Photo: Credit Pinterest The United Arab Emirates announced on Saturday a major overhaul of the country’s Islamic personal laws, allowing unmarried couples to cohabitate, loosening alcohol restrictions and criminalizing so-called “honor killings.” The broadening of personal freedoms reflects the changing profile of a country that has sought to bill itself as a Westernized destination for

Photo: Credit Pinterest SU-27 of the Ethiopian Air Force. Ethiopian jets bombed the Tigray region on Friday and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pledged more air strikes in the escalating conflict amid reports that Tigrayan forces had seized control of federal military sites and weapons. Civilians in the northern region should avoid “collateral damage” by not

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., stands at left. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Biden currently leads Trump in close races of Pennsylvania, Georgia Democratic challenger Joe Biden will give a prime-time address on Friday evening as he slightly

Ethiopian troops have begun withdrawing from the Gedo region, as credible sources and witnesses told Somali Times. Members of the Gedo officials who asked not to be named, told Somali Times that in the past two days some Ethiopian troops who are not part of Amisom have left the region. Some residents also confirmed to

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden joined by Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks at the The Queen theater Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is testing how far he can go in using the trappings of presidential power to

According to Ethiopia Observer Debretsion Gebremichael, Tigray’s regional president said there are clashes on the southwestern part of Tigray along with the Amhara region border. Speaking on Tigray region’s television Thursday morning two days after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered military operations there in an escalation of a long-running feud, Debretsion said fighting continued along

Turkey has been key transit point for irregular migrants aiming to cross to Europe Turkish Coast Guard have rescued at least 93 asylum seekers off its Aegean coast, officials said Thursday. A total of 21 asylum seekers were rescued off the coast of Kabakum in Dikili district in Izmir province after the engine of their

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Michael Tewelde | AFP The Ethiopian government on Wednesday started restricting telephone and internet services to the troubled Tigray region, hours after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered a military response to an ambush on the military. Information access rights group Access Now indicated that the region had been closed to

Abiy Ahmed says rebel attack contained in the region with ‘more operations in the coming days’. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the army has succeeded in containing a rebel attack in the northern Tigray region after it was deployed to quell an uprising by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) that sparked fears of

Biden should win key swing states Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, his campaign said (AFP/File photo) Joe Biden delivered a short statement on Wednesday afternoon saying that his campaign is all but sure it will secure enough electoral votes to win the presidential election, making the former vice president the fourth candidate to unseat an incumbent