Africa
Qatar unveils 2022 World Cup final stadium design
Qatar on Saturday revealed the design for the stadium that will in four years' time host the first ever World Cup finals game to be played in the Middle East. The 80,000-seat Lusail Stadium -- also the venue for the 2022 World Cup final -- was revealed in an elaborate ceremony attended by the country's ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and o ...
Africa
Protesters march against Italy's tough new anti-migrant law
Several thousand people marched in Rome Saturday in protest at Italy's tough new anti-migrant law which makes it easier to expel new arrivals. The protesters waved flags and donned yellow vests emblazoned with the slogan Get up Stand Up for your right in a reference to the famous Bob Marley song. The new law would only increase the numbe ...
Africa
Rebels hail Yemen ceasefire accord a 'success', despite skirmishes
Huthi rebels on Saturday hailed a ceasefire accord for a vital Yemeni port agreed at UN-brokered peace talks in Sweden, although the deal's implementation remained fragile. The breakthrough agreement at the first round of negotiations since 2016 was a success , said Daif Allah al-Shami, information minister for the rebels' unrecognised national ...
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