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Explosion hits oil tanker off Saudi Arabian port

Singapore-flagged BW Rhine reportedly hit by ‘external source’ An oil tanker off the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah was hit by an explosion Monday, according to local sources. The Singapore-flagged BW Rhine suffered material damage after being hit by “an external source”, the BW Group, a shipping company, said in a statement. All 22 crew

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US Embassy says Sudan no longer on list of terror sponsors

In this Oct. 23, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump talks on a phone call with the leaders of Sudan and Israel, as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, and National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien, applaud in the Oval Office of the White House, in

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Gun battle erupts between Kuwaiti citizens and Somali expats

Kuwaiti authorities have launched an investigation into a gun battle that erupted between Kuwaiti citizens and Somali expatriates. Image Credit: Pixabay Kuwaiti authorities have launched a large-scale investigation into a gun battle that reportedly erupted this week between Kuwaiti citizens and Somali expatriates. The fight took place in the governorate of Al Jahara, about 50

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Panic at Kenya-Somalia border as Shabaab militants sighted

The militants often target security officials and non-Somalis in their attacks According to police reports, one group used Hamey route, another one Amuma and the third went via Homojo. Police believe the groups may already have been assigned targets which include communication masts, probing camps and implanting explosives on the roads. Another group could be

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Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok arrives in Ethiopia as refugee crisis continues

A handout picture provided by Sudan’s Foreign Media Council shows Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok (R) meeting with his Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed in Khartoum on 25 August 2020 (AFP) Sudan has absorbed tens of thousands of refugees from Ethiopia’s war-stricken Tigray region Sudan’s premier has arrived in Ethiopia as his country continues to absorb

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‘Iran’s accusations against Erdogan unacceptable’

Turkish parliament speaker condemns Iranian authorities over unfair accusations against country’s president Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop on Saturday condemned Iranian authorities over unfair accusations against the Turkish president for reading a poem during a ceremony in Azerbaijan. “The unseemly attitude of some Iranian officials against our president, who always bravely defended the law against

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Wealthy MP urged to pay up for his family’s slave trade past

Richard Drax, Conservative MP for South Dorset, earlier this year. Photograph: Graham Hunt/Alamy By Paul Lashmar and Jonathan Smith A wealthy Tory MP is facing demands to pay reparations for his family’s part in the Caribbean slave trade after the Observer revealed that he now controls the plantation where his ancestors created the first slave-worked

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Turkish drones real threat to enemies: UK defense chief

Roots of these drones are born out of Turkish innovation, says Ben Wallace Turkey’s unmanned aerial vehicle, the Bayraktar TB2, has been responsible for the destruction of hundreds of armored vehicles and even air defense systems in Syria, Libya, and elsewhere, the UK’s defense secretary said on Friday. “The roots of these drones are born

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Priti Patel under fire over tour of Bahrain police station where human rights activists were tortured

The Home Secretary wanted to ‘exchange expertise and experiences between the two friendly countries’ it was reported (Bahrain Government) By Rob Merrick Exclusive: ‘How can the Home Office accept that I was tortured at this site, then send the Home Secretary there for a photo opportunity?’ victim asks Priti Patel was given a tour of

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Supreme Court rejects Republican attack on Biden victory

In this Nov. 6, 2020, file photo the Supreme Court is seen as sundown in Washington. The Supreme Court rejected on Dec. 11,a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory, ending a desperate attempt to get legal issues rejected by state and federal judges before the nation’s highest court. (AP

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