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Global village: The Middle East crisis is no longer just a remote conflagration, South Africa is also affected by this distant geopolitical drama. Photo:
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Middle East conflict reaches SA’s doorstep

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans in Israel to cross the land border into Jordan — one of the few remaining safe exit routes

The devastation at the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school in Minab, southern Iran after a US-Israel missile strike this weekend: Images: Fars News Agency

Khamenei killing puts limits of self-defence under UN Charter to the test

The United Nations Charter prohibits the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of another state, the only recognised exception being…

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Supplied

UPDATED: Iran hits US Gulf base in retaliation against attacks on Tehran

US President Donald Trump warned members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard to lay down their arms or face ‘certain death’.

About 70% of the trade in live cheetahs is unfolding on social media, new research has found.

Social media fuelling illicit trade in cheetahs

About 65% of the web addresses analysed indicated that the users were also trading in other wildlife such as lion, tiger, leopard, reptiles, birds, antelope and primates This…

Celebrating the 63rd National Day for The State of Kuwait 

South Africa and Kuwait have maintained bilateral relations for 30 years

Frelimo gambled everything on gas – and lost

Mozambique’s ruling party thought gas would secure a wealthy future, but that dream faded and finally was shattered by attacks that sent energy giant Total packing

Shipping out: A cargo vessel docked in East London this week to collect 60 000 sheep destined for the Middle East, but the national health department was not initially aware of its presence. (Randell Roskruge)

Covid-19 regulations cause confusion for sheep shipment

Confusion about who should check a vessel meant to pick up 60 000 sheep has exposed fissures in the Covid-19 regulations

Concern is growing that Somalia is slowly turning into a desert due to the loss of an estimated 8.2 million trees between 2011 and 2017 alone.

Somalia’s illicit charcoal trade threatens security, the environment and livelihoods

The country is losing trees at an alarming rate to an illicit charcoal trade that partly bankrolls its Islamist insurgency

Man imprisoned for insulting Kuwait’s leader on Twitter

A court in Kuwait has sentenced a man to two years in prison for insulting the country’s ruler on Twitter.

Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah

Kuwait detains Twitter users for insulting ruler

Kuwait’s public prosecution on Sunday ordered the detention of four Twitter users for 10 days for allegedly insulting the ruler of the Gulf state.

Opec ministers holding consultations on oil

Members of Opec are holding consultations over the oil market in light of the Libyan turmoil, the Kuwaiti oil minister said on Tuesday.

Unusual destinations try to lure tourists

If you are a tourist ready to go somewhere a bit different, there is a growing queue of destinations desperate to welcome you.

Bharti confirms $10,7bn bid for Zain

India’s Bharti Airtel launched its third attempt to gain a foothold in Africa, entering $10,7-billion talks to buy most of telecom Zain’s assets.

Bharti offers $10,7bn for Zain’s Africa operations

Bharti Airtel has offered up to $10,7-billion for the African assets of Kuwaiti telecom group Zain, newspapers reported on Saturday.

Kuwait grants women passports without spousal nod

Kuwait’s highest court has granted women the right to obtain a passport without their husband’s approval.

Kuwait against Opec meeting to curb oil-price fall

Oil Minister Ali Jarrah al-Sabah said on Tuesday that Kuwait was opposed to holding an emergency meeting of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) to halt…

Kuwait Parliament breaks up in chaos

The Kuwaiti Parliament broke up in chaos on Monday when reformist MPs walked out in protest at attempts to block a redrawing of constituencies intended to counter alleged…

Kuwait hangs five in biggest group execution in 16 years

Three Kuwaitis and an Indian convicted of murder and a Pakistani found guilty of drug trafficking were hanged in Kuwait on Tuesday, the largest number of executions in a single…

First woman candidate breaks taboo in Kuwait

The first woman ever to contest elections in the conservative Persian Gulf state of Kuwait has launched her campaign by breaking a 44-year-old taboo in bringing male and female…

Kuwait’s sick emir ousted from office

Kuwait’s Parliament on Tuesday voted ailing Emir Sheikh Saad al-Abdullah al-Sabah out of office after barely a week in power, ending one of the gravest political crises in the…