Somali immigrant suspected of trying to run over synagogue members in Hancock Park

HANCOCK PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC)–LAPD requested the help of the FBI and other partners in the Joint Terrorism Task force to investigate a criminal act near Beth Yehuda Synagogue as a potential hate crime. Investigators say the suspect is Mohamed Mohamed Abdi, a 32-year old immigrant from Mogadishu, Somalia, who arrived in Los Angeles just

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Argentina prosecutors considering charges against Mohammed bin Salman at G20

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman is on the guest list for the two-day G20 summit. Photograph: Amir Levy/Reuters. Writ presented by Human Rights Watch calls for prosecution over mass civilian casualties in Yemen and murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Argentine prosecutors are considering charging Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman with war crimes

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Turkey and Qatar prove to be true friends, says Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that his country and Qatar have supported one another in hard times, and proved to be a true friend many times. “Turkish nation showed intense efforts to break the blockade and sanctions targeting its Qatari brothers,” Erdogan said during the 4th meeting of Turkey-Qatar High Strategic Committee in

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Prince Harry begins two-day official visit to Zambia

Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, on Monday arrived in Zambia for a two-day tour that will see him honor the country’s World War heroes. The 34-year-old was initially expected to travel with his wife Meghan Markle, but reports indicate the latter opted out due to fatigue. Prince harry is expected to attend an official reception

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The Somali president attends Blue Economy Conference. in Kenya

The president of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has arrived in the capital city of Kenya, Nairobi to attend the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference. The delegation led by President Mohamed was welcomed at the airport by Kenyan authorities. The historic conference, which focuses on environmental protection will be the first-ever Sustainable Blue Conference and will kick

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Ethiopia to launch its first-ever satellite with China’s help

Ethiopia has announced its intention to launch its first satellite during 2019. According to the Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI) at the Addis Ababa University, the satellite is expected to be launched from China during September 2019. The initial plans to launch the satellite were announced in 2016 at the same time the

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UAE pardons British academic sentenced to life for spying – WAM

The United Arab Emirates on Monday pardoned a British academic jailed for life on spying charges, granting his family’s request for clemency minutes after showing a video of him purportedly confessing to being a member of Britain’s intelligence agency MI6. The UAE president issued a pardon as part of the country’s National Day, effective immediately,

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Saudis sought to buy Israeli hacking system: Report

Saudi Arabia has allegedly negotiated with an Israeli firm to buy an advanced system that hacks cell phones, Israeli daily Haaretz reported Sunday. The newspaper said two representatives of Herzliya-based NSO Group Technologies met Saudi officials in Vienna in 2017 to promote the Pegasus 3 software. Haaretz identified the two Saudi officials as Abdullah al-Malihi,

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Forty-six years later, Chad picks Israel over Libya

Chad’s President Idriss Déby did not come to Israel on Sunday – after a lapse of 46 years in ties between the two countries – because he suddenly saw the light of the Zionist idea. Déby came here, after two years of under-the-radar talks with senior Israeli officials, because he realizes that Israel can be

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27 EU leaders endorse Brexit agreement with UK

In a bittersweet landmark, European Union leaders on Sunday approved an agreement on Britain’s departure next year — the first time a member country will have left the 28-nation bloc. It took leaders a matter of minutes at a summit in Brussels to endorse a withdrawal agreement that settles Britain’s divorce bill, protects the rights

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