President Yoweri Museveni will Thursday give a State of Nation Address at Kampala Serena Hotel where he is expected to spell out economic progress (achievements) in the financial year 2018/19 and government plans for the 2019/20 fiscal year. The State of the Nation address will be followed by the reading of the National Budget for

U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman are seen during the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 30, 2018. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci Republican and Democratic U.S. senators said on Wednesday they would introduce legislation to block President Donald Trump’s plan for $8 billion in military sales to Saudi Arabia and

UN staff rental houses in Nairobi. United Nations employees in Nairobi are seeking diplomatic intervention to have their house rent deposits refunded whenever they vacate their houses, accusing Kenyan landlords of extorting them. In a letter addressed to Ambassador Rose Makena Muchiri, the Permanent Representative to the Kenya Mission for United Nations Office in Nairobi

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif Sharing some messages on his social media page on Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif hit out at Saudi-led coalition, which has continued to operate against the Houthis in tandem with Yemen’s Aden-based government. In his comments, Zarif also asked the western powers to put an end to arms sales

Former nurse Niels Hoegel, accused of multiple murder and attempted murder of patients, attends a session of the district court in Oldenburg, Germany, Wednesday, June 5, 2019. (Mohssen Assanimoghaddam/dpa via AP, Pool) Defense closing arguments are getting underway in the case of a former nurse accused of killing 100 patients at two hospitals in northern

Despite Qatari attendance at recent high-profile Saudi summit, there is little sign the Gulf crisis is nearing an end. Two years after four Arab countries blockaded Qatar, there remains little sign the political crisis – the worst in the Gulf region for years – is edging any closer towards a resolution. Saudi Arabia, the United

35 protesters were killed Monday night when security forces tried to disperse sit-in in Sudanese capital At least 60 Sudanese demonstrators were killed as Sudanese security forces moved in to clear the main protest camp near the army headquarters in the capital, Khartoum, according to Sudan’s pro-opposition Central Doctors Committee on Wednesday. Late Monday night,

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the 30th death anniversary of the founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran, Iran June 4, 2019. Official Khamenei website/Handout via REUTERS Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that Tehran would not be “deceived” by U.S.

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, prayed for the prayer at the Armed Forces of the National Army Training School in Mogadishu. After the holiday, the President spoke publicly to the army and congratulated the Eid ul-Fitr holiday, reminding the military’s importance of reviving

Ankara ‘resolute’ on S-400 missile defense system deal with Russia, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey will not take a step back from S-400 missile deal with Russia, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.”There is an agreement. We have determination. It is out of the question to take a step back from it