The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) detectives have identified 1,309 firms and wealthy individuals that owe it Sh259 billion, setting the stage for travel bans, asset freeze and deactivation of Personal Identification Numbers (PINs). KRA Commissioner General Githii Mburu did not disclose the names but warned the agency is probing the tax evaders further to determine

Salma and Zahra Halane (R) left their home in the UK in 2014 to join the Islamic State group (social media) Two British twins suspected of travelling to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) group in 2014 are now being detained at a high-security detention centre after trying to escape a Syrian refugee camp.

Prime Minister Hamdok tells Pompeo his transitional government has no mandate to decide on relations with Israel Sudan’s transitional government has rejected the US request to normalize its ties with Israel, Sudan’s minister for information and the government spokesman said Tuesday. The decision comes as the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo paid a rare

© Jacob King People in Birmingham city centre after it was announced on Friday that the city has been added to a watch list as an “area of enhanced support”, moving it closer to localised lockdown-style restrictions if the rise in cornavirus cases continues to rise. (Jacob King/PA) By Richard Vernalls New enforcement measures allowing

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says disputes over gas deposits in the eastern Mediterranean can only be solved through talks The German foreign minister Tuesday called for direct dialogue between Turkey and Greece, ahead of his visit to the two countries. Disputes surrounding the gas deposits in the eastern Mediterranean can only be solved through dialogue

Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and Somali spy chief Fahad Yasin have held an hour-long meeting in Mogadishu last night. The sensitive meeting was reported by the Somali spy agency sources which told Somali Times, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud said the meeting followed a request from the Somali spy chief, Fahad Yasin, who then accepted

This image distributed online by the Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP) and provided by SITE Intelligence Group shows ISCAP fighters and weapons following clashes with Mozambican government troops on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, near Mocimboa da Praia, in northern Mozambique. The stinging success of Mozambique’s Islamic extremist rebels in seizing and holding the northern

Before his ousting, Mohammed bin Nayef controlled the country’s security forces and developed close ties to western intelligence agencies (AFP/File photo/HO/SPA) Lawyers representing Saudi Arabia’s former crown prince are increasingly concerned about his well being, alleging that his whereabouts remain unknown and that the government has blocked Prince Mohammed bin Nayef’s personal doctor and family

Vehicles sent by National Defense Ministry as part of military and financial cooperation agreements Turkey has delivered 12 off-road vehicles to Somalia as part of bilateral military and financial cooperation agreements, the National Defense Ministry said on Monday. In a statement, it said the vehicles, which are meant for use over rough terrain, were supplied

After extensive exploration, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cheerfully announced on Friday that his country had made the biggest natural gas discovery in its history. The gas discovered in the Black Sea was estimated by 320 billion cubic metres. Erdogan said that production for commercial use could begin in 2023. “Turkey has realised the greatest