Salma al-Shehab was arrested in January 2021 CNN By Celine Alkhaldi Saudi women’s rights campaigner Salma al-Shehab was sentenced to 34 years in prison on Monday for her activity on Twitter, according to court documents viewed by CNN. Al-Shehab, 33, was also banned from traveling outside of Saudi Arabia for another 34 years. The PhD

Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, United Arab Emirates/Reuters By Reuters Dubai-owned ports giant DP World reported on Thursday a record $721 million first-half profit boosted by elevated shipping rates but said it expected its profit, revenue and container growth rates to moderate in the rest of the year. The company, one of the world’s biggest

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with Myanmar’s military leader Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyidaw, Myanmar/Reuters By Reuters Military-ruled Myanmar plans to import Russian gasoline and fuel oil to ease supply concerns and rising prices, a junta spokesperson said, the latest developing country to do so amid a global energy crisis. The Southeast

Somalia continues to experience a devastating drought, creating a historic food crisis in the region. Food insecurity has hit Somalia particularly hard, where millions of people have been affected. But President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud’s recent deal with Uhuru Kenyatta on khat imports has made many question his priorities. Somali children are dying without food while

By The Associated Press Britain’s inflation rate rose to a new 40-year high of 10.1% in July, a faster pace than in the U.S. and Europe as climbing food prices in the United Kingdom tightened a cost-of-living squeeze fueled by the soaring cost of energy. The double-digit surge in consumer prices over a year earlier

Kenya has exported miraa worth Sh1 billion to Somalia in under a month since the resumption of trade coming as a major reprieve to growers who had been hit hard when Mogadishu imposed a ban in 2019. Head of Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Felix Mutwiri says the country has so far exported 375

By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday welcomed Malaysia’s King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah with an official ceremony at the presidential complex in the capital Ankara. The leaders held one-on-one talks followed by an official dinner in honor of the king. Later on Tuesday, Erdogan awarded the Malaysian king with

Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga delivers an address to the nation at his campaign headquarters in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) ODM leader Raila Odinga has rejected Wafula Chebukati’s declaration of DP William Ruto as president-elect saying his coalition is pursuing all available constitutional options. Speaking for the first time

Kenyan President William Ruto AFP/Tony Karumba By Business Daily Africa President-elect William Ruto will start receiving briefings from the respective national security organs after being declared the winner of the General Election. The organs include the National Intelligence Service (NIS), the Kenya Defence Forces and the National Police Service (NPS). The Assumption of Office of

File – In this photo released by the Taiwan Legislative Yuan, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, right, and Legislative Yuan Deputy Speaker Tsai Chi-chang arrive for a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. China announced Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, is imposing visa bans and other sanctions on a number of Taiwanese political figures