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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday urged the UN Security Council not to support unauthorized military operations in the Middle East, warning that continued conflict could lead to
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China desire UN Security Council to avoid backing unauthorized military operations in Middle East
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday urged the UN Security Council not to support unauthorized military operations in the Middle East, warning that continued conflict could lead to
Read MoreDjibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh campaigning for re-election
Ismail Omar Guelleh, is well-known to Djiboutians. He has, after all, been in power since May 1999, the year he succeeded his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, for whom he was in charge of national
Read MoreTrump says US may exit Iran war soon as new attacks hit Gulf states and Iran
Members of the Iranian Red Crescent Society work at the site of a reported strike amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, near Hosseinieh Azam Zanjan Mosque in Zanjan, Iran, in this screen grab
Read MoreRwanda’s open door-is the visa policy paying off?
Photo by Tobias Doering / Unsplash By The African Exponent According to the Africa Visa Openness Index 2025, Rwanda is ranked the most visa‑open country in Africa, maintaining this position since
Read MoreNew Beijing-Helsinki direct route launched to boost China-Finland ties
Zeng Yongchao, executive vice president of China Southern Air Holding Company, speaks at a promotion event hosted by China Southern Airlines for the new Beijing-Helsinki direct route in Helsinki,
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Featured ArticlesChina desire UN Security Council to avoid backing unauthorized military operations in Middle East
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday urged the UN Security Council not to support unauthorized military operations in the Middle East, warning that continued conflict could lead to
China desire UN Security Council to avoid backing unauthorized military operations in Middle East
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday urged the UN Security Council not to support unauthorized military operations in the Middle East, warning that continued conflict could lead to
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Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu gives a joint statement with European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell prior to their meeting in Brussels, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021.
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Tentative start to Turkey-Greece talks after year of strife
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu gives a joint statement with European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell prior to their meeting in Brussels, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021.
Read MoreSomalia no longer allow itself Ankara talks Ethiopia
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German government defends plan to ease citizenship rules
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Irish watchdog fines Meta 265M euros in latest privacy case
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Al-Shabab is still fighting the Villa Rosa hotel in Mogadishu
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Germany salvages 1-1 draw against Spain at World Cup
Germany’s Niclas Fuellkrug celebrates after he scored his side’s first goal during the World Cup group E soccer match between Spain and Germany, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor ,
Al-Shabab attack on Villa-Rosa in Mogadishu government officials injured sources say
The Villa-Rosa hotel, located between the National Theater and the Jiliow cave in the presidential palace, is under direct attack by a group of Al-Shabab terrorists. The attack started with large
Turkey President Erdogan says seeing peak numbers in tourism
By Anadolu Agency Turkey is seeing high numbers in tourism sector despite the fallout from the global pandemic, said the nation’s president on Tuesday. “Although we paused during the global
The World Bank reports that the Somali economy grows by 2.9% in 2021 under the previous government
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s Minister of Finance today chaired an annual meeting organized by the World Bank, and presented the information on the economy of Somalia (Economic
UK waters down internet rules plan after free speech outcry
Britain’s Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Michelle Donelan. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) By The Associated Press The British government has abandoned a plan to force
Dollar crisis earns Kenya banks Sh52bn amid consumer woes
By Business Daily Africa Commercial banks’ earnings from foreign exchange trading for nine months through September nearly doubled on higher demand for the dollar amid widening margins. The
German government defends plan to ease citizenship rules
By Reuters Germany’s government on Monday defended a plan to make it easier for people to apply for citizenship, countering complaints from within the ruling coalition and the opposition
Irish watchdog fines Meta 265M euros in latest privacy case
Meta’s logo can be seen on a sign at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on Nov. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File) By The Associated Press Irish regulators
Burkina Faso’s vanishing gold boom puts livelihoods at risk
An excavator clears out rocks into a dumper at the gold mine, operated by Endeavour Mining Corporation in Hounde, Burkina Faso February 11, 2020. Picture taken. Reuters/Anne Mimault By Reuters A
Al-Shabab is still fighting the Villa Rosa hotel in Mogadishu
The special forces of the government and armed men of Al-Shabab, have been fighting since last night in the Villa Rosa hotel near the Villa Somalia Presidency. Eyewitnesses said that the attack
Germany salvages 1-1 draw against Spain at World Cup
Germany’s Niclas Fuellkrug celebrates after he scored his side’s first goal during the World Cup group E soccer match between Spain and Germany, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor ,
Al-Shabab attack on Villa-Rosa in Mogadishu government officials injured sources say
The Villa-Rosa hotel, located between the National Theater and the Jiliow cave in the presidential palace, is under direct attack by a group of Al-Shabab terrorists. The attack started with large