In this Tuesday, July 30, 2019 file photo, Dominic Cummings, a British political strategist and special adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks into 10 Downing Street in London. The British government faced accusations of hypocrisy on Saturday, May 23, 2020, after the revelation that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s top adviser, Dominic Cummings, traveled more

Sale of thousands of mine-resistant vehicles approved after administration clears UAE of violating pacts, CNN reports The Trump administration has cleared the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of wrongdoing and approved the sale of thousand of mine-resistant vehicles, despite indications it violated past arms agreements, according to a report published Friday. A CNN investigation found last

My experience is of parents, siblings, in-laws, nieces and nephews all kissing, hugging and wishing each other eid mubarak. It has never crossed my mind to celebrate it without family.’ Eid celebrations in Manchester last year. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian Aisha Riaz The end of Ramadan is a time to be with family. So this

‘We the sons of martyr Jamal Khashoggi announce we forgive and pardon those who killed our father,’ son Salah says The family of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said Friday they have forgiven those who killed their father. “On this blessed night of the blessed month (of #Ramadan), we remember God’s saying: ‘If a person

Libyan Army enters downtown al-Asabaa Arab Gulf country aims to achieve political influence in region by arming allies in field, The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has spent tens of billions of dollars each year on failed military interventions and arms imports instead of strengthening regional peace and stability. Since 2014, the UAE has been pushing

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad (L) and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran on 25 February 2019 [Yousef Alhelou/Twitter] Iran has spent between $20-$30 billion in its Syria campaign in order to keep President Bashar Al-Assad in power, an Iranian lawmaker has revealed, insisting that Syria will one day have to repay its debts

Photo: Credit (AP) Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has voiced the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to delay the maritime case between Somalia and Kenya. The court announced yesterday that the case has been adjourned until March 2021. Hassan, who held a press conference in Mogadishu, has opposed this, and that

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands next to his wife Sara as he waves to supporters following the announcement of exit polls in Israel’s election at his Likud party headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A week after being sworn into office for a fifth term, Israeli

Libya’s Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha on Wednesday blamed the current crisis in his country on the interference of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the Libyan affairs and its support to putschist forces.”The crisis in Libya would not have happened had you stopped your malicious interference in our internal affairs, your support to putschists, dispatch

The two main candidates in the poll are the ruling CNDD-FDD party’s Evariste Ndayishimiye, right, and Agathon Rwasa of the National Liberation Forces (FNL) party [Reuters/AP] A crucial election has begun in the East African nation of Burundi, where President Pierre Nkurunziza is stepping aside after a divisive 15-year rule but will remain “paramount leader”