Photo: Credit Evening Standard By Harriet Brewis More than 65,200 deaths involving Covid-19 have now occurred in the UK, with the number of weekly coronavirus-related deaths exceeding 1,000 for the first time since June. The country has recorded a total of 65,231 deaths involving the virus since the start of the pandemic, according to the

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The crown prince said in a television interview that aired Sunday, Sept. 29, that he takes “full responsibility” for the grisly murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but denied allegations that he ordered it.

Iran has revealed a secret underground missile base used by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s Aerospace Force. The base, which looks like an underground city with a network of long tunnels, included Iranian-designed, liquid-fuelled, medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) dubbed Emad. This is not the first time that Iran has revealed the presence of underground missile bases

Turkey’s lira fell, partly reversing the biggest rally in two years on Monday, after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed party insider Lütfi Elvan to replace his son-in-law Berat Albayrak as Treasury and Finance Minister. The lira fell by 2.6 percent to 8.2761 per dollar in volatile trading in Istanbul on Tuesday morning. It had gained

The armed MQ-9B drones will be equipped with maritime radar and could be delivered in 2024 (Reuters/File photo) Amnesty International warns that Washington would be culpable for rising civilian death toll in both countries Amnesty International has called on the United States to stop the sale of 18 sophisticated armed MQ-9B aerial drones to the

The Treasury’s outstanding overdraft at the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) last week touched its highest level in more than six months, official data show, pointing to rising cash flow pressure amid revenue shortfalls. Latest data by the CBK shows that the Treasury had as October 30 tapped Sh63.53 billion from the overdraft facility —

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman speaks via video link during a virtual G20 summit on 26 October (File photo/Saudi Royal Court/AFP) Human Rights Watch calls on Riyadh to allow UN experts access to attack sites in Yemen, and allow an independent body to investigate Jamal Khashoggi’s murder Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged G20 member states

Photo/Somali Times/Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi. BY ROBERT KLUIJVER The government may be calling the UN’s bluff, but while it engages in this high stakes contest, many ordinary people are fed up. On 25 October, authorities in Somaliland suspended their relations with the United Nations “until further notice”. The semi-autonomous state did not provide reasons

Dictator Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki. According to sources In Eritrea told Somali Times Eritrea is involving civil war in Ethiopia The growing concern is the small country in northern Eritrea’s neighboring Tigray region, shielding Abiy Ahmed’s decision, but there are no doubt that there have been reports of heavy recruitment of Eritrean youth and military

Photo: Credit Reuters Abiy Ahmed. Abiy Ahmed made his name as a reformer – but was there always an authoritarian waiting to come out? The beginning of the week saw Abiy Ahmed, the prime minister of Ethiopia, in one role: a forward-looking statesman, with a vision of peace and prosperity, and a tailored suit. The