Syria's Islamist-led interim government has decreed that women must wear burkinis - a swimsuit that covers the body except for the face, hands and feet - or other "decent" clothes at public beaches and swimming pools.The regulations, issued by the tourism ministry, were "a
A citizen has filed a lawsuit against the government, contesting the ongoing distribution of digital vehicle number plates by Virtus Global Security Company.Brutus Mohammed Kagingo claims the firm operates illegally and without proper registration under Ugandan law.Filed in the High
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has elected a new National Executive Committee (NEC), retaining most of its top leadership, during a closed-door delegates’ conference held at the party headquarters in Kamwokya.The highly restricted event was attended by 127 accredited delegates, even a
A living symbol of Uganda’s educational and cultural history has been restored at Kyambogo University with the replanting of a historic tree believed to have been planted by Kabaka Muteesa I in 1875.The ceremony, overseen by Professor Maria Goretti Nassali Musoke, Deputy Vice Chancellor
Business at Iganga High Court was paralyzed for over an hour on June 11, 2025, after Pastor Goreti Kubona broke down in protest following a court decision that dismissed her appeal seeking to reclaim land taken over by her paternal uncles.Kubona had sued her uncles, Henry Tanaziraba and Mu
The Minister for the Presidency, Milly Babalanda, issued a fervent call for peace during national Heroes’ Day celebrations held in Lyantonde, a district historically loyal to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), drawing attention to the growing political stakes as the country enters a
Protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids entered a third day on Sunday, with growing unrest prompting police to declare parts of the city an "unlawful assembly" zone and President Donald Trump calling for a military crackdown.Demonstrations began on Friday after it emerged that Immig
KAMPALA — Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has weighed in on the ongoing arrest of Col James Kasule, calling for his immediate release as investigations into the Mubende gold deal incident continue.In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday morning
The family of 19-year-old Christine Lizz Naluyange, a Senior Six vacationist and former student of Bishop Cipriano Kihangire Secondary School in Bbiina, has launched a search for her whereabouts after she failed to return home last week.Naluyange was last seen on the morning of Thursday, 5
Major General Felix Kulayigye has officially resumed his duties as Director of Defence Public Information, ending a near-three-month absence that had seen Colonel Chris Magezi act in his place.The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) confirmed Kulayigye’s return through a brief but de
