Photo (AP) Airstrikes hit Yemeni government forces heading to the southern port city of Aden to fight separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, killing at least 30 troops, a government commander said. It was not immediately clear who was behind the airstrikes but the government side blamed the UAE, which has armed

Migrants gather on a rescue ship after a search-and-rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 23, 2019. The tragedy of illegal migrants trying to reach European shores continues as the Mediterranean death toll reaches 900 amid a failed response by European countries to prevent calamities at sea The death toll for migrants trying to reach

Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen and his wife Sarah Kamotho. Mr Cohen has been missing since July. Ms Sarah Wairimu Kamotho, the wife of 71-year old Dutch millionaire Tob Cohen, has been taken in for questioning by the detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). Police sources say that Ms Kamotho was picked up at

FILE – In this file photo dated Wednesday, July 24, 2019, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves from the steps outside 10 Downing Street in London. In a letter released Wednesday Aug. 28, 2019, Prime Minister Johnson has written to fellow lawmakers explaining his decision to ask Queen Elizabeth II to suspend Parliament as part

Photo/Somali Times A three-day conference on African development kicked off Wednesday in Yokohama, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to aggressively promote private-sector investment in Africa in his opening speech but failed to set a new numerical target on funds to be funneled to the continent. Facing dozens of top African leaders at the Tokyo

Photo (AP) By AGENCIES IDF troops along the border with Lebanon are on high alert, amid fears of a repeat of the 2006 war The long shadow war between Israel and Iran has burst into the open in recent days, with Israel allegedly striking Iran-linked targets as far away as Iraq and crash-landing two drones

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting on the sidelines of the MAKS-2019 International Aviation and Space Salon in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, Russia, August 27, 2019. /Reuters Photo Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey wants to continue defense industry cooperation with Russia, including on warplanes, following

By NAZIF KARAMAN Exposed by the testimonies of two arrested spies who came to Istanbul after the controversial murder of journalist Jamal Kashogghi, a CIA-backed UAE spy network operating in Turkey has been uncovered Turkey has revealed a United Arab Emirates (UAE) spy network that has been operating all over the country. The proof, which

The World Economic Forum on Tuesday announced the launch of a new initiative, the Africa Growth Platform, to help the continent’s community of start-up enterprises grow and compete in international markets. The platform is expected to bring together governments, investors and entrepreneurs to enhance funding prospects and create a better enabling environment for business growth.

Photo (AP) Global shares were mixed Tuesday as investors found reason to be cautiously optimistic again about the potential for progress in the costly trade war between the U.S. and China. France’s CAC 40 was little changed but inching down less than 0.1% at 5,349.26 in early trading. Germany’s DAX inched down nearly 0.2% to