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By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
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Iran warns that ships violating Hormuz transit rules risk detention, seizure
By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
Read MoreWhy do Western travel bans keep treating African nations like security threats while our leaders just watch?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent A federal judge recently vacated a sweeping Trump administration policy that had suspended immigrant visa processing for citizens across 75 countries.
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Featured ArticlesIran warns that ships violating Hormuz transit rules risk detention, seizure
By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
Iran warns that ships violating Hormuz transit rules risk detention, seizure
By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
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Read MoreIran says it fires missiles at US airbase in Qatar, explosions heard over Doha
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Ethiopia jails ex-head of military company over corruption
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Nigeria seeks extradition of former oil minister from Britain
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Conflict in the Gulf is hurting Dubai
Foreigners are leaving the Middle East’s business hub Dubai is unlike most of the Gulf’s sheikhdoms. Its economy thrives not on oil, but on tourism, trade and finance. Its patch of desert hosts
Geopolitics Headache: Abiy evokes, Afwerki dares and Farmajo stuns!
Since Abiy becomes the prime minister of Ethiopia April this year, closely eight months ago, he makes and embarks unprecedented transformation in Ethiopia. First, he withdrew Ethiopian troops
Kenya Airways postpones direct Mogadishu flights to Dec 5
Kenya Airways #ticker:KQ has postponed the launch of its direct flight from Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Somali capital Mogadishu until December 5. The national carrier
PM May battles to save Brexit deal as ministers quit
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May battled on Thursday to save a draft divorce deal with the European Union after her Brexit secretary and other ministers quit in protest at an
What are the benefits of Somalia in having business with Ethiopia and Eritrea?
Mogadishu-Landlocked nation in talks with nations to build naval base, Ethiopia to rewrite part of foreign, national security policy, Ethiopia is considering adding a space force to its defense
UN lifts sanctions on Eritrea, keeps arms embargo on Somalia
The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to lift sanctions against Eritrea following its thaw in relations with Ethiopia and other neighboring countries. Ethiopia’s U.N. ambassador and
U.S. senators alarmed if China gets control of Djibouti port
Two prominent U.S. senators expressed alarm on Tuesday about the military and political consequences if China gains control of a port terminal in Djibouti, and said they were concerned it could
Ethiopia jails ex-head of military company over corruption
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia has detained the former head of a large military-run industrial conglomerate, a day after the country’s attorney general disclosed that several hundred
Nigeria seeks extradition of former oil minister from Britain
Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency is seeking to extradite former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke from Britain to face corruption charges back home. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
U.N. Security Council set to lift Eritrea sanctions on Wednesday
The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on Wednesday to lift a nearly decade-old arms embargo and targeted sanctions on Eritrea, diplomats said, after the country’s rapprochement with