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Bashir trial defence keeps up fire against Sudan prosecutor

Defence lawyers in the trial of Sudan's ousted president Omar al-Bashir over a 1989 coup Tuesday kept up accusations that the prosecutor general was ineligible for the case. "The prosecutor general has been politicised, he is exploiting his authority," a member of the defence team charged...

Libya's warring sides meet, discuss implementing cease-fire

Military leaders from Libya’s warring sides arrived Monday in the oasis town of Ghadames, the United Nations said, for the first face-to-face talks inside Libya since last year's months-long attack on the capital by forces loyal to the country's east-based military commander. The...

Yemen's ancient 'Manhattan of the Desert' risks collapse

Dubbed the "Manhattan of the desert" for its centuries-old skyscrapers, Yemen's ancient city of Shibam escaped damage in the civil war -- but faces collapse from disrepair amid rains and floods. Against a backdrop of cliffs looking like America's Grand Canyon, the UNESCO-listed World...

A cafe in Yemen run by women, for women

When Um Feras realised there were no leisure spaces for women in her city in Yemen, she founded her own cafe and hopes to change attitudes about women-led businesses. “There were no places for women to gather comfortably, no places belonging to the female community: where the team from...