PARIS/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iran has given ballistic missiles to Shi’ite proxies in Iraq and is developing the capacity to build more there to deter attacks on its interests in the Middle East and to give it the means to hit regional foes, Iranian, Iraqi and Western sources said. Any sign that Iran is preparing a

The Gulf of Aden is one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, connecting Europe with the Middle East. The US Navy seized hundreds of small arms, including AK-47s, from an unflagged boat in the Gulf of Aden, a US defence official said on Wednesday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the incident took

A 23-year-old man was killed after community members from White City in Soweto on Wednesday went on the rampage‚ looting foreign-owned shops amid allegations that they sold expired food and items with counterfeit labels. In a bid to protect his shop‚ a shop owner was alleged to have opened fire‚ killing one person – identified

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Tuesday called on Security Council member states to urge Myanmar to cooperate in solving the humanitarian crisis experienced by Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state. Guterres described the situation as “one of the world’s worst humanitarian and human rights crises” in an address to the Security Council. “I ask members of the

Ottawa — The number of people seeking asylum in Canada is rising “far beyond” what the existing system can handle, according to a recent letter from Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussein obtained by the National Post. “Without changes to improve efficiency and productivity of the asylum process, wait times and backlogs will only continue to grow,”

Turkey’s National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and Hakan Fidan, head of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT), met with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu in Moscow on Friday. The top officials discussed regional security, recent developments in Syria, and bilateral cooperation between Ankara and Moscow said a Turkish official who asked not to be named due

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is expected to meet with nearly a thousand Somalis in Ethiopia. Prime Minister Abiy he will meet with them on behalf of Somali traditional elders, politicians and civil society groups in Ethiopia. According to the reports, the Prime Minister will meet with the people of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and other

“Any execution is appalling, but seeking the death penalty for activists like Israa al Ghomgham, who are not even accused of violent behavior, is monstrous,” HRW said. Ghomgham is accused of incitement to protest and morally supporting rioters. Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against five human rights activists from the kingdom’s

Saudi Arabia has not yet commented on Sheikh Salah al-Talib, one of the imams of the mosque’s Makkah Al Mukaramah, which was thrown into prison this week. Sheikh al-Talib is also a magistrate in Makkah and has been widely talked about his detention after he addressed this week’s talk about the new plan of the

The agreement with the Sonoran Policy Group was signed earlier this month by Somalia’s United Nations Ambassador Abukar Osman. Concerns over rampant corruption within the Somali government and military led the US last year to freeze food and fuel aid to most of the country’s armed forces. The government of Somalia is paying a US