Dubai Emir and UAE Vice President/Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (World Economic Forum via Wikimedia Commons) By Giorgio Cafiero and Dr. Khalid al-Jaber Just over three and a half years ago, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) downgraded its relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran. In doing so, Emirati leaders reinforced their support

India’s decision to modify Kashmir’s special status will have serious implications for peace and security, says Imran Khan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Pakistani counterpart discussed India’s scrapping of Kashmir’s special status Monday. Prime Minister Imran Khan phoned Erdogan to inform him about India’s latest move, said the Turkish Presidential Communications Directorate. Erdogan

Photo/Reuters Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will soon meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to discuss a 2016 arbitration case over the South China Sea, his spokesman said on Tuesday, as domestic pressure grows on the firebrand leader to stand up to Beijing. Despite his huge popularity and polls consistently delivering an approval rating of 80

Photo/AFP On July 24, this year, a female suicide bomber walked into a security meeting being held at the office of Mogadishu mayor Abdirahman Omar Osman and blew herself up killing seven and injuring several others. Al-Shabab terrorists claimed responsibility for the attack, telling local media that UN envoy to Somalia James Swan, who had

FILE PHOTO: Ugandan musician turned politician, Robert Kyagulanyi also known as Bobi Wine arrives at the news conference at his home in Kasangati, Kampala, Uganda July 24, 2019. REUTERS/James Akena A Ugandan musician-turned-legislator who is seeking to challenge veteran President Yoweri Museveni said on Monday a supporter and fellow singer had died after being abducted

Photo/Reuters Under Secretary for Political Affairs David Hale will travel to Somalia, Kenya, and Sudan from August 5-7, 2019. His trip will advance America’s commitment to peace and security in the Horn of Africa and commercial interests in the region. Under Secretary Hale visited Mogadishu on August 5 and met with senior officials from the

Photo/ Reuters Iran runs security in the Strait of Hormuz and will no longer tolerate “maritime offences” there, its foreign minister said on Monday, a day after it seized a second oil tanker near the strategic waterway that it accused of smuggling fuel. Tanker traffic through the Strait has become a focus for an increasingly

Indian security personnel stand guard along a deserted street during restrictions in Jammu, August 5, 2019. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta The Indian government on Monday revoked the special status of Kashmir in a bid to fully integrate its only Muslim-majority region with the rest of the country, the most far-reaching move on the troubled Himalayan territory in

The Federal Government of Somalia has executed two members of Al-Shabaab for their role in multiple attacks in Mogadishu. The two were found guilty for activities carried in 2017/18 and were executed through the firing squad. Anshour O. Abukar (in green) 23, Mohamed A. Borow, 25 were convicted for role in multiple attacks, including which

Mohamed Ali wants to be the Conservative MP for Cardiff North Mohamed Ali says he’s seen what civil war can do – and says he isn’t prepared for Brexit to cause one in Britain When he was three, Mohamed Ali arrived in Cardiff from his native Somalia. He’d fled the civil-war ravaged country and arrived