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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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Pakistani paramilitary troops stand guard with riot gears outside the National Assembly, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, April 3, 2022. Pakistan’s embattled prime minister faces a
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Qatar’s new electoral law stirs up tribal sensitivities
Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani [Mustafa Yalçın/Anadolu Agency] By Reuters Tribal sensitivities have resurfaced in Qatar after some members of a main tribe found themselves
Read MoreBaltimore bridge collision sends vehicles tumbling into water
A view of the Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Photographer Julia Nikhinson By Reuters A container ship smashed into a four-lane bridge in the U.S.
Read MorePakistan president dissolves Parliament at PM’s request
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Kenya: Debt pain as payment of Sh162bn Naivasha SGR loan starts
Kenya will from January 21 start repaying the Sh162 billion Chinese loan used to build the Nairobi-Naivasha standard gauge railway (SGR) line, adding to the taxpayers’ burden of settling the
Turkey’s exports top $169.5B in 2020
Turkey’s exports reached $169.5 billion in 2020, the trade minister announced Tuesday, citing preliminary data. The headline figure, despite the severe economic contraction and shrinking in
Somali electoral commission clarifies its position on the conflict in Gedo region
Photo/Somali Times The chairman of Somalia’s Indirect Electoral Commission, Mohamed Hassan Irro, spoke for the first time about the crisis in the Gedo region and the position of the
Saudi Arabia agrees to end blockade on Qatar, opens airspace and land border
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UK prime minister orders new virus lockdown for England
In this image taken from video, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a televised address to the nation from 10 Downing Street, London, Monday Jan. 4, 2021, setting out new emergency
UK scientists worry vaccines may not protect against S.African coronavirus variant
People queue as they wait to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at London Bridge vaccination centre, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain December 30, 2020.
Somalia companies are expected to sign an agreement on oil drilling
Photo/Somali Times Somalia companies are expected to sign an agreement on oil drilling in Somalia today at Villa Somalia, with a meeting to be held at the Somali presidential palace, according to
Iraq arrests parents selling their 5-year-old son for $7,000
Photo: Credit Associated Press Iraqi security authorities arrested a man and his wife as they tried to sell their five-year-old son in the Karrada district in the capital, Baghdad, the Ministry
US keeps aircraft carrier in Mideast over Iran threat
US acting defense secretary says he ordered USS Nimitz to halt its routine redeployment The US has ordered the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz to remain in the Middle East, citing Iranian threats
These two who runs Somalia, Damu-Jadiid, are puppets taking orders from foreign actors
Photo/Somali Times Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who is also a member of the ‘Damu-Jadiid’ union in Garowe, met with Puntland President Said Deni. The meeting focused
Kenya: Debt pain as payment of Sh162bn Naivasha SGR loan starts
Kenya will from January 21 start repaying the Sh162 billion Chinese loan used to build the Nairobi-Naivasha standard gauge railway (SGR) line, adding to the taxpayers’ burden of settling the
Turkey’s exports top $169.5B in 2020
Turkey’s exports reached $169.5 billion in 2020, the trade minister announced Tuesday, citing preliminary data. The headline figure, despite the severe economic contraction and shrinking in
Somali electoral commission clarifies its position on the conflict in Gedo region
Photo/Somali Times The chairman of Somalia’s Indirect Electoral Commission, Mohamed Hassan Irro, spoke for the first time about the crisis in the Gedo region and the position of the
Saudi Arabia agrees to end blockade on Qatar, opens airspace and land border
Kuwait’s Emir called his Qatari counterpart Tamim al-Thani (L) as well as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) on Monday (AFP/File photos) Kuwait’s foreign minister announces
UK prime minister orders new virus lockdown for England
In this image taken from video, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a televised address to the nation from 10 Downing Street, London, Monday Jan. 4, 2021, setting out new emergency
UK scientists worry vaccines may not protect against S.African coronavirus variant
People queue as they wait to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at London Bridge vaccination centre, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain December 30, 2020.
Somalia companies are expected to sign an agreement on oil drilling
Photo/Somali Times Somalia companies are expected to sign an agreement on oil drilling in Somalia today at Villa Somalia, with a meeting to be held at the Somali presidential palace, according to
Iraq arrests parents selling their 5-year-old son for $7,000
Photo: Credit Associated Press Iraqi security authorities arrested a man and his wife as they tried to sell their five-year-old son in the Karrada district in the capital, Baghdad, the Ministry
US keeps aircraft carrier in Mideast over Iran threat
US acting defense secretary says he ordered USS Nimitz to halt its routine redeployment The US has ordered the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz to remain in the Middle East, citing Iranian threats