Don’t Politicise Pilgrimage To Israel
Dr. Lawrence Tetteh, an International Evangelist, says he was taken aback by the backlash among Christian leaders about government’s proposal to support members of the faith to embark on a...
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Ghana Has Highest Cost of Living In Africa
A company dedicated to helping people move abroad has ranked Ghana as the African nation with the highest cost of living. The company, called MoveHub, based its calculations on the price of...
Modi Set To Become First Indian PM To Visit Israel
Narendra Modi becomes the first Indian prime minister to visit Israel when he arrives on Tuesday, the result of growing ties that have led to billions of dollars in defence deals. Israel, in constant...
Arab-Israeli Ex-Lawmaker Imprisoned Over Phone Smuggling
An Arab-Israeli former lawmaker entered prison Sunday to begin a two-year sentence after he pleaded guilty to smuggling mobile phones to Palestinian detainees, a prisons spokeswoman said. Basel...
Israel Rearrests Palestinian Lawmaker
Israeli authorities have re-arrested a prominent Palestinian lawmaker in an overnight raid over her leadership in a movement Israel considers a terrorist organisation, officials said Sunday. Khalida...
Israel’s Ex-PM Jailed For Bribery Released Early
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been released from prison on parole after serving two-thirds of a 27-month sentence for fraud. He was jailed in 2016 after being convicted of bribery and...
From Promise To Prison
Ehud Olmert was once described as "probably the best" politician Israel ever produced, but the debonair ex-premier who was released from prison on Sunday has seen a humiliating fall from grace....
Israeli Ex-PM Olmert Freed From Prison After Parole In Graft Case
Israeli ex-prime minister Ehud Olmert was freed from prison on Sunday after being granted parole in a corruption case that reduced his sentence by a third. Olmert, the country's first former premier...
Stigma Keeps Drug Addicts Quiet In Gaza Strip
After Umm Mazen found her husband shivering in his bed and complaining of a migraine, he confessed he was addicted to painkillers and could no longer provide for the family. In the Gaza Strip, the...
US Navy Carrier Stops Off In Israel On Break From IS Fight
A US Navy supercarrier anchored off the Israeli port of Haifa Saturday on a break from operations supporting the US-led coalition's fight against the Islamic State group. It is the vessel's first...
Projectile From Syria Hits Israeli-Occupied Golan
Stray fire from Syria hit the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Saturday, the Israeli army said, in the latest such incident across the armistice line. "A projectile launched from Syria hit an open...
Heart Defect Survivor Kanu Nwankwo Advises Football Stakeholders
Retired Nigerian footballer, Kanu Nwankwo who battled with heart defects has weighed in on Late Ivorian footballer Cheick Tiote’s death, which was also caused by a heart failure… Legendary...
Tiote’s Death A Wake Up Call
Former Nigeria captain Nwankwo Kanu says the recent death of Ivory Coast’s Cheick Tiote should be a wake up call to act over heart problems in Africa. Tiote, who was 30, died earlier this month...
Israeli Plane Hits Syrian Army In Latest Golan Exchange
An Israeli warplane struck a Syrian army post on Friday, the Israeli military said, hours after stray fire from Syria's civil war hit the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. "In response to the...
Israeli Plane Targets Syrian Army In Latest Golan Exchange
An Israeli warplane struck a Syrian army post on Friday, hours after stray fire from Syria's civil war hit the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, the Israeli military said. "In response to the...
Tiote’s Death A Wake Up Call
Former Nigeria captain Nwankwo Kanu says the recent death of Ivory Coast’s Cheick Tiote should be a wake up call to act over heart problems in Africa. Tiote, who was 30, died earlier this month...
Painted Huts Offer DR Congo Village A Tourism Lifeline
There's no electricity and only 500 residents in the Congolese village of Makwatsha, but a longstanding tradition by its womenfolk has turned it almost by accident into a star attraction for Chinese...
Last Christians of Israeli-Controlled Golan Heights Endure
When about a hundred Arab Christians recently attended the small church at Ein Qiniye in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, it was a turnout not often seen there. Few Christians remain on the...
Former Israeli PM Olmert Granted Early Prison Release
A parole committee has decided to grant early release to Israeli ex-prime minister Ehud Olmert, who is serving a 27-month prison sentence for corruption, his lawyer said Thursday. "The committee...
Israel Forces Hit Syria Army After New Stray Fire
Israel hit a Syrian regime position on Wednesday night after stray mortar fire from the war-torn country struck the occupied Golan Heights, in the third such exchange within a week. A military...