Tanzania blocks Kenyan Airways passenger flights in response to Kenya blocking its cargo flights

A Kenya Airways flight approaches landing at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. Credit to Photo/NMG By The Associated Press Tanzania on Monday announced it had withdrawn approval for neighbouring Kenya’s flagship carrier Kenya Airways to operate a passenger service between the countries beginning next week. A statement from the Tanzanian Civil Aviation authority

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Iran claims it struck ‘terrorist’ sites in Syria, Iraq with barrage of missiles

By Anadolu Agency Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at positions of “terrorist groups” in Syria and Iraq late Monday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement. The IRGC said a “spy headquarters” and a “gathering of anti-Iran terrorist groups” in Syria were destroyed with ballistic missiles, as cited by state

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Somalia’s prime minister warns psychopath Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s prime minister warned Ethiopia on Sunday not to intervene in Somali territories. In a statement during a program in the capital Mogadishu, Hamza Abdi Barre emphasized that a sea access agreement signed earlier this month between Ethiopia and Hargeisa administration is void. He stressed that if Ethiopia intervenes in Somali territories,

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Oil edges up as investors eye Mideast developments

A container ship crosses an oil platform at the Gulf of Suez towards the Red Sea before entering the Suez Canal, outside of Cairo, Egypt September 1, 2020. Photographer Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo By Reuters Oil prices edged up on Monday as traders watched for supply disruption risks in the Middle East following strikes by

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Ruto, Museveni to meet over fuel import dispute

Kenya’s President William Ruto and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni having a talk at state house Uganda during a past meeting. By The East African President William Ruto plans to meet his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni to resolve the fuel import dispute that saw Kampala take Nairobi to the East African Court of Justice (EACJ).

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Burundi closes Rwanda border in new row over rebels

Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye. Photo/AFP By AFP Burundi said on Thursday it had closed the border with Rwanda, nearly two weeks after accusing its neighbour of supporting rebels who carried out attacks on its soil. Burundi says the RED-Tabara group staged an attack on December 22 near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo

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Nigeria’s Dangote refinery starts production after years of delays

A view of the newly-commissioned Dangote Petroleum refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria May 22, 2023. Photographer Temilade Adelaja By Reuters Nigeria’s Dangote oil refinery has begun producing diesel and aviation fuel, the company said on Saturday, after years of construction delays at the 650,000 barrel per day (bpd) plant. The refinery, Africa’s largest, was built

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US conducts strike against Houthi radar site in Yemen

By Anadolu Agency The US conducted a strike Saturday against a Houthi radar site in Yemen, according to the American military. “At 3:45 a.m. (Sana’a time) on Jan 13., U.S. forces conducted a strike against a Houthi radar site in Yemen. “This strike was conducted by the USS Carney (DDG 64) using Tomahawk Land Attack

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US, Britain carry out strikes against Houthis in Yemen

A missile is launched from a warship during the U.S.-led coalition operation against military targets in Yemen, aimed at the Iran-backed Houthi militia that has been targeting international shipping in the Red Sea, from an undisclosed location, in this handout picture released on January 12, 2024. US Central Command via X/Handout via Reuters By Reuters

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South African president says proud of country’s legal team in Israel genocide case

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa By Anadolu Agency South Africa’s president said Thursday that he was pleased with how his country’s legal team argued its case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel for allegedly committing genocide in Gaza.“I have never felt as proud as I felt today when our legal team was

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