Photo: Credit Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference, Jerusalem, Aug. 13, 2020. JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel would oppose any U.S. F-35 warplane sales to the United Arab Emirates despite forging relations with the Gulf power, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, citing a need to maintain Israeli military

Abu Dhabi’s agreement to normalise ties with Israel was a “sovereign decision” and was not “directed at Iran”, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Anwar Gargash, stressed yesterday. We say this and repeat it. We do not accept interference in our decisions, just as we reject threats, whether as a

Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma (left). Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma, whose real name is Collins Juma Osemo, has been in detention in Ethiopia for more than 47 days. He is due to appear in court this morning, his fifth appearance since his arrest in the immediate aftermath of the assassination of Oromia musician Hachalu Hundessa. He

US president says world leaders plead with him to speak to Recep Tayyip Erdogan amid heightened tensions US President Donald Trump said Monday world leaders have sought his help with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, because he claimed the Turkish leader will only listen to him. The heads of countries last week they called me

According to Villa Somalia sources told Somali Times that efforts are underway to secure a meeting between the Federal Government and its member states. United Nations envoy to Somalia James Swan and US Ambassador to Somalia Donald Yamamoto have made various contacts with the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia and heads of state,

Kigali, the cleanest city Rwanda’s progressive move from its disastrous history to being one of the leading economic forces on the continent is remarkable. And in that narrative one expects to find reports about how Rwanda is a repressive country, under the leadership of its president, Paul Kagame. But more remarkable is how the East

Turkey has diplomatic and trade ties with Israel, but relations have been strained for years. [AP] Turkey is considering suspending diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates and withdrawing its ambassador after agreement between the Gulf state and Israel to normalise ties was revealed, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. The Turkish foreign ministry also said

Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa speaks during a meeting with US President Donald Trump, May 21, 2017, in Riyadh. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) Bahrain is likely to follow the UAE in signing a peace agreement with Israel, an Israeli official said yesterday. The Hebrew Kan channel quoted the unnamed official as saying “Bahrain

President Donald Trump, accompanied by From left, U.S. special envoy for Iran Brian Hook, Avraham Berkowitz, Assistant to the President and Special Representative for International Negotiations, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, President Donald Trump’s White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, smiles in the Oval Office at the White House,

Photo: Credit Middle East Monitor In the context of the Renaissance Dam crisis which recently escalated between Egypt and Ethiopia, Somali reservations emerged regarding the fifth clause of the nine-clause resolution submitted by Arab League ministers on June 23, 2020. This angered the countries in question, who labelled Somalia’s reservations as “treachery” and a stab