Bobby Edwards (left) beat and tortured Chris Smith into working for him for 5 years. — Left Photo: J. Reuben Long Detention Center | Right Screenshot via WPDE By FRANCIS AKHALBEY The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has ordered a White South Carolina restaurant manager to pay $546,000 as restitution to

Freedom of press in Egypt – Cartoon [Latuff/Middle East Monitor] Egyptian journalists have criticised the conditions of their imprisonment without trial or investigation in political cases during the era of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. Journalist and former head of the Constitution Party, Khaled Dawoud, said he never imagined that expressing his opinion would land him

Asylum seekers were illegally pushed back by Greek Coast Guard into Turkish territorial waters, say security sources Turkey on Tuesday rescued 39 asylum seekers who were illegally pushed back by the Greek Coast Guard into Turkish territorial waters in the Aegean Sea, according to security sources. The asylum seekers were rescued in the early morning

Saudi crown prince recently announced foreign policy changes, yet many impediments remain to achieving better relations A normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran is less likely to take place in the short term due to significant differences, according to political experts. Last week, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said “Iran is a

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda sit during an interview in New York February 22, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo By Alexandra Ulmer, Eric Johnson Billionaire benefactors Bill and Melinda Gates have decided to seek a divorce following 27 years of marriage, the couple said on Monday in a joint announcement that rocked the

During his time in office, Donald Trump rolled back a number of limits on the use of drone strikes (AFP) The Biden administration has released a redacted version of former President Donald Trump’s rules for using lethal force abroad outside conventional war zones, including in drone strikes, in response to a lawsuit filed by the

File Photo/Somali Times According to EU Ambassador to Somalia says, ”Demilitarise Mogadishu is the priority now.” Those that want to play a positive role towards elections should support Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble in his key tasks. Division of Mogadishu with militias or out-of-line-of-command security forces is not helping the Somali people. EU Ambassador to

Mahamat Idriss Deby, son of the late Chadian President Idriss Deby, sits in the front row during the state funeral for his father in N’Djamena, Chad April 23, 2021. Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool via REUTERS Chad’s military rulers named a new government on Sunday after the battlefield death of President Idriss Deby, but leading opposition figures

Jurgen Habermas decides not to accept Sheikh Zayed Book Award due to human rights concerns German philosopher Jurgen Habermas rejected a literary award by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sunday over human rights concerns in the Gulf country. Earlier, Habermas accepted the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, one of the Arab World’s most prestigious and well-funded

Photo/Somali Times Somali Deputy Minister of Information Abdirahman Yusuf Al-Adala briefed to the media on the security situation in the country and said that Prime Minister Roble today appointed a special committee to work on the implementation of his recent order to the opposing forces in Mogadishu. “The prime minister has today appointed a special