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Qatar agrees to represent US interests in Afghanistan

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba hold a news conference following the U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Dialogue talks at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (Leah Millis/Pool via AP) By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that the Gulf nation of Qatar has

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Pegasus: UK PM urged to cut taxpayer funding for Gulf allies linked to spyware scandal

The then-Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir with Boris Johnson in Jeddah, in January 2018 (AFP) Middle East Eye By Dania Akkad In wake of Pegasus hacking, supporting Gulf countries with cyber security aid may ‘pose a serious threat to our national security’, MPs tell Boris Johnson The UK government should cut off Saudi Arabia, the

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US top diplomat Blinken to visit Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba hold a news conference following the U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Dialogue talks at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (Leah Millis/Pool via AP) By Reuters US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to three African countries next week, the State Department said

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Gen. Abdel Al-Burhan appoints himself chairman of Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council

By Anadolu Agency Formation includes members of former Council along with new representatives Sudan’s army head Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan issued a decree Thursday to form a new transitional Sovereign Council, appointing himself its chairman. Al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hameti, kept their positions they had in the previous Council. The

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World Bank blacklists Kenyan consultancy firm over fraud

An atrium is seen at the World Bank headquarters building in Washington, Credit to Photo/Reuters The World Bank has blacklisted a Kenyan consultancy firm that has undertaken several multi-million shilling projects for top government agencies over fraud. According to Business Daily Africa reported. The multilateral lender said an investigation conducted by the it’s corruption-fighting unit

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China’s Xi warns against return to Cold War tensions at APEC meeting

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at a meeting commemorating the 110th anniversary of Xinhai Revolution at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 9, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo By Reuters The Asia-Pacific region must not return to the tensions of the Cold War era, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday,

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Wooing France: Kamala Harris meets Macron after sub spat

French President Emmanuel Macron stands next to Vice President Kamala Harris as she waves before a bilateral meeting at Élysée Palace in Paris, France, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times via AP, Pool) By Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Kamala Harris and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed Wednesday that their countries are

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Taliban set up military tribunal to enforce Shariah law in Afghanistan

By Anadolu Agency Tribunal to have power to interpret Shariah law, issue decrees and also register complaints, cases against Taliban officials The interim Taliban administration announced on Wednesday the establishment of a military tribunal to enforce Islamic law in Afghanistan. The tribunal has been formed on the command of supreme leader Hebatullah Akhundzada to enforce

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Benin’s president says France must return other cultural treasures

By Anadolu Agency France restitutes 26 cultural artifacts Benin’s president said Tuesday that he regretted that many artifacts of Beninese cultural heritage continued to be kept in museums in France even though Paris has returned some of the looted antiquities. Speaking at the Elysee Palace after signing an agreement on the handover of 26 cultural

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Somalia’s Foreign Minister says the nation will not accept intimidation, lies and delays that hinder successful security

Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Government of Somalia Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamoud met with members of the African Union Peace and Security Council in Mogadishu to discuss Amisom’s mandate, which is due to end on December 31, 2021, according to the decision. United Nations Security Council No. 2568.

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