The Renewable Energy Authority of Libya (REAoL) and Libya’s Ports and Maritime Transport Authority signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) last Tuesday (5 May) at REAoL’s Tripoli headquarters. The MoU aims to support the transition towards the use of clean energy and enhancing environmental sustainability in the Libyan ports sector. The signing ceremony took place […] The post REAoL signs MoU with Libyan Ports Authority to transit to use of clean energy and environmental sustainability in Libyan ports appeared first on LibyaHerald.

After launching its first scheduled flights (three times a week) to Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport on 1 May, Air Cairo announced that it is planning to expand its services to Libya soon – with new flights to the cities of Benghazi, Misrata and Sebha. The revelation was made by Hussein Al-Sharif, Chairman of Air Cairo, during […] The post After launching its flights to Tripoli on 1 May, Air Cairo plans new flights to Sebha, Misrata, and Benghazi soon appeared first on LibyaHerald.

Iran says it is reviewing a US proposal that Donald Trump says could bring the war to an end.

Sana's first birthday is shadowed by loss; her father Yahya was killed in an Israeli attack hours after her birth.

While passengers onboard the MV Hondius say the situation is calm, they face days at sea as officials warn the disease may have spread.

The baby hippo, which has been named Bumpy, was found clinging to its lifeless mother at a lake.

Mediator Pakistan says it is "endeavouring to convert this ceasefire into a permanent end to this war".

There are signs of fresh momentum to end the war, but Trump himself has injected a note of caution.

Israeli strikes on Lebanon's Nabatieh kill one person Israeli warplanes and drones struck Nabatieh in southern Lebanon on Wednesday morning, killing one person and injuring several others, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency. The agency said strikes hit the vicinity of the Evangelical School, destroying two residential buildings and damaging nearby homes and shops. The attacks cut the main road leading to the town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa and caused significant destruction. Emergency teams responded to assist the wounded and clear debris. Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment on the town of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon on 7 May 2026. (Abbas Fakih/AFP)

Novelist JM Coetzee declines to attend Jerusalem writers festival over ‘genocidal campaign in Gaza’ Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 05/07/2026 - 09:06 Nobel laureate warns former supporters of Israel are turning away from country over bloodshed in Gaza South African novelist JM Coetzee attends a ceremony where he was awarded Doctor Honoris Causa of the VUB Vrije Universiteit Brussel on 13 October, 2025 (AFP/Marius Burgelman) Off South African writer JM Coetzee has declined to attend a prominent Jerusalem literary festival over Israel's "genocidal campaign in Gaza." The Nobel laureate, who said he previously considered himself a supporter of Israel, addressed a letter to the Jerusalem International Writers Festival artistic director, Julia Fermentto-Tzaisler, in November, as seen by the Guardian, in which he outlined his reasons for not attending the May event. “For the past two years the state of Israel has been conducting a genocidal campaign in Gaza that has been vastly disproportionate to the murderous provocation of 7 October 2023,” he wrote. “This campaign, conducted by the [Israeli army], appears to have had the enthusiastic support of the vast majority of Israel’s population. "For this reason it is not possible for any considerable sector of Israeli society, including its intellectual and arts community, to claim that it should not share in the blame for the atrocities in Gaza.” (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Coetzee, who won the Booker Prize twice and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003, visited Jerusalem in 1987 to receive the Jerusalem Prize for the Freedom of the Individual in Society. At the event, he called for the end of apartheid in South Africa, a state of racial segregation that rights organisations say now exists in Israel-Palestine. "Long-time supporters of Israel have turned away in revulsion at the actions of the Israeli military," wrote Coetzee. "It will take many years for Israel to clear its name, assuming that it wishes to do so, and to re-establish itself in the international community.” 'It is not possible for any considerable sector of Israeli society, including its intellectual and arts community, to claim that it should not share in the blame for the atrocities in Gaza' - JM Coetzee Army Radio reported last week that Israel had expanded its control of the Gaza Strip to nearly 60 percent of the territory despite a nominal ceasefire, as it prepares for a possible resumption of the war. Senior military officials, cited by the broadcaster, said they are pressing to restart fighting, arguing that now is the optimal moment to defeat Hamas. Operational plans for renewed attacks have been completed, the report said, with a final decision pending approval from Israel’s political leadership. The military has also reduced forces in southern Lebanon while redeploying brigades to Gaza and the occupied West Bank. The US brokered a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in October, intended to end Israel’s two-year genocide by halting attacks and allowing humanitarian aid to flow into the territory. However, Israel has repeatedly violated the ceasefire, killing at least 832 Palestinians in near-daily shelling, according to the Palestinian health ministry.  Restrictions on aid, medicine and equipment entering Gaza since the ceasefire have exacerbated the spread of disease, hunger and dire conditions for the two million displaced population. Overall, Israeli forces have killed more than 72,000 Palestinians since October 2023. Thousands more remain missing and beneath rubble.  Israel's genocide in Gaza News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

UK polling stations opened Thursday in local elections set to heap more pressure on beleaguered Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer and showcase the rise of hard-right and left-wing populists. Opinion polls predict grim results for Labour, which could amplify calls for Starmer, 63, to resign or face a long-rumoured party leadership challenge.

In a classroom in Bria in the unstable eastern Central African Republic, former child soldiers were learning to sew. It is a way to help the 14- to 17-year-olds move on from the violence they suffered at the hands of the country's many armed groups. The east of the CAR, whose subsoil is rich in diamonds, has been torn apart by years of armed conflict.

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said Thursday his country was in an economic “state of near-emergency” as a result of the Middle East war, warning of runaway inflation. The Arab world’s most populous nation has not been physically impacted by the US and Israeli war with Iran, which has seen strikes on Egypt’s wealthy Gulf allies and paralyzed trade through the vital Strait of Hormuz.

BEIRUT: Lebanon faces what officials described as “one of the most dangerous moments in recent memory” after Hezbollah launched attacks on Israeli forces from areas both south and north of the Litani River, triggering a renewed Israeli air and ground campaign. Announcing its ground incursion into southern Lebanon, Israel said it aims to establish what it called a permanent “security zone” along the border.

The newly signed agreements cover areas including aviation, tourism, education, transport and agriculture. Kagame’s visit marks one of the first state visits hosted by President Boko since taking office, underlining Botswana’s push to expand diplomatic and economic partnerships across Africa.

Ivory Coast on Wednesday dissolved the authority responsible for organising elections following sustained opposition criticism over its handling of polls, but did not say what would replace it.