FILE PHOTO: Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro touches a gold bar as he speaks during a meeting with the ministers responsible for the economic sector at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela March 22, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo Venezuela will sell 15 tonnes of gold from central bank vaults to the United Arab Emirates in coming days

Britain’s carmakers issued a stark assessment Thursday about Brexit’s impact on the industry, warning Thursday that two-thirds of the country’s global trade is at risk if the U.K. leaves the European Union without an agreement on future trade. Investment in the industry fell 46 percent last year and new car production dropped 9.1 percent to

Kenya and Somalia yesterday discussed how to strengthen their economies and step up the fight against terrorism.Top government officials, including Foreign Affairs CS Monica Juma and her Somali counterpart Ahmed Awad, resolved to engage each other on trade, security, and cultural and socioeconomic matters. The officials, who met in Mandera, said they would cooperate in

Photo Reuters British Prime Minister Theresa May was on a collision course with the European Union on Wednesday after lawmakers demanded she renegotiate a Brexit divorce deal that the other members of the bloc said they would not reopen. Less than two months before the United Kingdom is due by law to leave the EU,

Nairobi, His Excellency Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire today has meeting President Uhuru Kenyatta. Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire and President Uhuru Kenyatta discussed the ongoing relations between the two governments and the fight against terrorism and asserted that the link between the two states was important for the progress and stability of the region

Photo (AP) Pro-Brexit British lawmakers were mounting a campaign Monday to rescue Prime Minister Theresa May’s rejected European Union divorce deal in a parliamentary showdown, as major retailers warned the U.K. could face food shortages if it leaves the bloc without an agreement. Lawmakers threw out May’s Brexit deal two weeks ago and will debate

Photo (AP) A decade after discovering natural gas fields off its Mediterranean coast, Israel is starting to feel the geopolitical boost. Its newfound riches have fostered economic bonds with its neighbors, tightening relations with Arab allies, and built new bridges in a historically hostile region — even without significant progress being made toward peace with

Somali Foreign Minister, Ahmed Issa Awad on Sunday held talks with his Kuwait counterpart, Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad on the sideline of Arab Economic Forum. Minister Awad and his Somali delegation on Saturday arrived in Beirut to attend the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit. The two leaders discussed on the several issues, including the

Photo (AP) Qatar has announced that it will invest $500 million in Lebanese government bonds to support the Mediterranean country’s struggling economy. Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani made the announcement in comments to Qatar’s state news agency. Monday’s announcement came a day after Qatar’s ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani made

PM Benjamin Netanyahu with Chadian President Idriss Déby, Sunday | Photo: Kobi Gideon / GPO Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds private meeting with Chadian President Idriss Déby • Chad’s defense and internal security ministers tell Israel Hayom that Chad intends to sign document officially reinstating diplomatic relations with Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in