A Bahraini man walks past photos of men reportedly detained after attending anti-government protests, displayed behind a mosque in the village of Diraz, 10 July 2015 (AFP) By Middle East Eye A bipartisan group of US senators has called on the Biden administration to pressure Bahrain to end the “violent, systemic repression” of its population,

R. Kelly sits as the jury foreman reads the guilty verdict in Kelly’s sex abuse trial at Brooklyn’s Federal District Court in a courtroom sketch in New York, U.S., September 27, 2021. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg Reuters By Tyler Clifford and Luc Cohen R. Kelly was convicted by a federal jury on Monday in his sex trafficking

Parliament buildings in Nairobi. By Business Daily Africa Persons charged with corruption and other economic crimes will be locked out of next year’s polls if MPs approve proposed changes to the laws on elections, leadership and integrity. Aspirants with active court cases will be barred from running for the position of President, Member of Parliament,

Photo/Somali Times/Ugandan dictator Yoweri Museveni’s evil son Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Ugnada’s ‘dictator’ Yoweri Museveni, his son the Commander of the Ugandan Infantry, Lt. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba and other Ugandan military officials led by him arrived in Mogadishu today and held separate meetings with Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble. General Muhoozi

President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media as he arrives at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, after returning from a weekend at Camp David. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan is traveling to Saudi Arabia on Monday to

Aldi employs about 38,000 staff across its 920 UK grocery stores. Photograph: Scott Bairstow/Alamy The Guardian By Kalyeena Makortoff Discount supermarket chain to open further 100 stores as it reports 10% rise in UK and Ireland sales Aldi will create 2,000 jobs and open another 100 stores across the UK as part of a £1.3bn

The supply ship Qinghaihu of China’s 13th naval escort fleet departs from a port in Zhanjiang, South China’s Guangdong province, to the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters for escort missions, Nov 9, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua] The 39th fleet of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy set out from the city of Qingdao, in east

Small toy figurines are seen on representations of the Bitcoin virtual currency displayed in front of an image of China’s flag in this illustration picture, April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Reuters By Samuel Shen and Andrew Galbraith Cryptocurrency exchanges and providers of crypto services are scrambling to sever business ties with mainland Chinese clients,

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain reacts after wining the Russian Formula One Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom circuit, in Sochi, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. (Yuri Kochetkov/Pool Photo via AP) English driver grabs top spot in driver standings Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes took his 100th Formula One win at the Russian Grand Prix

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/Pool Reuters By Humeyra Pamuk President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey still intended to buy a second batch of S-400 missile defense systems from Russia, a move that could deepen a rift with NATO