Ankara–A suspect involved in the early morning gun attack on the U.S. Embassy in capital Ankara has been arrested, according to a police source Monday. A search to nab the suspects involved in the attack was launched soon after the attack, resulting in the arrest of one, the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity

Iran’s oil minister said on Monday that French energy giant Total has officially quit its multi-billion-dollar gas project in Iran after the United States threatened to impose sanctions on companies that do business in the country, Iranian state TV reported. “Total has officially left the agreement for the development of phase 11 of South Pars

Redress and Accountability Needed for Crimes The government of Ethiopia should commit to an in-depth, independent fact-finding mission into many years of rights abuses and violations of the laws of war in eastern Ethiopia’s Somali region, Human Rights Watch said today. This should include specific investigations into the responsibility of senior Somali region officials, including

On Monday, the pilgrims will ascend Mount Arafat at the climax of Hajj. Nearly two million Muslims from all around the world began the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. “Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik” (I come to you, Oh my Lord, I come to you), the white-clade pilgrims chanted as they moved to the

The commander in chief of the inland tax department General Abdullahi Hassan Barise has provided more details about the detention of more than ten government officials over corruption charges. Several staff members in the Ministry of Finance, including Mr. Ahmed Ali Samow, the managing director of Mogadishu seaport revenue authority arrested on Saturday evening at

Uganda police arrested an older American man after reviewing a video that showed him striking out at hotel workers and using racial slurs. The police identified the man as Jimmy L. Taylor, a U.S. citizen who claims to be a missionary. The alleged assault took place in the Grand Imperial Hotel in Kampala, the capital,

The number of Ethiopians who are returning from Djibouti weeks after the unrest in Dire Dawa city has reached over 6,400, The Reporter has learned. They were transported using a train to Dire Dawa. From the total number of people who fled from Djibouti, the majority were sent to their hometowns. According to a senior

The west African nation loses some $50M annually to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, according to World Bank. A Chinese fishing vessel has been caught fishing illegally in the territorial waters of Sierra Leone, off the West African coast. Commodore Sallieu Kanu, the head of Sierra Leone’s navy, said the boat was first intercepted on

Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak and his French counterpart Bruno Le Maire spoke by phone on Friday and discussed U.S. sanctions steps against Turkey, agreeing to act together in response to such moves, the Turkish ministry said. The statement said that the two ministers decided to work closely to develop cooperation between Turkey and France

Rental rates are soaring in half of Canada’s largest cities, according to new data from PadMapper.According to the site’s August rent report looking at Canada’s 26 largest cities, 13 cities saw median one-bedroom rents increase over the last month: Toronto, Burnaby, B.C., Montreal, Ottawa, Kingston, Ont., Oshawa, Ont., Hamilton, Ont. Halifax, Abbotsford, B.C., Quebec City,