While some states seek to protect gains accrued from Trump administration, others hoping for fresh start As US President-elect Joe Biden, 77, prepares to assume office in January, the tumultuous Middle East anticipates a change in the US policy towards the region. While few countries seek to maintain the gains accrued during the Trump administration,

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted Thursday to prevent the sale or shipment to Somalia of components of improvised explosive devices if there is “significant risk” they may be used to manufacture the often deadly devices that are increasingly being used in attacks by al-Shabab extremists. It also urged the Somali government

US President Donald Trump (R) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in Washington, US on 3 April 2017 [Presidency of Egypt/ Handout/Anadolu Agency] The Egyptian government has hired a lobbying firm following the success of Joe Biden in the US elections, reports Foreign Lobby. The $65,000 monthly contract was signed between the Egypt’s Ambassador to

Photo: Credit Evening Standard / eyevine By Nicholas Cecil,Sophia Sleigh and John Dunne Boris Johnson was today urged to “take back control” of his infighting-plagued government by sacking Dominic Cummings. Senior Tories warned the Prime Minister had to get a “grip” after being left weakened by war in No10 in the middle of the second

Investigation to track possible killing, burial of those reported missing Sudanese General Prosecutor Taj Alsir Alhibir said Wednesday that authorities discovered new mass graves during the course of investigations. No further details were disclosed. The Office of the General Prosecutor said in a statement that an investigation committee formed by the General Attorney found strong

By Jasmine Norden The United Nations (UN) has said escalating fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region could displace 9 million people. The conflict has closed roads and communications with the region. A report by the UN Office for Humanitarian Response (OCHA) warned that the violence may disrupt food and safety net assistance. This is needed

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, left, and his Egyptian counterpart President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi review the Greek Presidential guard before their meeting in Athens, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. The Egyptian President is on a two-day official visit in Greece. (Angelos Tzortzinis/Pool via AP) ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Egypt’s president is meeting with Greek officials in Athens on

Medihane Ekubamichael The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Ethiopian authorities to immediately release broadcast journalist Bekalu Alamrew, who was arrested on November 7 and has not been formally charged. Three uniformed police officers and one plain-clothed officer arrested Bekalu from the Addis Ababa offices of the privately-owned Awlo Media Center, where Bekalu is employed,

In this Nov. 10, 2016, file photo, Bahrain’s Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa greets Britain’s Prince Charles in Manama, Bahrain. Prince Khalifa, one of the world’s longest-serving prime ministers who led his island nation’s government for decades and survived the 2011 Arab Spring protests that demanded his ouster over corruption allegations, died on

‘I just think it’s an embarrassment, quite frankly,’ says president-elect US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday dismissed incumbent Donald Trump’s hitherto refusal to concede defeat in this year’s White House race, calling it embarrassing to the outgoing leader. “I just think it’s an embarrassment, quite frankly. How can I say this tactfully? I think it