Turkey, Saudi Arabia striving to increase all kinds of relations: Turkish president

By Anadolu Agency Turkey and Saudi Arabia are striving to increase all kinds of political, military and economic relations to start a new era, the Turkish president said early Friday. “We paid a visit to Saudi Arabia upon the invitation of Hadimu’l Haremeyn,” or “the Servant of Mecca and Medina,” said Recep Tayyip Erdogan, referring

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Scandal-hit Boris Johnson faces major test in local UK elections

Union Jack flag flies at the garden of a terraced house in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Britain, April 26, 2022. Picture taken April 26, 2022. Reuters/Phil Noble By Reuters John Jones is the sort of voter that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cannot afford to lose – but already has. Jones, who backed Johnson’s Conservatives at the national

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Somalia’s elected first female deputy speaker

Members of Somalia’s House of the People Lower House of the bicameral parliament on Thursday elected Ms Saadia Yasin Haji Samatar as its first deputy speaker. Ms Samatar becomes the first woman to be elected to the top leadership in parliament in a largely patriarchal Somali society. In the last round of voting, Ms Samatar

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Turkey’s Erdogan visits Saudi Arabia to mend strained ties

In this photo made available by the Turkish Presidency, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speak before a meeting in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Erdogan is visiting Saudi Arabia in a major reset of relations between two regional heavyweights following the slaying of a

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Europe struggles for clarity on Russia’s roubles-for-gas scheme

European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, April 10, 2019.Reuters /Yves Herman/File Photo By Reuters The European Commission on Thursday warned buyers of Russian gas they could breach sanctions if they converted gas payments into roubles, as officials struggled to clarify the EU’s stance on Moscow’s payments scheme, which has

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Algeria threatens to cut off gas supplies to Spain

By Anadolu Agency Algeria threatened Wednesday to cut off gas supplies to Spain if any of the gas winds up in a different location than specified by a contract. Transporting any amount of Algerian gas to a different destination is considered a breach of contractual obligations and would lead to the termination of the contract

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IMF backs Kenya’s cooking gas, loans, gambling tax raise

Signage at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington, DC: Credit to Photo/AFP By Business Daily Africa The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has backed Kenya’s recent taxation of essential goods and services like cooking gas and bank loan fees, arguing additional cash raised have helped cushion against higher cost of fuel and fertiliser in

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Somalia House Speaker election win UAE-Kenya puppet

UAE-Kenya puppet Adam Mohamed Nur Madobe was declared the Speaker of Somalia’s 11th Parliament on Wednesday after defeating Hassan Abdinur in the run-off election. Former Tigray puppet Adam Madobe received 163 votes in the election, while Hassan Abdinur received 89 votes. ‎ It is the second time that he has led the parliament as the

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Kenya eyes $244m budget support from IMF

The International Monetary Fund plans to release $244 million to Kenya to finance its budget: Credit to Photo/AFP By The East African The International Monetary Fund (IMF) plans to release $244 million to Kenya to finance its budget “in the coming weeks” after its staff expressed their satisfaction with Nairobi’s economic reforms in the face

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Wheat prices in Africa up 60% due to Russia-Ukraine war: AfDB

By Anadolu Agency The Russia-Ukraine war has disrupted wheat exports, driving wheat prices up by 60% in Africa, the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) said Tuesday, warning that the continent will lose up to $11 billion worth of food due to the conflict. “Already, the price of wheat has gone up about 60%.

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