Iran oil tanker breaks down in Red Sea off Saudi coast

Photo (IRNA) An Iranian oil tanker carrying over 1 million barrels of fuel oil suffered a malfunction in the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia, authorities said Thursday, raising concerns that the vessel could be leaking. The incident involving the Happiness I came as U.S. oil exemptions for Iranian crude oil purchases expired,

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Turkish defense minister discusses Syria with US envoy

Hulusi Akar meets with James Jeffrey in Istanbul, discusses latest developments, situation east of Euphrates Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar met late Wednesday with the U.S. special envoy to Syria in Istanbul. Akar and James Jeffrey discussed the latest developments in Syria, particularly the situation east of the Euphrates, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said in a

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UK defense chief fired over Huawei leaks, denies involvement

FILE – In this Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 file photo, Britain’s Defence Minister Gavin Williamson stands in the main chamber during a gathering of NATO defence ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels. British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson has been fired Wednesday, May 1, 2019 after an investigation into leaks from a secret government meeting about

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Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in British jail for skipping bail

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange leaves Southwark Crown Court after being sentenced in London, Britain, May 1, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in prison by a British court on Wednesday for skipping bail when he holed up in Ecuador’s London embassy for seven years until police dragged him out

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Somali special Forces capture Barire town

Mogadishu, Somali Armed Forces on Wednesday morning captured the strategic town of Barire in Lower Shabelle. During the 7:30am operation, the brave Somali forces successfully liberated the town from the terrorist group, ending their ruthless control of the town. Barire is a key town and its liberation serves as a big blow to the terrorist

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New Zealand media to avoid ideology at mosque shooting trial

Photo (AP) New Zealand’s major media organizations pledged Wednesday not to promote white supremacist ideology when covering the trial of the man charged with killing 50 people at two mosques. The five organizations that signed the agreement said they were aware that accused gunman Brenton Tarrant might try to use the trial as a platform

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UK invests in renewable energy in Somaliland to address high costs of electricity

The UK-funded Energy Security and Resource Efficiency in Somaliland (ESRES) programme is giving more people across Somaliland access to affordable, clean and renewable energy. Through a phased approach, ESRES in partnership with the Somaliland’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals (MoEM) is addressing the high costs of electricity in Somaliland. The diversification of Somaliland’s energy mix,

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‘I got HIV and hepatitis C from contaminated blood but told not to tell anyone – even my family’

by Paul Gallagher Derek Martindale was diagnosed with HIV in 1985, aged 23, given a year to live and told not to tell anyone about his condition. Derek Martindale told the inquiry that his brother Richard, who also had severe haemophilia, had also contracted the virus and died aged 23 in 1990. The first victim

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Kismayo Airport Renamed to Honour Somalia’s Anti-colonialism Hero

The renaming of the airport in honour of Sayid Mohamed was greeted with joy by many Somalis on social media who hailed Sayid Mohamed as a revolutionary. Kismayo Airport will from now henceforth be known as Sayid Mohamed Abdille Hassan International Airport in honour of Somalia’s hero by the same name. The airport is an

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Iran designates as terrorists all U.S. troops in Middle East

Photo Reuters Iranian President Hassan Rouhani signed a bill into law on Tuesday declaring all U.S. forces in the Middle East terrorists and calling the U.S. government a sponsor of terrorism. The bill was passed by parliament last week in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s decision this month to designate Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards a

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