UN inspectors are examining more than 2,500 AK-47 rifles and other guns seized by the crew of a U.S. destroyer off the coast of Yemen to determine whether the weapons originated in Iran or Somalia. U.S. authorities said they invited the UN inspectors on board on October 25 to determine whether the weapons provide proof

Military forces from 31 countries began NATO’s largest exercise in decades, stretching from the Baltic Sea to Iceland, on Thursday, practicing military maneuvers close to Russia, which itself held a huge military drill last month. As temperatures fell below freezing across training grounds in central Norway, giving a taste of what it means to defend

Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s parliament has appointed a new president, Sahle-Work, Zewde, after the resignation of former leader Mulatu Teshome. Ms, Sahle-Work, is an expert on the United Nations, who has expertise and good arguments. A brief statement on the Balance of Peoples has emphasized the importance of maintaining peace in the country, according to

A United Arab Emirates court has postponed hearing the case of a British academic charged with espionage until Nov. 21 to re-examine the evidence, his wife said on Thursday. Matthew Hedges, a 31-year-old doctoral student at Durham University, appeared on Wednesday in the Federal Court of Appeal in the capital Abu Dhabi. He was arrested

Director of U.S.’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Gina Haspel, who is in Turkey to work on the investigation into the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, has listened to the “compelling” audio tape of the brutal killing, Washington Post reported late Wednesday. “A person familiar with the audio said

The United States has identified many Saudi officials responsible for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and is taking action, including revoking visas or imposing sanctions, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. “We are taking appropriate actions,” Pompeo said Tuesday, adding that some of those identified work for ministries and the royal court. Members

All those involved in journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder plot should be brought to justice, Erdoğan said, calling on Saudi officials to answer questions to help further the investigation The killing of 59-year-old journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia’s Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2 was a murder plot planned by Saudi officials for days, President

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan gave detailed information of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and said the killing was premeditated, speaking at the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) parliamentary group meeting on Tuesday. Erdoğan confirmed that a 15-man Saudi team took part in the incident. “A Saudi team of three

President Uhuru Kenyatta has said that Kenya will not be pressured to legalise same sex marriages so as to get donor funding. He said that Kenya needs to be self reliant and and should not pass non-biblical laws for the sake of funding. He said that if same sex marriages was not in the bible

Dissident Saudi Prince Khalid bin Farhan Al-Saud has demanded King Salman bin Abdulaziz to abdicate the throne in favour of his brother Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz after the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi; an incident that has provoked international outrage. Prince Khalid bin Farhan, who lives currently in Germany, said: “King Salman’s royal line should