In this Nov. 9, 2020, file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits a new coronavirus lab at Ben-Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel. Israeli media reported Monday, Nov. 23, 2020 that Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia for a clandestine meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which would mark the first known encounter

Security forces dispatched to region and investigation launched At least five worshippers were killed and 40 others kidnapped when armed gunmen attacked a mosque in northwestern Nigeria, local media reported Sunday.”The attack by armed gangs occurred at a mosque in Zamfara state. The imam was among those reportedly abducted. Muhammed Shehu, a spokesperson for the

In this Oct.29, 2020 file photo, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy attends a ceremony in Nice, southern France. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants authorities to drop an investigation into alleged illegal financing of his 2007 campaign by the regime of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. A French-Lebanese businessman this week backtracked on claims he

Tigray refugees who fled the conflict in the Ethiopia’s Tigray arrive on the banks of the Tekeze River on the Sudan-Ethiopia border, in Hamdayet, eastern Sudan, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. The U.N. refugee agency says Ethiopia’s growing conflict has resulted in thousands fleeing from the Tigray region into Sudan as fighting spilled beyond Ethiopia’s borders

The Turkish leader on Sunday urged the EU to keep its promises to establish a closer cooperation together. “We call on the European Union to keep the promises made to our country from full membership to migration, so we can build a closer, more efficient cooperation,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his ruling Justice and

Photo: Credit Facebook The richest man in Somalia Hormuud CEO Ahmed Nur Jimale. has been committing inhumane acts against underage girls for economic reasons. Somali Times found out that Ahmed Nur Jimale had married off 1000 girls of his daughters’ age and marries four girls each for three months under the age of 15 according

Ethiopian army forces preparing to cross the border into the Tigray region last week. Photograph: AP By Simon Tisdall As conflicts rapidly unfold in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia and Yemen, the US, UK and European states are being sidelined The Ethiopian army’s assault on Tigray province marks a serious backwards step by the country’s prime minister,

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide. Photo: Heiko Junge / NTB The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed Somaliland that they expect the death sentence against a Norwegian citizen will not be enforced. On Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had a meeting with a representative from Somaliland in Norway. “We gave a

Interior minister issues stern warning of criminal prosecution, deportation to Muslim parenta France’s Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Friday it would be a criminal offense for Muslim parents to be upset with a teacher for showing caricatures of Prophet Muhammad in lessons to their children. “Parents who go to a teacher to tell them to

Ankara and Riyadh have been at odds for years over foreign policy and attitudes towards Islamist political groups (AFP/File photo) In phone call, two leaders agree to keep channels of communication open to improve bilateral ties and overcome issues Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman agreed in a phone call on