JOHANNESBURG — Former South African President Jacob Zuma is not eligible to run in upcoming elections, the Independent Electoral Commission has ruled. The commission said at a media briefing on Thursday that it had upheld an objection against Zuma’s candidacy in the May 29 elections. In July 2021, Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in … Read more
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian Authority named the members of a new cabinet Thursday, pledging a technocratic government that could help rebuild Gaza and fight endemic corruption. Mohammad Mustafa, appointed as prime minister earlier this month, announced the names of 22 new ministers who would join him in the government and outlined his vision, … Read more
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform. President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the PA for nearly two decades and remains in overall control, announced the new government in a presidential decree on Thursday. None of the incoming ministers is … Read more
The Big Picture The success of mature superhero series like The Boys and Invincible has paved the way for darker, more realistic adaptations in the superhero genre. The Authority represents a superhero team that challenges the traditional comic book morals, offering a more brutal, politically charged narrative. With themes of hedonism, representation, and political commentary, … Read more
PARIS — France’s new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal vowed Tuesday to boost employment, restore authority in the country’s schools and support workers including farmers who have been protesting for days over their eroding incomes. Three weeks after he was appointed by President Emmanuel Macron as France’s youngest-ever and first openly gay prime minister, Attal sought … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is facing some of the most vociferous objection to papal authority in decades, in language that might have stunned past popes. German Cardinal Gerhard Müller derided the pope’s new guidance allowing priests to bless same-sex couples as “blasphemy.” One Italian priest found … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave RAMALLAH, West Bank — In its plan for the day after Israel’s campaign to eradicate Hamas from Gaza, the United States hopes to pave the way for the beleaguered Palestinian Authority to take control, by encouraging the formation of a new government and launching training for its … Read more
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Palestinian foreign ministry and the Islamist group Hamas issued opposing statements on Friday in response to the adoption by the United Nations Security Council of a resolution intended to help bring more humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian foreign ministry, which is part of the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority, … Read more
RAMALLAH (Reuters) -Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Friday the Palestinian Authority could play a role in administering the Gaza Strip, on condition that there was a full political solution that also encompassed the occupied West Bank. With Israeli forces now deep inside Gaza, some two weeks after the start of a ground operation to … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave TEL AVIV — Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at his headquarters in Ramallah on Sunday, where the leaders talked about how to manage the growing civilian toll of Israel’s assault on Gaza and their efforts to help avoid the conflict from … Read more