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Turkish, Egyptian foreign ministers meet in Cairo for talks

By Anadolu Agency Turkey’s foreign minister met with his Egyptian counterpart on Saturday for talks in Cairo. Mevlut Cavusoglu is paying one-day official visit to Egypt upon the invitation of Sameh Shoukry. “In the meetings, all aspects of our bilateral relations will be discussed and views on regional and international issues will be exchanged,” the

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Turkey moves to ratify Finland’s NATO bid in parliament

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto hold a joint press conference at Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye on March 17, 2023. ( Mustafa Kamaci – Anadolu Agency ) By Anadolu Agency Turkey on Friday said it is approving the process of Finland’s NATO membership protocol in its parliament. Noting that Finland

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King tells former Sudanese refugees ‘I’m so glad you’re safe here’

King Charles III hosts Sudanese community: Credit/PA Wire The Independent By Tony Jones The King has sympathised with former refugees who escaped by boat to Europe from the Darfur genocide telling them “I’m so glad you’re safe here”. Charles chatted with accountants, NHS consultants and charity workers who have made a new life for themselves

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Gold price at Kenya stock market hits historic highs

By Business Daily Africa Gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) at Kenya’s stock market on Thursday rose to the highest level since listing in 2017, offering investors access to the global yellow metal market in local currency. Investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) can buy the listed 400,000 gold bullion debentures, each equivalent to 0.01 of

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Son of Uganda’s president says to stand for leadership in 2026

File Photo: Lt. General Kainerugaba attends his birthday party in Entebbe By Reuters The son of Uganda’s aging leader, Yoweri Museveni, has said he intends to stand for the presidency in 2026, the first time the outspoken general has given a timeline for replacing his father, who has ruled the east African country for 37

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With Saudi deals, US, China battle for influence in Mideast

In this photo released by Nournews, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, right, China’s most senior diplomat Wang Yi, center, and Saudi Arabia’s National Security Adviser Musaad bin Mohammed al-Aiban looks on during an agreement signing ceremony between Iran and Saudi Arabia to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after seven years

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FIDH Vice-President arrested and expelled from Djibouti

Credit: Photo of Zakaria Abdillahi and Alexis Deswaef taken by the latter on 13 March in his hotel room while police officers were at the door. He was later expelled International Federation for Human Rights By Fidh Paris, 14 March 2023. After 48 hours of mission in Djibouti, complicated by a tailing of the Djibouti

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Blinken meets Ethiopian leaders to repair ties damaged by war

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 15, 2023. Photographer Tiksa Negeri By Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Ethiopia’s foreign minister in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, as their two governments look to repair relations strained by the two-year

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Puntland State contradicts Somalia’s blue economy strategy

Credit to Photo/ AFP By The East African Somalia’s Puntland State is once again on a collision path with the country’s government in Mogadishu over a blue economy strategy seen as contradictory to their laws. This week, Somalia ordered all foreign vessels to leave its waters in the exclusive economic zone, part of new efforts

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Putin says Germany remains “occupied”

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits aviation plant in Ulan-Ude, Buryatia republic, Russia March 14, 2023. Sputnik/Vladimir Gerdo By Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin said Germany’s response to the explosion on North Sea pipelines showed that the country remained “occupied” and unable to act independently decades after its surrender at the end of World War Two.

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