Latest NewsIran 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.
Read MoreThousands flee years long drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks
File Photo Somali Times/Former Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and one of his wives By The Associated Press After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally
Read MoreUS says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran
A woman walks by a mural depicting Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026. Photographer Majid Asgaripour By Reuters U.S. Treasury
Read MoreUkraine’s anticorruption agencies uncover criminal network in presidential office, parliament
By Anadolu Agency Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) said Thursday they uncovered an alleged criminal organization
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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.
Read MoreThousands flee years long drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks
File Photo Somali Times/Former Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and one of his wives By The Associated Press After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally
Read MoreUS says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran
A woman walks by a mural depicting Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026. Photographer Majid Asgaripour By Reuters U.S. Treasury
Read MoreUkraine’s anticorruption agencies uncover criminal network in presidential office, parliament
By Anadolu Agency Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) said Thursday they uncovered an alleged criminal organization
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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
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKEU officially closes its airspace to Belarusian carriers
Belarusian aircraft banned to overfly, land over EU territory The European Union officially banned on Friday Belarusian carriers from its airspace. The Council of the EU decided to prohibit the
Read MoreNorth Korea’s Kim arrives in Russia to hold talks with Putin: Reports
By Anadolu Agency North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday arrived in Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin, media reports said. Kim, who last visited Russia in 2019, arrived in the Russian
Read MoreQatar hails Turkey-Russia deal to ‘demilitarize’ Idlib
Qatar on Tuesday welcomed a Turkish-Russian agreement to establish a demilitarized zone in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province. According to a Tuesday statement released by Qatar’s Foreign
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EU officially closes its airspace to Belarusian carriers
Belarusian aircraft banned to overfly, land over EU territory The European Union officially banned on Friday Belarusian carriers from its airspace. The Council of the EU decided to prohibit the
Read MoreNorth Korea’s Kim arrives in Russia to hold talks with Putin: Reports
By Anadolu Agency North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday arrived in Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin, media reports said. Kim, who last visited Russia in 2019, arrived in the Russian
Read MoreQatar hails Turkey-Russia deal to ‘demilitarize’ Idlib
Qatar on Tuesday welcomed a Turkish-Russian agreement to establish a demilitarized zone in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province. According to a Tuesday statement released by Qatar’s Foreign
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Blog PostsFrench energy giant Total officially quits South Pars gas project in Iran after US sanctions
Iran’s oil minister said on Monday that French energy giant Total has officially quit its multi-billion-dollar gas project in Iran after the United States threatened to impose sanctions on
Ethiopia: Probe Years of Abuse in Somali Region
Redress and Accountability Needed for Crimes The government of Ethiopia should commit to an in-depth, independent fact-finding mission into many years of rights abuses and violations of the laws
Millions of Muslims start annual Hajj pilgrimage
On Monday, the pilgrims will ascend Mount Arafat at the climax of Hajj. Nearly two million Muslims from all around the world began the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. “Labbaik
Somali government officials question by police regarding corruption in Mogadishu port
The commander in chief of the inland tax department General Abdullahi Hassan Barise has provided more details about the detention of more than ten government officials over corruption charges.
American Charged In Uganda After Racist Assault On Hotel Workers
Uganda police arrested an older American man after reviewing a video that showed him striking out at hotel workers and using racial slurs. The police identified the man as Jimmy L. Taylor, a U.S.
Ethiopia repatriates citizen from Djibouti
The number of Ethiopians who are returning from Djibouti weeks after the unrest in Dire Dawa city has reached over 6,400, The Reporter has learned. They were transported using a train to Dire
Sierra Leone: Chinese vessel caught illegally fishing
The west African nation loses some $50M annually to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, according to World Bank. A Chinese fishing vessel has been caught fishing illegally in the
Turkey and France agree to work together against US economic moves
Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak and his French counterpart Bruno Le Maire spoke by phone on Friday and discussed U.S. sanctions steps against Turkey, agreeing to act together in response
Canadian Rental Rates Soar In Half Of Largest Cities: PadMapper Report
Rental rates are soaring in half of Canada’s largest cities, according to new data from PadMapper.According to the site’s August rent report looking at Canada’s 26 largest
No rivalry among stakeholders in Somalia: Turkey
Turkish ambassador to Somalia says the country played important role in reviving Somalia after 1991 civil war Turkey is not in competition with any other country in trying to resolve the
French energy giant Total officially quits South Pars gas project in Iran after US sanctions
Iran’s oil minister said on Monday that French energy giant Total has officially quit its multi-billion-dollar gas project in Iran after the United States threatened to impose sanctions on
Ethiopia: Probe Years of Abuse in Somali Region
Redress and Accountability Needed for Crimes The government of Ethiopia should commit to an in-depth, independent fact-finding mission into many years of rights abuses and violations of the laws
Millions of Muslims start annual Hajj pilgrimage
On Monday, the pilgrims will ascend Mount Arafat at the climax of Hajj. Nearly two million Muslims from all around the world began the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. “Labbaik
Somali government officials question by police regarding corruption in Mogadishu port
The commander in chief of the inland tax department General Abdullahi Hassan Barise has provided more details about the detention of more than ten government officials over corruption charges.
American Charged In Uganda After Racist Assault On Hotel Workers
Uganda police arrested an older American man after reviewing a video that showed him striking out at hotel workers and using racial slurs. The police identified the man as Jimmy L. Taylor, a U.S.
Ethiopia repatriates citizen from Djibouti
The number of Ethiopians who are returning from Djibouti weeks after the unrest in Dire Dawa city has reached over 6,400, The Reporter has learned. They were transported using a train to Dire
Sierra Leone: Chinese vessel caught illegally fishing
The west African nation loses some $50M annually to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, according to World Bank. A Chinese fishing vessel has been caught fishing illegally in the
Turkey and France agree to work together against US economic moves
Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak and his French counterpart Bruno Le Maire spoke by phone on Friday and discussed U.S. sanctions steps against Turkey, agreeing to act together in response
Canadian Rental Rates Soar In Half Of Largest Cities: PadMapper Report
Rental rates are soaring in half of Canada’s largest cities, according to new data from PadMapper.According to the site’s August rent report looking at Canada’s 26 largest
No rivalry among stakeholders in Somalia: Turkey
Turkish ambassador to Somalia says the country played important role in reviving Somalia after 1991 civil war Turkey is not in competition with any other country in trying to resolve the