In this photo made available by the Turkish Presidency, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speak before a meeting in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Erdogan is visiting Saudi Arabia in a major reset of relations between two regional heavyweights following the slaying of a

UAE-Kenya puppet Adam Mohamed Nur Madobe was declared the Speaker of Somalia’s 11th Parliament on Wednesday after defeating Hassan Abdinur in the run-off election. Former Tigray puppet Adam Madobe received 163 votes in the election, while Hassan Abdinur received 89 votes. ‎ It is the second time that he has led the parliament as the

By Anadolu Agency The Russia-Ukraine war has disrupted wheat exports, driving wheat prices up by 60% in Africa, the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) said Tuesday, warning that the continent will lose up to $11 billion worth of food due to the conflict. “Already, the price of wheat has gone up about 60%.

By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday criticized US President Joe Biden’s recent statements on the events of 1915, calling them ahistorical and based on misinformation. “The US president should learn and know history very well,” Erdogan told reporters in the capital Ankara after a Cabinet meeting. “We cannot forgive this attempt

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni: Credit to Photo/AFP By Business Daily Africa Uganda is catching up with Kenya on military spending after Nairobi cut the defense budget for two years in a row while Kampala crossed the billion-dollar mark last year. Uganda’s military expenditure reached Sh123.1 billion ($1.066 billion) last year, an 8.3 percent increase from

By Anadolu Agency Global military expenditure reached an all-time high of over $2 trillion in 2021, according to an international survey released Monday. Total military spending rose 0.7% from the previous year and reached $2.113 trillion, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said. It said the global military burden, or world military expenditure as

French President and centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with well-wishers as he heads to the polling station in Le Touquet, northern France, Sunday, April 24, 2022. France began voting in a presidential runoff election Sunday with repercussions for Europe’s future, with centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron the front-runner but fighting a tough challenge from far-right

People gather Saturday April 23, 2022 at the site of an explosion that took place the day before at an illegal oil refinery in Ohaji-Egbema local government area in Imo state, southeast Nigeria. At least 100 people are feared to have died in the explosion, authorities told The Associated Press, as the search for bodies

By Anadolu Agency Iran on Sunday seized a foreign-flagged vessel in the northern shores of the Persian Gulf, which it alleged was carrying 200,000 liters of “smuggled fuel”. In a statement, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said eight members aboard the vessel were arrested and handed over to judicial authorities in Iran’s southern

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 3, 2022.Reuters /Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo By Reuters Turkey is ready to give all possible assistance during the negotiation process between Ukraine and Russia, President Tayyip Erdogan told Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a telephone call, the Turkish presidency said on Sunday. Erdogan