The Jewish owner of a jewelry store in Tunisia was hospitalized Thursday after an axe attack on the island where Africa’s oldest synagogue is located. The 50-year-old man was admitted to a hospital in Djerba, where many of Tunisia’s remaining 1,500 Jews reside, community leader Rene Trabelsi told The Associated Press. The attack comes one week before Jewish pilgrims are expected in Djerba for the holiday Lag B’Omer. Across the island and at the 26-century-old El-Ghriba synagogue, Jews welcome thousands each year for three days of festivities. Trabelsi, who is Jewish and served as Tunisia’s tourism minister from 2018 to 2020, said...
President Trump Hints Tariffs On China May Drop As Talks Set To Hold This Weekend
US President Donald Trump hinted that tariffs on goods from China may come down as top trade officials from the world’s two biggest economies are set to hold talks this weekend in Switzerland. “You can’t get any higher. It’s at 145, so we know it’s coming down,” he said, referring to the new import taxes of up to 145% imposed on China since he returned to the White House. Trump made the comments during an event to unveil a tariffs deal with the UK – the first such agreement since he hit countries around the world with steep levies in April. The...
Russian President Vladimir Putin Joined By Foreign Leaders In Laying Flowers At The Eternal Flame On Red Square.
The Victory Day Parade marks the 80th anniversary of the end of WW2, it kicked off at the Red Square in Moscow, with Russian President Vladimir Putin hosting delegations from 29 countries.
The unseen crisis facing Nigerian men (moment Otunba Kunle Akinyele collapsed)
PUNCH Newspaper – The unseen crisis facing Nigerian men (moment Otunba Kunle Akinyele collapsed) 5th May 2025. Ganiyu Olowu When Otunba Kunle Akinyele, a respected hotelier in Lagos, slumped and died at his wife’s 60th birthday thanksgiving, the nation gasped in disbelief. One moment, he was celebrating life and love; the next, he lay lifeless at the altar of joy. The video is haunting — a man gesturing, gasping, reaching for help in a sacred space, surrounded by those he loved but alone in his final battle. This was not just a death. It was a metaphor of silent suffering,...
Mavin Records Celebrate 13 Years Of Building “World-Class Platform That Empowers African Talent To Shine On The Global Stage.”
Nigerian music executive and record producer, Michael Collins Ajereh, a.k.a Don Jazzy: “13 years ago I started Mavin with a dream to build a world-class platform that empowers African talent to shine on the global stage. Today, that dream is alive and evolving, thanks to an incredible team, phenomenal artists, die-hard fans, and all our industry partners”
Hollywood Film Maker, Writer And Actor Tyler Perry reveals new movie ‘Straw’ starring Taraji P. Henson
Hollywood film maker Tyler Perry had posted across his social media handles his newly released movie ‘Straw’ that will air on Netflix on June 6, starring American actress Taraji P. Henson, Sherri Shepherd, Teyana Taylor, Glynn Turman, Sinbad, and Rockmond Dunbar. The movie producer wrote: “IM IN MY BAG YALL!! This movie is so good. I mean so good! I can’t wait for y’all to see it.” Henson stars in Straw as Janiyah, a struggling single mother caught up in a chaotic conspiracy that forces her to make impossible choices to care for her sick daughter. Henson in an interview had described...
