Headlines- After talks in Washington on Tuesday that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as a "historic opportunity" for peace, Israel and Lebanon agreed to hold direct talks.
- Iran talks could resume "over the next two days," according to US President Donald Trump, after the failure of last weekend's first round in Pakistan.
- Six merchant ships turned around after "direction from US forces," according to the US, and no ships were able to pass through the blockade in the first 24 hours.
- According to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, there were at least 35 deaths and 159 injuries in Lebanon on Tuesday.
- The southern Lebanon district of Bint Jbeil has been hit by an Israeli airstrike.
- "The short-term authorization permitting the sale of Iranian oil already stranded at sea is set to expire in a few days and will not be renewed," according to the US Treasury Department.
Tag: Robert Mugabe
Zimbabwe: Five Years on Whereabouts of...
Itai Dzamara was abducted on 9 March 2015 by five men while he was at a barbers’ shop in Harare’s Glen View suburb. His abductors are said to have accused him of stealing cattle before handcuffing him, forcing him into a white truck with concealed number plates and driving off. He has not been seen since then, and there are fears for his safety.
Former Zimbabwe President Among Famous Deceased...
Former Zimbabwe President Robert Robert, who died in September from cancer at the age of 95, is one of many famous people who passed away in 2019. Others listed include Nobel Prize Winner Toni Morrison; former U.S. presidential candidate, Ross Perot and U.S. Reps. Elijah Cummings and John Conyers
Douglas Rogers on Operation That Toppled...
United States-based journalist and author, Douglas Rogers, wrote a book titled ‘Two Weeks in November: The Astonishing Untold Story of the Operation that Toppled Mugabe’
Mugabe Funeral Preparations
The body of the late president Robert Mugabe leaves his Blue Roof residence after some people paid their last respects. The body will lie in state Thursday and Friday at Rufaro Stadium in Harare
Robert Mugabe’s Body Finally Reaches Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa was among the hundreds who gathered at the Robert Mugabe International Airport to receive the remains of former President Robert Mugabe. Mnangagwa and former First Lady Grace Mugabe walked ahead of the coffin
Mixed Views of Zimbabwe’s Mugabe in...
As Zimbabwe prepares for a state funeral for Robert Mugabe, who died last week in Singapore, opinions of the former leader are mixed in the country he ruled with an iron hand for 37 years
State Media: Mugabe to Be Buried...
Robert Mugabe, an ex-guerrilla leader who became the southern African country’s first leader following independence from white minority rule in 1980 and held on to power until he was forced to resign in 2017, died in Singapore on Friday
American Journalist Writes Thrilling Book on...
Prominent characters in the book include a Central Intelligence Organization operative identified only as Kasper, then war veterans’ leader Chris Mutsvangwa, Gabriel Shumba, a human rights lawyer and activist, and members of the Zimbabwe Defence Force
Ten Facts About African Presidents ...
Here some interesting facts about presidents of various African countries