Israel has approved new settlements at the West Bank

Israel has approved the establishment of its first new Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank in two decades.The security cabinet voted unanimously late on Thursday to begin construction on a hilltop known as "Geulat Zion", near…

Angry protesters set Paraguay congress building on fire

Demonstrators in Paraguay have set fire to the country's congress amid violent protests against a bill that would let the president seek re-election.The head of the main opposition party said an activist had been shot dead.The…

Google celebrates April Fool’s Day with “Gnome Speaker”

Google has revealed its April Fool’s Day prank -a Gnome speaker for outdoor – with the product listed on Google’s online store. Of course, users can’t buy the Gnome speaker given its a part of Google’s April Fool’s Day prank and the…

Egypt and France discuss Libyan crisis on the phone

During a phone call on Thursday, Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry discussed the latest political updates on Libya with French foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.According to a foreign ministry statement, Shoukry…

US will no longer focus on removing Assad in Syrian war

The US representative to the United Nations has said that the US is no longer prioritising the removal of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.Ambassador Nikki Haley told reporters on Thursday "we can't necessarily focus on Assad the…

Libya’s Peace, a singing epic to bring Libyans together

Media figure, Atiyah Bani, said Thursday that he has finished writing the script and scenario for the singing epic Libya's Peace.Bani added that he had agreed with the poet Abdullah Al-Mizwaghi for the first verse part and will…