Photo (AP) Muqadas Ashraf was just 16 when her parents married her off to a Chinese man who had come to Pakistan looking for a bride. Less than five months later, Muqadas is back in her home country, pregnant and seeking a divorce from a husband she says was abusive. She is one of hundreds

The Somali Police Force is redefining its policing priorities as it strengthens its law enforcement capabilities. At least 25-top police commanders have been trained on Human Rights observance and Community Policing, to better manage crime and improve their engagement with populations under their areas of jurisdiction. “Our duties include protecting lives and property. It entails

By: Samantha Chiew The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) jointly announced that they will be organising the inaugural Afro-Asia FinTech Festival. The first of its kind event will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from July 15-16, 2019. It will provide a platform for connections, collaborations and exchange of

Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo celebrate with their children after being freed from prison, after receiving a presidential pardon in Yangon, Myanmar, May 7, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang/Pool Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a prison on the outskirts of

Photo Reuters Bahrain’s premier phoned Qatar’s Emir on Monday to mark the first day of Ramadan, Qatari media said, but Manama said the call, a rare exchange amid a lengthy dispute between Doha and some of its neighbors, signaled no change in political stance. Bahrain along with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt

FILE – In this Wednesday, May 1, 2019, file photo, members of U.S. and China delegation led by Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, stand for a group photo session after their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Chinese envoys are preparing to

Photo The Gateway Pundit by Cristina Laila The DOJ and US Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District of Virginia said in a press release Monday that a former FBI linguist was arrested and indicted on obstruction charges in a terrorism investigation. “According to court documents, Abdirizak Jaji Raghe Wehelie, aka Haji Raghe, 66, of Burke,

Photo The Times of Israel By Abdirahman M. Dirye Somaliland’s past leadership has been reluctant to send official delegation to Tel Aviv lest Arabs may shed crocodile tears on ‘the breakup’ of so-called Som-Arab brotherhood and destabilize Somaliland using religion as a weapon. But several Arab league member states either maintain direct cooperation with Israel

Sri Lankan police arrested two people after mobs attacked Muslim-owned shops in one of the towns where a Catholic church was targeted in multiple suicide bombings in April that killed more than 250, according to local media reports. Hundreds of security forces entered Negombo, north of Colombo, to impose a curfew Sunday night after dozens

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits the Strait of Gibraltar, entering the Mediterranean Sea as it continues operations in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility in this April 13, 2019 photo supplied by the U.S. Navy. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Clint Davis/Handout via REUTERS The Trump administration is deploying