Government announces 3-day national mourning to pay tribute to victims At least 137 Nigerien civilians were killed on Sunday in an attack on several localities near the Malian border, the Nigerien government said in a statement late Monday. “In the afternoon of Sunday March 21, 2021 at around 1 p.m. (1200GMT), the localities of Intazayane,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center left, tours the Mahane Yehuda market while campaigning a day before national elections, in Jerusalem, Monday, March 22, 2021. The March 23 vote is Israel’s fourth parliamentary election in two years. (AP Photo/Oren Ben Hakoon) JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis began voting on Tuesday in the country’s fourth parliamentary election

Workers walk by the perimeter fence of what is officially known as a vocational skills education centre in Dabancheng in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China September 4, 2018. Picture taken September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter By Robin Emmott, David Brunnstrom The United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada imposed sanctions on Chinese officials on

File Photo/Somali Times The United States has told state Governors it cannot leave Mogadishu until an agreement is reached 2021 election. The US Embassy in Somalia said in a statement posted on its Twitter account that the letter was addressed directly to the presidents of Puntland, Jubaland, Galmudug, Southwest and Hir Shabelle. The Somali people

Photo/Somali Times The recently announced council of foreign agents has announced the destruction of Somalia’s government. In Mogadishu the council has sent a statement in English against President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo to the international community. The Forum’s long message was sent to US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs,

Photo: : Credit/Associated Press Amr Nabil/Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. By Andrew Buncombe Lawyers for the fiancee of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi say they have served the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with a legal complaint – allowing proceedings against the Saudi royal to proceed. Last year, Hatice Cengiz, who was poised to

Prominent Egyptian opposition figure based in Istanbul Ayman Nour on 24 November 2020 [Esra Bilgin/Anadolu Agency] Prominent Egyptian opposition figure based in Istanbul Ayman Nour has denied claims that Turkey had urged the closure of opposition media outlets or it would hand over opposition figures to Cairo, news agencies reported on Friday. Nour, owner of

Jami Webb places flowers outside Young’s Asian Massage following the deadly shootings in Acworth, Georgia, U.S. March 19, 2021. Webb is the daughter of Xiaojie Tan, the owner of the spa who was killed in the shootings. REUTERS/Bita Honarvar By Nathan Layne, Andy Sullivan The killings of six women of Asian descent in Georgia this

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry yesterday expressed its anger over Ethiopian officials’ use of “the language of sovereignty” in their recent statements about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). “It is regrettable that the Ethiopian officials use the language of sovereignty in their speeches about the utilisation of the resources of a transboundary [Nile] river,” the ministry’s

The US and its allies have been hesitant to normalise relations with the Assad government (AFP) By Middle East Eye Acting deputy ambassador to UN says ongoing peace process has been hindered by President Bashar al-Assad’s ‘refusal to engage in good faith’ The United States has warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that it will not