By Anadolu Agency US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Riyadh on Monday, marking his first official visit to Saudi Arabia. The Saudi news channel Al Ekhbariya confirmed the top diplomat’s arrival without providing details about his schedule in the kingdom. The visit is the first by Rubio since he became a secretary of

File Photo/Somali Times Politician Aden Barre Duale, who has held various positions in Kenya, spoke about the diplomatic relations between his country and Somalia and the reconciliation process between Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam and the leaders of the Federal Government of Somalia. Read: Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh’s family money laundering project has reached

An Iraqi man walks at the headquarters of the Central Bank of Iraq in Baghdad, Iraq August 15, 2023. Photographer Ahmed Saad/File Photo By Reuters Iraq’s central bank will ban five more local banks from engaging in U.S. dollar transactions, a move that comes after meetings with U.S. Treasury officials in efforts to combat money

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (L) and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte jointly attend a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 13, 2025. Phographer Peng Ziyang By Xinhua News Agency The 61st Munich Security Conference, which kicked off on Friday, has underscored the complex challenges facing Europe and the urgent need for the continent

Arab foreign ministers meet at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Credit Photo/AP By AFP Saudi Arabia will host a summit on Feb. 20 with leaders from four Arab nations to discuss President Donald Trump’s proposal for U.S. annexation of Gaza, a source familiar with the plans said Friday. The

By Anadolu Agency The African Union’s 38th Ordinary Assembly began on Saturday in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, bringing together heads of state to discuss key regional and continental issues, including peace and security, economic integration, and institutional reforms. The two-day summit will see African leaders deliberate on the state of peace and security, the African

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, Feb. 4, 2025. Photographer Hu Yousong By Xinhua News Agency While tariffs would raise revenue, they would reduce GDP growth and actually hurt the U.S. economy, an economist said. U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed

Police takes pictures of a car which drove into a crowd in Munich, Germany, February 13, 2025, injuring several people. Photographer Wolfgang Rattay By Reuters At least 20 people were injured when a car drove into a crowd in Munich on Thursday, police said, as the southern German city prepares for a top-level security conference

Some African countries are homes to some of world’s leading oil reserves/File Photo By The African Exponent Deep Dive What does it mean to be one of Africa’s oil giants? It’s not just about how much crude is underground—it’s about production, infrastructure, and how well a country manages its reserves. Some African nations sit on

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the extended format meeting of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia on October 23, 2024. Alexander Nemenov/Pool via Reuters/File Photo By Reuters Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will not travel to Washington for talks at the White House if the agenda includes U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to displace