Coast guard saves 72 migrants off Turkey’s Izmir

Turkish Coast Guard Command teams rescued at least 72 migrants and refugees Monday from four boats in the Aegean Sea. Acting on a tip-off, the rescue team reached out to the migrants, who were onboard inflatable boats that were forced into Turkish territorial waters by the Greek coast guard. The group of Afghans, Congolese, Guineans

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Another Kenyan Aircraft Shot In Somalia Allegedly By Ethiopian Troops

Another Kenyan plane was allegedly shoot by Ethiopian troops in Somalia in Qansahdere, Bay region in Somalia, The aircraft was shot while carrying humanitarian aid and caught fire mid-air after the shooting, Reports indicate that the Kenyan plane, registration number 5Y-VVA, recorded no injury or fatality during the incident, However, according to the Voice of

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Germany approves 9 billion euro aid package for Lufthansa

In this Monday, May 4, 2020 file photo, aircraft of German Lufthansa airline are parked on a runway at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany. German airline Lufthansa said Monday May 25, 2020, it has received approval for a 9 billion-euro ($9.8 billion) “stabilization package” from a government support fund to keep the company going through

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Kidnapping family members is Bin Salman’s tactic to intimidate Saudi dissidents

Photo: Credit Reuters Details are emerging about the kidnapping of two young people within Saudi Arabia which appears to be the latest desperate move by Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman to exert pressure on one of the Kingdom’s highest profile dissidents. Dr Saad Al-Jabri, once the gatekeeper of Saudi intelligence and security, has broken his

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Saudi Arabia and SoftBank: How MBS’s $35bn gamble on future tech backfired

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C), with Masayoshi Son (R), CEO of SoftBank, at the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh in October 2017 (AFP) By Paul Cochrane SoftBank’s Vision Fund was to be the vehicle for the kingdom’s economic transformation. With billions wiped off its value, has Riyadh sunk its money into a hole

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‘What planet are they on?’ No respite for Johnson and Cummings

Dominic Cummings, special advisor for Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves his house in London following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 25, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced mutiny in his party and fury across Britain on Monday for refusing to sack his closest aide

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Israel carrier El Al will operate cargo flights to Turkey for first time in a decade

El Al Israel Airlines starts cargo flights, twice a week, between Tel Aviv & Istanbul from today [@MadhuvanthiS95/Twitter] Israeli carrier El Al will begin operating cargo flights from Tel Aviv to Turkey for the first time in a decade, according to local media. Israel airline El Al will start operating cargo flights between Tel Aviv

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UK Conservative lawmakers call on PM’s adviser to quit over lockdown drive

Dominic Cummings, special advisor for Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives outside Downing Street following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease [COVID 19], London, Britain, May 14th 2020. REUTERS/ John Sibley LONDON (Reuters) – Lawmakers from Britain’s ruling Conservatives Party on Sunday called for the resignation of Dominic Cummings, the senior adviser to Prime Minister

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How Crack Cocaine Destroyed Black Communities in the United States

Crack cocaine By Takudzwa Hillary Chiwanza. The advent of the devastating drug in the form of crack cocaine on black communities in the United States of America still has long-lasting effects. Previously, there had been few instances of (powder) cocaine in black neighborhoods because of its high price. But the cheaper version of this cocaine,

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Israel’s Netanyahu goes on trial for corruption

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a speech at his Jerusalem office, regarding the new measures that will be taken to fight the coronavirus, March 14, 2020. Gali Tibbon/File Photo JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The corruption trial of Benjamin Netanyahu opens on Sunday in a Jerusalem court, where he will become the first serving Israeli

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