Rumy-Al-Qahtani-Miss-Universe-Saudi-Arabia Ahmed Mohamed / ES Composite Evening Standard By Lydia Chantler-Hicks Saudi Arabia is to take part in the Miss Universe pageant for the first time. Model Rumy Alqahtani will be the Kingdom’s first-ever entrant in the global competition’s 73-year history, which this year’s contest to take place in Mexico in late September. Announcing her

People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 29, 2024. (Xinhua/Han Xu) By Xinhua News Agency The majority of Africa’s international migrants move primarily within the continent, according to a new report jointly released Tuesday by the African Union (AU) and the United Nations migration agency.

By Anadolu Agency The Spanish government announced on Tuesday that it will challenge a Catalan bill proposing a unilateral declaration of independence in the Constitutional Court. Earlier this year, the Catalan politicians gave the green light to move forward with a popular initiative that suggests the region should declare independence from Spain. Spanish ministers agreed

A view of the Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Photographer Julia Nikhinson By Reuters A container ship smashed into a four-lane bridge in the U.S. port of Baltimore in darkness on Tuesday, causing it to collapse and sending cars and people plunging into the river below. Rescuers

By Anadolu Agency At least five Chinese nationals and their local driver were killed in a suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, police said. The terrorism incident occurred in the Shangla district of north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a vehicle carrying Chinese nationals, and others, Mohammad

By Business Daily Africa Business Bay Square mall (BBS) in Nairobi’s Eastleigh has attracted seven banks in under a year, giving it a revenue boost at a time many malls have been struggling with low occupancy. Absa Bank Kenya mid-last month became the latest entrant to the mall in the heart of Eastleigh, one of

French President Emmanuel Macron was in Marseille as a major police operation got underway. Photographer Christophe Ena/AP By The Associated Press The French interior minister launched multiple anti-drug crackdowns on Monday, reflecting the government’s commitment to show it’s serious about tackling the drug trade and crime in cities. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said that police

Credit Photo/Reuters By The East African China and Russia could still be the biggest rivals of American interests especially in Africa, a public assessment of threats to Washington shows. The report compiled by the American intelligence community names the expected enemies: China, Russia, Iran and North Korea. But it also lists Houthis and the conflict

A ship docked at the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Photo/Shutterstock By The African Exponent Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (TAE)-In a strategic move, the Tanzanian government, led by President Samia Suluhu Hassan, has extended a significant offer to Uganda amid its ongoing stalemate with Kenya regarding oil importation. This gesture aims to position

By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday slammed Friday’s shooting at the Crocus City Concert Hall in Moscow region as a “purposeful massacre” aimed at sowing discord in society. “The criminals, purposefully and in cold blood killed, shot our citizens and our children at point-blank range,” Putin said in a televised address to