The UAE has long voiced interest in the F-35 jets and were promised a chance to buy them when agreeing to normalise ties with Israel (AFP/File photo) David Friedman told the Jerusalem Post that Israel’s military edge in the region is a ‘matter of law, not a matter of policy US Ambassador to Israel David

Sudanese leader General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, 6 February 2020 [Twitter] The Sudanese Minister of Information and transitional government spokesman, Faisal Muhammad Saleh, yesterday denied media reports claiming a Sudanese delegation currently visiting the United Arab Emirates had discussed normalising relations with Israel. “The ministerial delegation accompanying the head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council [Abdel Fattah

Alexander Lukashenko takes the oath of office as Belarusian President during a swearing-in ceremony in Minsk, Belarus September 23, 2020. Andrei Stasevich/BelTA/Handout via REUTERS Ignoring calls for an end to his 26-year grip on power, President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus was sworn in for a sixth term on Wednesday after an election that the opposition

Photo/Somali Times The Lawmaker MP Abdi Shire Jama, a member of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia spoke about today’s speech that President Mohamed Abdullahi is expected to address the House of the People. MP Abdi Shire told Somali Times that President Farmajo should only talk about the vote of

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on Tuesday in Moon Township, Pa. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo By Matthew Choi The comment, at a campaign rally, was one of the president’s many jabs suggesting that the Minnesota congresswoman is not an American President Donald Trump on Tuesday attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar yet again for

Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Mr. Abukar Osman, who was recently elected as the Vice President of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly took over the chairmanship of part of the 75th session of the General Assembly. The conference is large and by 2020 most world leaders will be participating

In this Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, U.S. President Donald Trump, Bahrain Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan pose for a photo on the Blue Room Balcony after signing the Abraham Accords during a ceremony on the

Credit: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite By Julio Rosas Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) tweeted last Friday her concerns about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement still deporting individuals, like Somalis, while the COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing, calling it “cruel.” The issue was raised after immigration lawyers, advocates, and Omar said a deportation flight headed for Somalia

Mohammed Bin Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu-Dhabi on 30 November 2018 [En.kremlin.ru] Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Zayed is talking with the Pentagon to transfer the US Incirlik Air Base from Turkey to the UAE, the New Khaleej reported yesterday. Informed sources revealed to the news site on Saturday that

A Taiwanese AH-1 Cobra helicopter fires during the live-fire, anti-landing Han Kuang military exercise, which simulates an enemy invasion, in Taichung, Taiwan July 16, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan said on Monday its armed forces have the right to self-defence and counter attack amid “harassment and threats”, in an apparent warning to China,