these water bodies seem to be regenerating their natural...
Amla Strengthens South Africa’s Grip On Second Test
Hashim Amla's second fifty of the match cemented South Africa's strong position in the second Test at Trent Bridge as they pressed for a series-levelling victory against England on Sunday. South...
NDC Can’t Be Blamed For NHIS Debt – Alex Segbefia
The immediate past Minister of Health, Alex Segbefia, has said his administration will not accept responsibility for the current woes of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). According to...
Kidnapped US Journalist In DR Congo Found Safe and Sound
A US journalist kidnapped by a militia group in Democratic Republic of Congo was found safe and sound early Sunday, a senior official said, as another source said five people had been killed in...
Yemen Troops Killed In Suspected Qaeda Attack
Five Yemeni soldiers were killed and three wounded Sunday when gunmen suspected of ties to Al-Qaeda opened fire on a military checkpoint, an army source said. The source said the gunmen managed to...
Promotion of Teachers No Longer Automatic
Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of Education, has advised Ghanaian teachers, particularly those serving in public basic schools, to strive to live up to the demands of their job. He said they ought...
Macron, Netanyahu Mark 75 Years Since Paris Roundup of Jews
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday marked 75 years since the roundup of 13,000 Jews to be sent to Nazi death camps, calling France's responsibility a "stark truth" at a ceremony attended by...
Israeli Bill Seeks To Safeguard Control of Jerusalem
Israeli ministers gave initial approval Sunday to a bill aimed at making it more difficult for the government to hand the Palestinians parts of Jerusalem as part of a future peace deal. The bill,...
Iran President’s Brother Arrested On Financial Crime Charges
The younger brother of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Hossein Fereydoun, has been arrested on financial crime charges, the judiciary said on Sunday. "Multiple investigations have been conducted...
I’m Not Against Mining – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo Addo has rejected claims that he is against mining in the country. According to him, he is instead against illegal mining also known as galamsey. Speaking at this year’s Ohum...
Njie Seals Permanent Marseille Switch
Cameroon international striker Clinton Njie has joined Marseille on a permanent deal from Tottenham Hotspur after spending last season on loan in France, the Premier League club said Sunday. The...
Man Deported To Ghana ‘because He Is Not Gay Enough’
A man was allegedly deported from Belgium this week ‘because he wasn’t gay enough’. Boyfriend Jurgen Hendrickx issued a public plea for help on Wednesday after Festus was sent to Ghana –...
Four Islamist Extremists Surrender After Shootout In Bangladesh
Four suspected Islamist extremists surrendered Sunday after a night-long standoff with Bangladeshi police in which they detonated explosives and opened fire outside the capital Dhaka, an official...
Running of the Bulls Thai Style
Languidly ploughing flooded paddy-fields, Thailand's buffaloes don't usually strike people as the quickest of beasts. But farmers in eastern Thailand on Sunday showed off their fastest bovines in a...
Spurs Forward Njie Heading To Marseille
Tottenham forward Clinton Njie is to join French side Marseille on a permanent deal after the two clubs agreed a deal. The Cameroon international, 23, was on loan to the Ligue 1 club last season,...
US Citizen Accused of ‘infiltration’ Sentenced To 10 Years
A United States citizen accused of "infiltration" in Iran has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, a spokesman for the judiciary said on Sunday. "The person was identified and arrested by the...