Latest NewsBurkina 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
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Burkina 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
Read MoreTrump announces a two-week ceasefire with Iran
US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday a two-week suspension of military action against Iran following discussions with Pakistani leaders, according to Anadolu Agency reported. Trump said
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Featured ArticlesBurkina 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
Burkina 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
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France closes nearly 30 mosques in less than a year
By Anadolu Agency 6 more mosques to be shut over radicalization, says French interior minister Amid ongoing drive against Muslims and their worship places, France has shut down one-third of 89
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President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal workers in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) By Scott
Tunisia’s powerful parliament speaker Ghannouchi leaves hospital
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Somali police chief Hijar says, ”We have not given or denied criminal record politicians running for parliament.”
File Photo/Somali Times Somali police chief Abdi Hassan Mohamed Hijar denied that the Somali Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have not given or denied criminal records of politicians
Zverev follows up win over Djokovic with Olympic gold
Alexander Zverev, of Germany, serves to Karen Khachanov, of the Russian Olympic Committee, during the men’s single gold medal match of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics,
Italian island of Sicily battling forest fires
Fire officials say efforts underway to extinguish wildfires The southern regions of Italy, especially on the island of Sicily, were struggling with fires in forests and rural areas on Saturday.
Turkey evacuates panicked tourists by boat from wildfires
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli watch from his plane the wildfires in Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey, Saturday, July 31, 2021. The death
What does Iran’s use of drones against ships mean for the future?
A drone is pictured during a large-scale drone combat exercise of Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in Semnan, Iran January 4, 2021. Picture taken January 4, 2021 (photo credit: IRANIAN
US Navy says drone strike hit oil tanker off Oman, killing 2
This Jan. 2, 2016 photo shows the Liberian-flagged oil tanker Mercer Street off Cape Town, South Africa. The oil tanker linked to an Israeli billionaire reportedly came under attack off the coast
Four killed as wildfires sweep Turkey, villages evacuated
A forest fire burns near the town of Manavgat, east of the resort city of Antalya, Turkey, July 29, 2021. REUTERS/Kaan Soyturk By Mert Ozkan The death toll from wildfires on Turkey’s
Athletics-Shock 10,000m winner, DQ for U.S. in mixed relay on opening night
Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Athletics – Men’s 10000m – OLS – Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan – July 30, 2021. Selemon Barega of Ethiopia celebrates after winning the
Biden shouldn’t prolong US intervention in Somalia
President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal workers in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) By Scott
Tunisia’s powerful parliament speaker Ghannouchi leaves hospital
Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi, head of the moderate Islamist Ennahda, arrives at the party’s headquarters in Tunis, Tunisia, July 29, 2021. REUTERS/Ammar Awad TUNIS (Reuters) –
Somali police chief Hijar says, ”We have not given or denied criminal record politicians running for parliament.”
File Photo/Somali Times Somali police chief Abdi Hassan Mohamed Hijar denied that the Somali Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have not given or denied criminal records of politicians
Zverev follows up win over Djokovic with Olympic gold
Alexander Zverev, of Germany, serves to Karen Khachanov, of the Russian Olympic Committee, during the men’s single gold medal match of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics,
Italian island of Sicily battling forest fires
Fire officials say efforts underway to extinguish wildfires The southern regions of Italy, especially on the island of Sicily, were struggling with fires in forests and rural areas on Saturday.
Turkey evacuates panicked tourists by boat from wildfires
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli watch from his plane the wildfires in Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey, Saturday, July 31, 2021. The death
What does Iran’s use of drones against ships mean for the future?
A drone is pictured during a large-scale drone combat exercise of Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in Semnan, Iran January 4, 2021. Picture taken January 4, 2021 (photo credit: IRANIAN
US Navy says drone strike hit oil tanker off Oman, killing 2
This Jan. 2, 2016 photo shows the Liberian-flagged oil tanker Mercer Street off Cape Town, South Africa. The oil tanker linked to an Israeli billionaire reportedly came under attack off the coast
Four killed as wildfires sweep Turkey, villages evacuated
A forest fire burns near the town of Manavgat, east of the resort city of Antalya, Turkey, July 29, 2021. REUTERS/Kaan Soyturk By Mert Ozkan The death toll from wildfires on Turkey’s
Athletics-Shock 10,000m winner, DQ for U.S. in mixed relay on opening night
Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Athletics – Men’s 10000m – OLS – Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan – July 30, 2021. Selemon Barega of Ethiopia celebrates after winning the