adminSisi keeps Egyptian premier to fix economy after turmoil
CAIRO — Newly inaugurated President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reappointed Egypt’s prime minister yesterday, signalling continuity as he sets out to fix the economy and overcome political divisions after a long…
7 arrested over sex assaults as video goes viral
EGYPTIAN police have arrested seven men accused of sexually assaulting women at celebrations marking President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s inauguration, officials said yesterday, as a graphic video of one such attack…
Libya PM election unconstitutional
TRIPOLI — Libya’s supreme court yesterday ruled as unconstitutional the election of premier Ahmed Miitig in a chaotic parliamentary session, raising hopes for a possible solution to the country’s smouldering…
‘Nearly 30 tonnes’ of hashish seized
MOROCCAN police have seized nearly 30 tonnes of hashish in Casablanca, one of the largest busts in the major cannabis exporting country in years, media reported yesterday.
17 Indian cops get life sentences onment
NEW Delhi – An Indian court sentenced 17 police officers yesterday to life in prison for kidnapping and killing a 22-year-old job seeker in their custody in 2009. Prosecutors said…
30,000 killed in road accidents
Clemence Manyukwe News Editor NEARLY 30,000 people were killed in road accidents between 1997 and 2013, a parliamentary report has said. In its recent report, the 23-member Parliamentary Portfolio Committee…
Double tragedy for Vic Falls couple
Victoria Falls Reporter A KNIFE-STABBING victim suffered double pain when his wife’s body turned up at the same hospital’s mortuary minutes later — she had been run over by a…
MDC Renewal Team summons Tsvangirai, Moyo
Felex Share and Nyemudzai Kakore Harare Bureau THE MDC Renewal Team has formally charged MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai with 17 counts of violating the party’s constitution and has called him…
President to take over as Sadc chair
Lloyd Gumbo Harare Bureau President Mugabe is likely to pursue politics of self-determination and black empowerment when Zimbabwe assumes the Sadc Chair in August, commentators said yesterday.
Night O-Level exam for Masvingo pair
Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent TWO Ordinary Level June examination candidates were forced to travel 100km from Bikita to Masvingo to sit for a Biology Paper 2 examination at night after…