Libya flood disaster: scale of the catastrophe must bring the two warring factions together: A century ago, the coastal city of Derna was well known for picture-perfect beaches, palm trees and whitewashed villas mainly inhabited by Libya’s Italian colonial occupiers. Today, in the aftermath of Storm Daniel, which brought 400mm of rain to the region, …
Why have golf’s warring tours merged? The possible explanations: They say a few months in sports can feel like a lifetime. In March 2023, just before golf’s first men’s major of the year, the Masters tournament, we explained in The Conversation how men’s professional golf had been shaken up by Saudi Arabia’s billion-dollar drive for …
Turkey-Syria earthquake: how disaster diplomacy can bring warring countries together to save lives: The death toll of the massive earthquakes that have rocked the Turkey-Syria border region has now exceeded 5,000 people and the World Health Organization has suggested it could rise as high as 20,000. The catastrophe has led to an international outpouring of …
Ukraine war: inside the complex web of Russia’s warring intelligence agencies: Russian intelligence chief Sergey Beseda and his deputy, Anatoly Bolyukh, were placed under house arrest on March 9. Beseda and Bolyukh oversaw the foreign intelligence branch of the FSB, which is the Russian security service. They were allegedly the main proponents of the assumption …
The Prestige: the real-life warring Victorian magicians who inspired the film: Warning: containers spoilers for The Prestige After years of a cat and mouse chase across Europe, two magicians are ready to declare war on one another. One, bitter over the loss of his son after a bullet-catch gone wrong at his own hand, steals …
Gulf blockade: Qatar hugs and makes up with its warring neighbours – but will it last?: Shortly after four Arab countries – Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt – imposed an embargo on Qatar in 2017, I flew into the country’s capital Doha. Hamad airport – usually buzzing with visitors from the …
South Africa in the news: ‘Stop the feuds’: former KZN premier to warring factions: If they are not in that order‚ that election will be deferred.” The incumbent Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa since 2014, Mbete held the same position for an earlier term, from 2004 to 2008. She also served as …