Latest NewsDubai’s dream shattered and mass exodus underway
Credit Photo. Reuters The Gulf’s commercial and tourist hub of Dubai is facing its biggest ever threat to its existence, after the escalating war between the United States, Israel and Iran
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Dubai’s dream shattered and mass exodus underway
Credit Photo. Reuters The Gulf’s commercial and tourist hub of Dubai is facing its biggest ever threat to its existence, after the escalating war between the United States, Israel and Iran
Read MoreRussian energy company Gazprom reports 12 attacks on TurkStream, Blue Stream facilities in 2 weeks
By Anadolu Agency Russian energy company Gazprom said on Wednesday that over the past two weeks, 12 attacks on its facilities that ensure export supplies via the TurkStream and Blue Stream gas
Read MoreMissing Kenyan student in UK found dead in river weeks after disappearance
An image of missing Kenyan student Edna Mmbali. Photo Edna Mmbali By Kenyans A Kenyan university student who had been reported missing in the United Kingdom has been found dead, weeks after her
Read MoreTurkey’s President Erdogan told Iran that violating its airspace cannot be excused for any reason
By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call Monday with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian to discuss recent regional developments, including the
Read MoreMojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei, selected as Iran’s new supreme leader
By Xinhua News Agency Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei, was selected as Iran’s new supreme leader, Iran’s Assembly of Experts announced on Sunday. In a statement, the assembly
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Featured ArticlesDubai’s dream shattered and mass exodus underway
Credit Photo. Reuters The Gulf’s commercial and tourist hub of Dubai is facing its biggest ever threat to its existence, after the escalating war between the United States, Israel and Iran
Dubai’s dream shattered and mass exodus underway
Credit Photo. Reuters The Gulf’s commercial and tourist hub of Dubai is facing its biggest ever threat to its existence, after the escalating war between the United States, Israel and Iran
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKXi calls for successful conclusion of five-year plan for military development
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attends a plenary meeting of the delegation
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Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed poses for a photo with visiting Kenyan Minister of Interior Fred Matiang’i on Wednesday, 11 March, 2020. /Photo: Fred Matiang’i- Twitter
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Xi calls for successful conclusion of five-year plan for military development
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attends a plenary meeting of the delegation
Read MoreTime to stop treating Somalis like second class Kenyan citizens
Somalis business owners are living in Eastleigh, Nairobi. By Mohamed Guleid Since Kenya gained her independence in 1963, the founding fathers of this country attempted to establish a nation state
Read MoreEthiopian Colony joins in solving maritime court case border issues with Kenya-Somalia
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No talks under pressure-Iran responds to Trump’s threats, U.S. naval enforcement in Middle East
This photo taken on Jan. 27, 2026 shows a giant banner in Tehran, Iran. Photographer Shadati By Xinhua News Agency Iran on Wednesday rejected any prospect of talks with the United States as long
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China to seek deeper cooperation with UK, Chinese ministries say
Flags of China and the Union Jack stand during the China-UK Energy Dialogue in Beijing, China March 17, 2025. Photographer Florence Lo/Pool By Reuters China is ready to enhance mutual trust with
Turkey increases its footprint in naval drone exports
The ULAQ armed unmanned surface vessel (AUSV) developed for the Qatari Coast Guard by Ares Shipyard and ULAQ Global is seen in this photo at an undisclosed location, Jan. 3, 2026. ULAQ Global
15 dead, 28 missing after ferry carrying over 300 passengers sinks in southern Philippines
By Anadolu Agency At least 15 people died early Monday after a ferry carrying more than 300 passengers sank off Basilan province in the southern Philippines. Another 28 are missing, according to
Egyptian-Chinese archaeologists uncover ancient sacred lake in S. Egypt
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Thousands brave bitter cold to demand ICE leave Minneapolis
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Somalia dodgy president Hassan Sheikh to submit new constitutional amendments to parliament
File Photo/Somali Times Strong concerns are already being expressed about the efforts of the Somalia presidency to make a first amendment to the country’s interim constitution, while opposition
African countries whose citizens face U.S. travel restrictions in 2026
By The African Exponent Understanding U.S. Travel Restrictions The U.S. travel restrictions affecting several African countries in 2026 are based on Presidential Proclamation 10563, first issued
Somalia bans Israeli airliners from its airspace
This file picture shows a Boeing 757-3E7 with the international call sign 4X-BAW of Israeli airliner Arkia taken over the Rhodes airport Diagoras on April 27, 2000. Reuters/Jorgos Tsambikakis The
No talks under pressure-Iran responds to Trump’s threats, U.S. naval enforcement in Middle East
This photo taken on Jan. 27, 2026 shows a giant banner in Tehran, Iran. Photographer Shadati By Xinhua News Agency Iran on Wednesday rejected any prospect of talks with the United States as long
A year into Trump presidency, ‘pivot to China’ gathers pace
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping of China, at the Sheraton Hotel, as he attends the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Picture date: Monday
China to seek deeper cooperation with UK, Chinese ministries say
Flags of China and the Union Jack stand during the China-UK Energy Dialogue in Beijing, China March 17, 2025. Photographer Florence Lo/Pool By Reuters China is ready to enhance mutual trust with
Turkey increases its footprint in naval drone exports
The ULAQ armed unmanned surface vessel (AUSV) developed for the Qatari Coast Guard by Ares Shipyard and ULAQ Global is seen in this photo at an undisclosed location, Jan. 3, 2026. ULAQ Global
15 dead, 28 missing after ferry carrying over 300 passengers sinks in southern Philippines
By Anadolu Agency At least 15 people died early Monday after a ferry carrying more than 300 passengers sank off Basilan province in the southern Philippines. Another 28 are missing, according to
Egyptian-Chinese archaeologists uncover ancient sacred lake in S. Egypt
Guests visit the ruins of the “sacred lake” at the Montu Temple precinct in the Karnak Temple Complex in Luxor, Egypt, Jan. 24, 2026. An Egyptian-Chinese archaeological mission
Thousands brave bitter cold to demand ICE leave Minneapolis
People take part in a rally on the day of a general strike to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s deployment of thousands of immigration enforcement officers on the streets of
Somalia dodgy president Hassan Sheikh to submit new constitutional amendments to parliament
File Photo/Somali Times Strong concerns are already being expressed about the efforts of the Somalia presidency to make a first amendment to the country’s interim constitution, while opposition
African countries whose citizens face U.S. travel restrictions in 2026
By The African Exponent Understanding U.S. Travel Restrictions The U.S. travel restrictions affecting several African countries in 2026 are based on Presidential Proclamation 10563, first issued