Saudi crown prince suspect in Khashoggi murder case: UN official

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) UN Special Rapporteur Callamard said evidence suggests crime could not have taken place without the aid of Saudi prince A UN official has said that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) was a prime suspect in the case of the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in

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Egypt: Ethiopia’s ‘strict’ stance on Renaissance Dam diminishes chance of agreement

Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia [Business Monthly/Facebook] Ethiopia’s “very strict” stance on some of the technical and legal points relating to the Renaissance Dam talks greatly reduces the chance of agreement, Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation announced on Thursday. Speaking to Egyptian TV DMC, Spokesman for the ministry Mohamed Al-Sebaei disclosed: “The Egyptian proposal

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Kenya Should Strengthen its Currency Before its Shipping Sector is Monopolized

By Happy Arnold. The currency in the state is very weak and slowly the county’s shipping sector is monopolized. When we talk about African countries, harsh economic conditions have a strong impact on currency and economic situation in countries. If we add Covid-19 to this – then everything gets more difficult. If we talk about

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Turkey-UK trade deal almost ready, top diplomat says

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (R) poses for a photo with Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab (L) prior to their meeting in London, UK on 8 July 2020 [Fatih Aktaş/Anadolu Agency] Turkey and the UK are very close to signing a “free trade agreement” covering manufactured goods, agriculture and services for the post-Brexit era, Ankara’s

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Ilhan Omar Demands Pentagon Acknowledge, Compensate US Drone Strike Victims ‘Illegally Killed’ in Somalia

Photo: Credit AP Marcio Jose Sanchez, Congresswoman’s call, says one rights advocate, “is an important acknowledgment that civilians unlawfully harmed have a right to redress. Citing obligations under international law, Rep. Ilhan Omar is calling for monetary reparations for civilian victims of U.S. drone attacks in Somalia despite the Pentagon’s continued failure to acknowledge the

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Trial of 5 suspected Somali pirates to begin in Seychelles Aug. 30

Somali pirates who were transferred to Seychelles by EU NAVFOR in April and charged in May The trial of five suspected Somali pirates who were transferred to the Seychelles by EU NAVFOR in April last year will start in the Seychelles Supreme Court on Aug. 30. The suspects appeared before Justice Gustave Dodin at the

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African barber in Turkey undaunted by coronavirus

Amid fears over the spread of the coronavirus, people around the world adjusted to a new normal and began adopting preventive measures such as social distancing and home isolation, which inflicted a heavy blow on shops offering services to the public. Jama Abdi Jama, an entrepreneur of African origin, was excited to open a new

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UAE seeks turnaround in relations with Somalia for help in Yemen war

Photo/Somali Times /’Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed By Jonathan Fenton-Harvey The United Arab Emirates has offered Somalia to reopen a hospital in the capital, in exchange for backing the UAE’s involvement in the Yemeni war, but Somalia rejected this amid deteriorating relations between the two countries. After a period of cold relations, the United Arab

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Global stocks mixed after Wall St slips on economy worries

A man walks in the rain past an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, July 10, 2020. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower Friday on worries economic improvements might fade as coronavirus cases increase in the United States and some other countries. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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Kuwait issues arrest warrant for ex-premier’s son

Kuwaiti prosecutors on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for the son of a former prime minister and his partner amid a corruption probe of the so-called “Malaysian Sovereign Fund” case, Anadolu Agency reports. Informed sources told Anadolu Agency that the investigation began on Thursday morning following the arrest of Sheikh Sabah Jaber al-Mubarak al-Sabah and

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