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A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026. By Reuters The U.S. military said it will begin a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and
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US to blockade Iran ports after talks fail to yield a deal
A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026. By Reuters The U.S. military said it will begin a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and
Read MoreBurkina Faso’s tourism revenue hits record $165 million despite security challenges
Monument to National Heroes in Burkina Faso honors the iconic figures and martyrs of Burkinabè history. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/The black photographer By Face2Face Africa Despite security
Read MoreDjibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh elected himself sixth term as president
File Photo/Somali Times 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
Read MoreUN chief’s personal envoy meets with Iranian officials
Iranian Red Crescent Society, Pir Hossein Kolivand (L), talks with Jean Arnault, the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for the Middle East Conflict and its Consequences, in Tehran,
Read MoreTurkish president, Qatari emir discuss Iran cease-fire, regional turmoil
By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Wednesday to discuss the Iran cease-fire and recent regional
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Featured ArticlesUS to blockade Iran ports after talks fail to yield a deal
A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026. By Reuters The U.S. military said it will begin a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and
US to blockade Iran ports after talks fail to yield a deal
A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026. By Reuters The U.S. military said it will begin a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKSeveral injured in knife attack at Gare du Nord train station in Paris
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Photo Reuters British Prime Minister Theresa May was on a collision course with the European Union on Wednesday after lawmakers demanded she renegotiate a Brexit divorce deal that the other
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Several injured in knife attack at Gare du Nord train station in Paris
By Anadolu Agency A suspect wielding a knife who injured several people at the Gare du Nord train station in Paris on Wednesday has been neutralized, the interior minister confirmed. “An
Read MoreBrexit brinkmanship – UK demands deal change, EU says ‘non’
Photo Reuters British Prime Minister Theresa May was on a collision course with the European Union on Wednesday after lawmakers demanded she renegotiate a Brexit divorce deal that the other
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Kenyan President William Ruto held a meeting with corrupt Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud at the presidential palace in Nairobi. The two presidents discussed issues related to the joint
Hustler fund on the way, President William Ruto promises
By Business Daily Africa President William Ruto Tuesday moved to fulfil a campaign pledge he made to low-income earners popularly referred to as ‘hustlers’ by signalling the establishment of a
Sisi visits Qatar as Egypt seeks to bolster financial ties post-boycott
By Reuters Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi began a two-day visit to Qatar on Tuesday, his first since Cairo and Doha restored relations last year following a regional diplomatic rift. The
Turkey calls on Armenia to learn its lesson, choose peace with Azerbaijan
By Anadolu Agency Armenia should stop its provocations along the border with Azerbaijan and instead make peace, said Turkey’s foreign minister on Tuesday. In the wake of Azerbaijan’s response to
William Ruto sworn in as Kenya’s president after close vote
By The Associated Press William Ruto was sworn in as Kenya’s president on Tuesday after narrowly winning the Aug. 9 election in East Africa’s most stable democracy, and quickly signaled that his
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, attends William Ruto inauguration
Aliko Dangote Africa’s richest man/Reuters Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is among the VIPs attending President-elect William Ruto’s inauguration ceremony at Kasarani
New Zealand may become a republic but not anytime soon, Ardern says
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern By Reuters New Zealand will not actively take any measures to become a republic in the short-term after the death of Queen Elizabeth, Prime
Exclusive: Flurry of new rules leave Turkish banks struggling to lend
By Reuters Some Turkish banks are curtailing corporate lending after the government’s latest raft of regulations raised their costs and forced many to cut their balance sheet risks, five
Japanese governor wants relocation of US base in Okinawa halted
By Anadolu Agency After winning the second four-year term, the opposition-backed governor of Japan’s southern Okinawa province on Monday reiterated his demand that the relocation of a US military
China’s waiver of African interest-free loans worth 1% or less of its lending to continent, study says
By Reuters China’s waiver of 23 interest-free loans to African countries last month amounted to only 1.1% or less of Chinese lending to the continent, a study showed on Monday.
Presidents Hassan Sheikh, William Ruto held the first meeting discuss drug trade, maritime boundary-sources say
Kenyan President William Ruto held a meeting with corrupt Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud at the presidential palace in Nairobi. The two presidents discussed issues related to the joint
Hustler fund on the way, President William Ruto promises
By Business Daily Africa President William Ruto Tuesday moved to fulfil a campaign pledge he made to low-income earners popularly referred to as ‘hustlers’ by signalling the establishment of a
Sisi visits Qatar as Egypt seeks to bolster financial ties post-boycott
By Reuters Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi began a two-day visit to Qatar on Tuesday, his first since Cairo and Doha restored relations last year following a regional diplomatic rift. The
Turkey calls on Armenia to learn its lesson, choose peace with Azerbaijan
By Anadolu Agency Armenia should stop its provocations along the border with Azerbaijan and instead make peace, said Turkey’s foreign minister on Tuesday. In the wake of Azerbaijan’s response to
William Ruto sworn in as Kenya’s president after close vote
By The Associated Press William Ruto was sworn in as Kenya’s president on Tuesday after narrowly winning the Aug. 9 election in East Africa’s most stable democracy, and quickly signaled that his
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, attends William Ruto inauguration
Aliko Dangote Africa’s richest man/Reuters Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is among the VIPs attending President-elect William Ruto’s inauguration ceremony at Kasarani
New Zealand may become a republic but not anytime soon, Ardern says
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern By Reuters New Zealand will not actively take any measures to become a republic in the short-term after the death of Queen Elizabeth, Prime
Exclusive: Flurry of new rules leave Turkish banks struggling to lend
By Reuters Some Turkish banks are curtailing corporate lending after the government’s latest raft of regulations raised their costs and forced many to cut their balance sheet risks, five
Japanese governor wants relocation of US base in Okinawa halted
By Anadolu Agency After winning the second four-year term, the opposition-backed governor of Japan’s southern Okinawa province on Monday reiterated his demand that the relocation of a US military
China’s waiver of African interest-free loans worth 1% or less of its lending to continent, study says
By Reuters China’s waiver of 23 interest-free loans to African countries last month amounted to only 1.1% or less of Chinese lending to the continent, a study showed on Monday.