DAMASCUS – Egypt’s president has told a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (Nam) that the Syrian uprising is a “revolution against an oppressive regime”. Mohammed Mursi, making the first visit to Iran by an Egyptian leader since 1979, said the movement had an “ethical duty” to support the uprising. His comments sparked a walkout by…
KOGELO – Waving her walking cane and smiling broadly, the step-grandmother of Barack Obama celebrated yesterday as the tiny western Kenyan village danced and rejoiced after the United States president won four more years in the White House. Kogelo, a dirt-road town where children play soccer in bare feet, was the home of Barack Obama’s…
HARARE – Zanu PF has hailed “democratic” America, with party officials claiming Barack Obama’s win over Republican nominee Mitt Romney is a victory against racists. Having suffered major attacks by the United States Republican regime led by George Bush (Junior) which slapped sanctions on many top Zanu PF officials, President Robert Mugabe’s party had been…
HARARE – South African house music disc jockey and producer Dj Cleo is returning to Zimbabwe for a concert in the sleepy town of Beitbridge on October 20. Gift Petro, show organiser told the Daily News that all is set for the Dulibadzimu Stadium (Beitbridge) showcase. “It will be a family showcase, so we are…
HARARE – Zimbabwe must go for fresh elections by June next year, South Africa’s top foreign chief said yesterday sparking a battle with President Robert Mugabe who is escalating his push for a March 2013 poll. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, South Africa’s minister of International Relations and Cooperation, said President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and…
DAMASCUS – Syria’s foreign minister is expected Monday to defend his country’s handling of the 18-month civil war before the United Nations General Assembly, just as newly released casualty figures put the conflict’s human toll at nearly 28,000. Foreign Minister Walid Moallem is scheduled to speak to the U.N. General Assembly just days after world…
