Saudi lays on lavish welcome as China’s Xi heralds ‘new era’ in relations

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 8, 2022. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via Reuters By Reuters Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received President Xi Jinping on Thursday as the Chinese leader heralded “a new era” in Arab relations, with a lavish welcome signalling Riyadh’s interest

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Khamenei’s sister says Iran ‘not listening to voice of people’

By Anadolu Agency The sister of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has criticized the Iranian government, calling it a “tyrannical caliphate.” In a letter published by her France-based son Mahmoud Moradkhani on Twitter, Badri Hosseini Khamenei indicted the Iranian leader for “not listening to the voice of the people.” “As a human duty, many

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Kenya eyes duty-free deal with 3 countries

By Business Daily Africa The cabinet says negotiations with the US, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates on the Free Trade Area are ongoing as Kenya seeks to expand access to its products beyond the regional and traditional markets. The cabinet on Tuesday noted that negotiations with these countries have started with the view

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Boris Becker ‘will be deported to Germany on luxury private jet’

Former tennis player Boris Becker, in London, Britain, April 29, 2022. Photographer John Sibley/Reuters The Daily Telegraph By Ewan Somerville The three-time Wimbledon champion was jailed for two and a half years in April. He hid assets and loans amounting to £2.5 million from creditors after being declared bankrupt in 2017 over an unpaid £3

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Putin says Russia may be fighting in Ukraine for a long time

By Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that his army could be fighting in Ukraine for a long time, but he saw “no sense” in mobilising additional soldiers at this point. “As for the duration of the special military operation, well, of course, this can be a long process,” Putin said, using his

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Stocks waver on Wall Street following a 4-day losing streak

The New York Stock Exchange is seen in New York, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) By The Associated Press Stocks wavered between small gains and losses on Wall Street Wednesday, leaving prospects uncertain for the market to break a four-day losing streak. The S&P 500 fell 0.1% as of 10:14 a.m. Eastern.

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Somali President Hassan Sheikh says that the government has armed the clans to fight Al-Shabab has not worked, instead they are fighting against each other

Somalia President Hassan Sheikh says that the government has armed the clans to fight Al-Shabab has not worked, instead they are fighting against each other. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud said that he never intended to arm the Somali tribes, but he said that the government supported the tribes to liberate their areas from the Al-Shabab

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Turkey has defeated all obstacles to fight terrorism, President Erdogan says

By Anadolu Agency Turkey has crushed all obstacles to fight terrorism, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. Speaking at the general assembly of Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations (TISK) in the capital Ankara, Erdogan said: “The West’s condition in its fight against terrorism is evident, but Turkey has overcome all obstacles to fight terrorism.”

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Portugal power into last eight with 6-1 demolition of Switzerland

Soccer Football – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Round of 16 – Portugal v Switzerland – Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar – December 6, 2022 Portugal’s Pepe celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach By Reuters Goncalo Ramos scored a stunning hat-trick as a slick Portugal thrashed Switzerland 6-1 on Tuesday to storm

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Absa Bank to replenish its gold units as investors exhaust supply

Absa Bank Limited will list new units of the gold-backed exchange-traded fund By Business Daily Africa South Africa’s Absa Bank Limited will list new units of the gold-backed exchange-traded fund (ETF) after investors bought all that had been supplied on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). The bank says it will make an order of 250,000

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