Kenya suspends all passenger flights from Dubai

An Emirates Airlines plane By Business Daily Africa Kenya has suspended all inbound and transit passenger flights from the United Arabs Emirates (UAE) to retaliate against a move by Dubai to ban all passenger flights from Kenya over fake Covid tests. Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) Director-General Gilbert Kibe told the Business Daily Tuesday that

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Somalia President Farmajo delivered a surprise speech

Photo Somali Times/ Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo delivered a surprise speech tonight, speaking in the form of a re-election campaign, explaining the process by which his government worked during his tenure. President Farmajo also welcomed the new election agreement reached at the National Consultative Assembly meeting in Mogadishu a day

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‘Noof is alive’: Qatari activist feared dead surfaces on Twitter after months of silence

A still from the video Noof al-Maadeed appeared in on Sunday saying (Twitter) By Middle East Eye Qatari activist Noof al-Maadeed appeared in a series of videos announcing her health and safety on Twitter on Sunday, weeks after she had been rumoured to have been killed in government custody. In the first video she posted,

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Middle East foreign ministers head to China for meetings

File – Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al-Saud makes statements during his visit in Athens, Greece on Jan. 4, 2022. Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern states are visiting Beijing for meetings with officials from the world’s second largest economy, a leading consumer of oil and source of foreign investment.

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Horn of Africa has become a playground for Gulf rivalries, here’s why India is worried

Credit to Photo Pnterest/The Horn of Africa, is a peninsula in the East African region, By Firstpost The Horn of Africa is the closest landmass of Africa to India and has ancient links which continue till date. New Delhi is keeping a keen eye on the region As 2022 begins, the situation in the Horn

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Britain puts private health firms on high alert as Omicron threatens NHS

A person walks past images of National Health Service (NHS) workers displayed on hoardings outside a temporary field hospital at St George’s Hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London, Britain, January 8, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls Reuters By Guy Faulconbridge and Alistair Smout Britain on Monday put the biggest private health companies on high

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Australian judge reinstates tennis star Djokovic’s visa

File – Serbia’s Novak Djokovic holds the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after defeating Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in the men’s singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. An Australian judge reinstated tennis star Novak Djokovic’s visa Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, which was canceled last week because he is

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Somalia Roble conspiracy did not work of overthrowing Farmajo

Photo/Somali Times Somalia, former prime minister Mohamed Roble sadness and conspiracy were planned by Said Deni, Ahmed Adobe did not work for the thieves. Sadness does not turn out the way they wanted. Said Deni, Ahmed Madobe and the presidential candidates are empowered by current president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. Anxiety, thoughts, anger, shock and sadness

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UK to unilaterally end N. Ireland Protocol if deal not reached with EU

By Anadolu Agency Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says she would trigger Article 16 if parties fail to agree on ‘negotiated solution’ Britain will pull out of Northern Ireland Protocol if a “negotiated solution” with the EU is not reached, the UK’s foreign secretary said. Writing for The Telegraph Saturday, Britain’s chief Brexit negotiator Liz Truss

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EU, US officials discuss Russia’s military build-up around Ukraine

By Anadolu Agency EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed Russia’s military build-up around Ukraine during a telephone call Saturday. The call came ahead of a Jan. 10 US-Russia meeting on security in Geneva. They reaffirmed the EU and US support for Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity

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