In this handout photo provided by the Emergency Situations Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, police and rescuers work on the side of a plane crash near Almaty International Airport, outside Almaty, Kazakhstan, Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. Almaty International Airport said a Bek Air plane crashed Friday in Kazakhstan shortly after takeoff causing numerous deaths.

Photo/Somali Times The phrase”one man, one vote” traces its roots to 1961 in Somalia. It is a powerful concept. Bosaso, For Somalia, such an election would have been the first universal suffrage polls in half a century. Somalia’s last universal vote was held in 1969, shortly before the coup that brought military leader Siad Barre

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after participating in a video teleconference with members of the U.S. military at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 24, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi agreed in a phone call on

Burundi’s president has again indicated he will not run for another term next year in the politically volatile East African nation. Pierre Nkurunziza on Thursday Dec. 26, 2019, told reporters he planned to hold another press conference “before handing power to our successor.” (AP Photo/Berthier Mugiraneza, File) Burundi’s president has again indicated he will not

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Turkey will introduce a bill to send troops to Libya as soon as the Parliament resumes, in response to the country’s invitation. Erdoğan said the military mandate to send troops to Libya will be on the parliament’s agenda when it resumes on Jan. 8-9. He criticized countries supporting the

Chinese investors monitor stock prices at a brokerage house in Bejiing, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. Shares are mostly higher in Asia with many world markets closed for Christmas holidays. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Global markets edged higher on Thursday though trading was subdued after the Christmas holidays. Chinese markets surged after the government announced a relaxation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on as he chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office December 15, 2019. Gali Tibbon/Pool via REUTERS Israel’s embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced a fresh challenge to his power on Thursday as his Likud party held leadership primaries in the run-up to a national election, the

Photo/ Somali Times Kenya and Somalia are expected to hold a cross-border meeting following the increased terror attacks in Wajir County in the past three months. According to Wajir County Commissioner Jacob Narengo, the county security team will revive joint cross-border meetings between the communities living in Kenya and the bordering Somalia in a scheme

Mohamed Sheikh Zayed The families of opposition politicians in the United Arab Emirates are at risk of losing citizenship and state-provided services after the government withdrew from the family of two insurgents living abroad. Human Rights Watch says the government of the United Arab Emirates has revoked the rules of 19 relatives of two men

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, Tunisian President Kais Saied, right, inspect a military honour guard at the airport, in Tunis, Tunisia, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. Erdogan with top Turkish officials is on an unannounced visit to Tunisia to meet Saied. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool) Turkey’s president has met with Tunisia’s president in a