Newcastle United football club badge, 23 March 2019 [Kelly McClay/Flickr] As allegations of cronyism continue to bog down the ruling Conservative party, it’s now emerged that a co-investors in the Saudi-led consortium behind last year’s failed takeover bid of Newcastle United Football Club is a major Tory donor and a friend of Prime Minister Boris

Kingdom decides to terminate activities of schools in capital Riyadh, other provinces at end of 2020-2021 academic year The Saudi Arabian administration has decided to terminate the activities of 8 Turkish schools affiliated to the Ministry of National Education operating in the capital Riyadh and other provinces at the end of the 2020-2021 academic year,

File Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has finally responded to pressure from the fight against the extension in Mogadishu, saying he is withdrawing the extension and is ready for the September 17 2020 agreement. Farmajo made the decision after the Galmudug and HirShabelle regional administrations withdrew from his side, accompanied by Prime Minister

General view of Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo By Kane Wu, Alex Lawler, Tom Arnold Major Chinese investors are in talks to buy a stake in Saudi Aramco several sources told Reuters on Wednesday, as Saudi Arabia’s state oil firm prepares to

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken who made a virtual trip to Kenya and Nigeria on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Jacquelyn Martin | Pool | AFP By Antony Blinken United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a virtual trip to Kenya and Nigeria on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. He held talks with presidents Uhuru

File – This April 14, 2020, file photo provided by the U.S. Army shows the USS Firebolt in Manama, Bahrain. The Firebolt fired warning shots when vessels of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard came too close to a recent patrol in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy said Wednesday, April 28, 2021. (Spc. Cody Rich/U.S. Army

Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee reacts during a news conference regarding his resignation at the company’s headquarters in Seoul April 22, 2008.REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak/File Photo/File Photo By Reuters, Joyce Lee, Heekyong Yang The family of late Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Chairman Lee Kun-hee said on Wednesday they will pay over 12 trillion won ($10.8 billion) in

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Llandudno in Wales, Monday April 26, 2021, as he campaigns on behalf of the Conservative Party for local elections. (Phil Noble/Pool via AP) LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Electoral Commission, which regulates political finance in the U.K, is launching a formal investigation of the refurbishment of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s

Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, addressed the people of Somalia last night, welcoming the decision of the Galmudug, South West and Hirshabelle regional governments to withdraw from the September 17 elections. The president also praised the peace efforts of the government led by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a graduation ceremony for the 95th batch of cadets from the King Faisal Air Academy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 23, 2018. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in remarks aired on Tuesday that the United States