U.S. wants ‘regime change’ in Iran – Rouhani

The United States is seeking “regime change” in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday, adding that the current U.S. administration is the most hostile that the Islamic Republic has faced in its four decades. Tensions have increased between Iran and America after U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from a multi-lateral agreement on Iran’s nuclear

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Concern as wealthy Kenyans stash their riches in tax havens

Majority of Kenya’s ultra-rich register non-trading firms to stash their riches in foreign private banks in tax havens, analysis of past global surveys suggest, fortunes which have grown into trillions of shillings over the years. At the same time, shrewd multinationals underdeclare their assets in the country, shipping out tens of billions of shillings in

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Saudi Arabia Wants Trump And Congress To Forget Jamal Khashoggi. Here’s Its Likely Playbook.

WASHINGTON ― Saudi Arabia is facing an unprecedented backlash from the U.S. elite over the presumed murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi ― and it may respond with an unprecedented offensive of its own to try to turn things around. Congress is threatening sanctions on the longtime U.S. partner, President Donald Trump is publicly demanding

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Somali spy chief National Intelligence and Security Agency quit

The Director General of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Hussein Osman Hussein resigned from the position of the Director of the Agency, and submitted his resignation to the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia. “The Director General of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Hussein Osman Hussein, today posted 13.October 2018,

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Two suicide bomber detonated in restaurant Baidoa

Two suicide bomber targeted a restaurant and a coffee shop, official says. The blasts took place in the southwest city of Baidoa, where the bombers walked into the two locations and detonated their vests within minutes of each other, according to witnesses. “The number of the dead, we have confirmed from the two blasts is 16

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Saudi journalist used Apple Watch to record own interrogation and execution, report says

According to a Sabah Gazetesi report, Khashoggi recorded what is believed to be audio evidence of his death inside the Saudi Arabian consulate in Turkey more than a week ago. Sabah Washington correspondent Ragip Soylu posted a screenshot of the story to Twitter on Friday. In its report, Sarah claims Khashoggi recorded questioning by a

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Dropouts mount for Saudi prince’s investment conference

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim is the latest in a series of high-profile departures for Saudi crown prince Mohammad Bin Salman’s upcoming economic development conference. The World Bank confirmed the move to Anadolu Agency. Bin Salman’s Future Investment Initiative Conference, slated to run Oct. 23 – 25, is part of his Vision 2030 plan

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Portugal defense minister quits over arms theft cover-up

Portuguese Defense Minister Jose Azeredo Lopes resigned on Friday amid an investigation into a suspected army cover-up of a weapons theft last year, a ministry spokesman said. Prime Minister Antonio Costa accepted the resignation after having firmly defended his minister during a parliament debate on Wednesday where he said he had his trust and should

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Pakistan opposes India-Russia S-400 deal

Pakistan said on Thursday it opposed the India-Russia S-400 air defense missile system deal, the foreign office said.”We are opposed to any arms race in South Asia and have been proposing measures for promoting restraint in both the nuclear and conventional dominos,” Mohammad Faisal, Foreign Ministry spokesman, told journalists during his weekly media briefing. He

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Somali special forces raid counterfeit currency linked to members of parliament

Mogadishu-Somalia, secret service raid counterfeit currency linked to parliament working in intelligence have broken up a counterfeit money ring based in the Somali capital, the country’s intelligence announced. The bust took place after two men thought to be the kingpins of a network suspected of having been involved in manufacturing a counterfeit US currency note

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