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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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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
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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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Food, fuel shortages hit Tunisian shops
Vehicles queue at a petrol station in La Marsa, Tunisia, August 26, 2022. Reuters/Angus McDowall By Reuters Some Tunisian shops are rationing goods including cooking oil, sugar and butter, while
Read MoreEU foreign ministers to discuss Russia’s war on Ukraine, set to approve new security document
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Trump approves defense budget delaying delivery of F-35 warplanes to NATO ally Turkey
U.S. President Donald Trump approved late Monday a defence budget law delaying the delivery of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets to Turkey in a move that goes against trade agreements and disregards
At least 40 killed by paramilitaries in eastern Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – At least 40 people were killed by paramilitary forces in eastern Ethiopia over the weekend, a senior regional official said on Monday, in the latest spate of
Somali president receives a delegation from Eritrea
Mogadishu-Eritrean Foreign Minister, Mr Osman Saleh, met today with Somali President Mohammed Abdullahi Mohamed. The Eritrean delegation arrived in Mogadishu following the departure of President
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A delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Eritrea arrived in Mogadishu
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Ten people injured in shooting after Caribbean Carnival event in Manchester
Ten people have been hurt in a shooting in Manchester’s Moss Side district. Greater Manchester Police was called to Claremont Road at about 2.30am on Sunday and discovered several people
Iran denounces Trump’s tariffs targeting Turkey
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Saturday criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to impose additional tariffs on Turkey. Qassemi said Turkey and the Turkish
Oil companies evacuate their personnel from Ethio-Somali region
Alarmed by the political and security turmoil that occurred in the Ethio-Somali Regional State last week, oil companies engaged in oil exploration projects in the region have evacuated their
Somalia. National Economic Council Launched
Mogadishu– The Government has officially launched the National Economic Council, which was established by a presidential decree on July 12, 2018. The Council was set up as an advisory council