Saudi envoy: Anyone who becomes US president will stop their hostility to Saudi

Princess Reema Bint Bandar Bin Sultan Al Saud [Facebook] With a good chance that both Bernie Sanders or Joe Biden may win the 2020 presidential election, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the US has predicted that the hostility of the Democratic candidates towards the kingdom will quickly change. “I’ve always found that many times, once a

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Oil price slides on concern over OPEC-Russia deal on output

Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud, Minister of Energy of Saudi Arabia, arrives for a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, and non OPEC members at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, Friday, March 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak) The price of oil is slumping amid doubts that OPEC will succeed in agreeing

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Border row: US pressure may have forced Somalia to back down

Photo/ Somali Times Pressure from the US government may have forced Somalia President Mohamed Farmaajo to announce a climbdown in tensions with Kenya. A day after Nairobi accused Somalia of violating its territorial integrity by having its soldiers fight on Kenyan soil, President Farmaajo placed a call to his Kenyan counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta, offering to

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Kenya Parliament in for security overhaul amid global threats

 National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has outlined stringent measures to reinforce security within and outside Parliament in a move that will see members limited to only two visitors at a time. Speaker Justin Muturi chairs the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) that is in charge of the welfare of members and parliamentary staff. While making the

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Boni Khalwale disagrees with Uhuru, says it’s Kenya provoking Somalia

Photo Credit Facebook Boni Khalwale While a section of Kenyans called for action, ex-Kakamega senator Boni Khalwale said the country was on the wrong for “intimidating” the horn of Africa nation- The bullfighter questioned the presence of Kenyan soldiers in Somalia’s soil even after President Uhuru Kenyatta’s warning to Somalia to stop provoking Kenyans irked

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Russian, Turkish leaders hold Syria meeting in Moscow

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) meets Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) in Moscow, Russia on March 5, 2020. ( Mustafa Kamacı – Anadolu Agency ) Putin, Erdogan discuss situation in Syria’s restive province of Idlib The Russian and Turkish leaders on Thursday met in Moscow in the aftermath of an attack in Syria’s Idlib

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UK airline Flybe collapses as virus hits weakened company

This Jan. 13, 2020, photo, shows a Flybe flight departing from Manchester Airport in London. The struggling British airline Flybe has collapsed, leaving passengers stranded and told to find their own way home. UK Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement Thursday, March 5, 2020, that financially troubled Flybe had entered administration. (Peter Byrne/PA via

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UK Supreme Court refuses permission for Dubai ruler to appeal publicity ruling

Princess Haya bint Al Hussein, the wife of Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, arrives at the High Court in London, Britain February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls Britain’s top court on Thursday refused Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum permission to appeal a ruling allowing publication of two judgments given in a legal

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Top 10 Most Valuable Currencies in Africa 2020

A country’s currency tells a lot about its economy and living standards of the people. There is a huge misconception that the biggest and most popular nations often have the best currencies; this is false – especially when Africa is concerned. How do you think the big countries in rank concerning their currency in Africa

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‘Stop unwarranted attacks and smear campaigns,’ Kenya to Somalia

President Uhuru Kenyatta (pictured) chaired a special session meeting of the National Security Council to discuss Somalia’s conduct following an attack in Bulla Hawa which spilled to Mandera. In a press release from State House, Kenya has termed Somalia’s actions on March 2, 2020, as unwarranted and in total disregard of the international laws and

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