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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
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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 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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Report: With Piracy Receded, Illegal Fishing Returns to Somalian Waters
File Photo/Somali Times/ Somalia seizes fishing vessel of Qandala coast. BY DAVID KLEIN Once the most pirate-infested region on the planet, the waters off the coast of Somalia are now home to a
England into Euros final after ending Danish dream run
Soccer Football – Euro 2020 – Fans gather for England v Denmark – Trafalgar Square, London, Britain – July 7, 2021 England’s Harry Kane with teammates celebrate
The Minister Jamal Lobby boy says, ”Governor Deni is a presidential candidate, let him stay out of the election.”
Photo/Somali Times The Federal Government of Somalia’s Minister of Planning, Jamal Mohamed Hassan, has called on Puntland’s ”Governor Said Abdullahi Deni to step down in the
Official: Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home
File – In this Feb. 7, 2020, file photo, Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise speaks during an interview at his home in Petion-Ville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Sources say Moise
Italy eases curbs on arms sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE
Photo: Credit Anadolu Agency Italy has loosened restrictions on arms exports to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, government sources said on Tuesday, in a move aimed at easing diplomatic
Saudi official in U.S. for talks on Yemen, Iran, Khashoggi
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman arrives at a meeting at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., August 29, 2019. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan/File Photo Saudi
UK to block visas for countries refusing to take back asylum seekers
Priti Patel described the bill as ‘the biggest overhaul of the UK’s asylum system in decades’. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA By Jamie Grierson Bill would give home secretary power to take action
No survivors from plane crash in Russia’s far east, rescue officials say
Russian An-26 plane with the tail number RA-26085 is seen in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia in this undated handout image released by Russia’s Emergencies Ministry on July 6, 2021.
EU urges UK to accept Swiss-style deal to end agri-food standoff
European Commissioner for Inter-institutional Relations and Foresight Maros Sefcovic speaks during a news conference on Brexit at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, June 30, 2021.
Ethiopian embassy in Kenya among 30 to be closed
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the country will shut down several embassies, including one in Kenya, to manage costs, with most diplomats working as non-resident ambassadors. Ethiopia on Monday