Swedish police authorize protest by man who plans to burn Torah, Bible outside Israeli Embassy

Supporters of Shiite Muslim leader Moqtada Sadr burn rainbow flags, during a demonstration in Sadr City, in response to the burning of Quran in Sweden, Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) By The Associated Press Stockholm police on Friday said they have authorized a protest this weekend by a man who has

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs launches Empower Global, a digital marketplace for Black businesses

Sean “Diddy” Combs. Photo credit: wikimedia commons By Face2Face Africa Sean “Diddy” Combs has launched an e-commerce platform to make it easy for consumers to find, explore, and shop from black-owned businesses. The platform, called Empower Global, seeks to give black brands the opportunity to reach a wider audience. Empower Global was reportedly built by

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Two Tanzanian nationals were arrested in Kenya for wanting to join Al-Shabab

A photograph appear on the Internet Kenya’s security forces arrested two foreigners in Garisa while they were on their way to join the Al-Shabab terrorist group fighting in Somalia. Officials said the two Tanzanian men, Abdirahman Shaffi Mkwatili, 25, and Sadam Jafari Kitia, 30, were arrested on Wednesday, July 12, in possession of a Swahili

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Kenya heads into fifth review as IMF firms grip on economic policy

International Monetary Fund Resident Representative, African Department Tobias Rasmussen at a past function By Business Daily Africa Ahead of the fifth review of its multi-year arrangement with Kenya on Monday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has already positioned itself as a key shaper of the country’s monetary and fiscal policies. From the increase of contributions

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Exclusive: BYD proposes $1 bln India plan to build EVs, batteries – sources

Members of the press and the general public check out the Atto 3 electric SUV made by Chinese carmaker BYD, at the Fully Charged Live electric vehicle trade show in Farnborough, Britain, April 28, 2023. Reuters/Nick Carey/File Photo By Reuters China’s BYD Co (002594.SZ) has submitted a $1 billion investment proposal to build electric cars

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Putin says Prigozhin rejected his offer for Wagner to keep serving

By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin said he offered the Wagner mercenaries the chance to keep fighting for the army at a meeting just days after their attempted mutiny, but the group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin rejected his offer. “All of them could gather in one place and continue to serve. And nothing would have

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UAE carried out a surprising act in 18 European countries and caused a lot of anger

Credit Reuters/United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Belgium has summoned the United Arab Emirates’ ambassador to the country after reports emerged that Abu Dhabi is involved in a smear campaign aimed at associating at least 1,000 people living in Europe with the Muslim Brotherhood. The European Investigative Cooperation Group (EIC) said in a

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Somalia shady president Hassan Sheikh and the former leaders had a conference that failed

File Photo/Somali Times The meeting of the last two days in Mogadishu between the shady President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and the former leaders and opposition politicians has been concluded in failure. This sensitive meeting was chaired by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, with the participation of former presidents Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden, former

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Egypt’s Sisi and Ethiopia’s PM discuss Sudan’s crisis and Ethiopian dam -presidency

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) meets with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at the Ittihadiya presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, June 10, 2018. in this handout picture courtesy of the Egyptian Presidency. The Egyptian Presidency/Handout via Reuters/File Photo By Reuters Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday discussed

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Death toll in Kenya from starvation cult climbs to 372

By Anadolu Agency Police in Kenya exhumed 12 more bodies as part of an ongoing investigation into a starvation cult, bringing the death toll to 372, Regional Police Commissioner Rhoda Onyancha announced Wednesday. The exhumation took place during the third day of the fourth phase of the operation. Police said the recovery of the bodies

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