Prominent Egyptian opposition figure based in Istanbul Ayman Nour on 24 November 2020 [Esra Bilgin/Anadolu Agency] Prominent Egyptian opposition figure based in Istanbul Ayman Nour has denied claims that Turkey had urged the closure of opposition media outlets or it would hand over opposition figures to Cairo, news agencies reported on Friday. Nour, owner of

Jami Webb places flowers outside Young’s Asian Massage following the deadly shootings in Acworth, Georgia, U.S. March 19, 2021. Webb is the daughter of Xiaojie Tan, the owner of the spa who was killed in the shootings. REUTERS/Bita Honarvar By Nathan Layne, Andy Sullivan The killings of six women of Asian descent in Georgia this

File Photo/Somali Times Somali Minister of Information Osman Abukar Dubbe held a press conference in Mogadishu to rule out the possibility that the government agency is out of date and illegal. “If the government agency is not working, who will talk about the maritime case in ICJ? If the government agency is not working, who

File Photo/Somali Times Jubaland governor has accused the federal government of deploying troops and heavy weaponry in the Gedo region. Kenyan puppet Ahmed Madobe said in a statement, that heavily armed soldiers arrived in Gedo region on Friday raising tension in the region. Kenyan spokesman Ahmed Madobe warned that President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo will be

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry yesterday expressed its anger over Ethiopian officials’ use of “the language of sovereignty” in their recent statements about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). “It is regrettable that the Ethiopian officials use the language of sovereignty in their speeches about the utilisation of the resources of a transboundary [Nile] river,” the ministry’s

Photo: Credit Reuters By Aditi Shah, Nigam Prusty The United States would like to elevate and strengthen security ties with India, especially in information sharing and logistics, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told his Indian counterpart on Saturday. Austin is making the first visit by a top member of U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration to India

The US and its allies have been hesitant to normalise relations with the Assad government (AFP) By Middle East Eye Acting deputy ambassador to UN says ongoing peace process has been hindered by President Bashar al-Assad’s ‘refusal to engage in good faith’ The United States has warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that it will not

The banks of the Tekeze River, on the Sudan-Ethiopia border after Ethiopian forces blocked people from crossing into Sudan, in Hamdayet, eastern Sudan, March 16, 2021. Ethiopia is at right, and Sudan is on the left. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) By CARA ANNA Ethiopia’s prime minister issued a “final notice” Friday to the fugitive leaders of

A man walks past a stock quotation board at a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo By Wayne Cole Asian share markets slipped on Friday after a spike in global bond yields soured sentiment toward richly priced tech stocks, while a stampede out of crowded positions may have put an end

Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn-in as Tanzania’s President following the death of John Magufuli. At exactly 10:15 am on Friday, Samia Suluhu Hassan took oath of office at State House Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Those in attendance included former President Jakaya Kikwete. The 61-year-old leader described as a soft-spoken, Samia Suluhu Hassan is poised