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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
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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
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKInternational Crisis Group warns Gulf conflict to affect Somalia
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Rwanda President Paul Kagame and Fifa President Gianni Infantino at a past event in Kigali in 2018. Photo Presidency By The East African The world governing football association, FIFA , will
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International Crisis Group warns Gulf conflict to affect Somalia
The International Crisis Group has warned that the conflict between Arab countries in the Arab world may have an impact on Somalia.A statement from the ICG called for Somali politicians to stop
Read MoreRwanda hosts FIFA Congress with eye on Africa sports hub status
Rwanda President Paul Kagame and Fifa President Gianni Infantino at a past event in Kigali in 2018. Photo Presidency By The East African The world governing football association, FIFA , will
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Ethiopian troops have begun withdrawing from the Gedo region, as credible sources and witnesses told Somali Times. Members of the Gedo officials who asked not to be named, told Somali Times that
Turkey pays part of Somalia’s IMF debt for relief initiative
Turkey has granted nearly $3.4 million to Somalia’s debt to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as part of an initiative the fund kicked off earlier this year to relieve the heavy debts of
KQ mulls suspending London, France flights as lockdown hits travel
A Kenya Airways aircraft at JKIA. Kenya Airways is mulling suspending of flights to London and France following the second wave of lockdown that has slowed down demand on these routes. KQ says it
US breaks new record in daily COVID-19 cases
The US broke a new record in daily COVID-19 cases with more than 120,000 new infections, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The country saw 121,054 new coronavirus cases on Thursday,
Biden sees path to 270; Trump attacks election integrity
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden joined by Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks at the The Queen theater Thursday, Nov. 5,
Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed started a civil war.
According to Ethiopia Observer Debretsion Gebremichael, Tigray’s regional president said there are clashes on the southwestern part of Tigray along with the Amhara region border. Speaking on
Sunak boosts 200 billion-pound job spending plan as England locks down
Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain, October 22, 2020. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters)
Turkey rescues 93 asylum seekers
Turkey has been key transit point for irregular migrants aiming to cross to Europe Turkish Coast Guard have rescued at least 93 asylum seekers off its Aegean coast, officials said Thursday. A
Ethiopia shuts down phone, internet services to Tigray region
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Michael Tewelde | AFP The Ethiopian government on Wednesday started restricting telephone and internet services to the troubled Tigray region, hours
Tigray: Ethiopia PM claims army success against TPLF
Abiy Ahmed says rebel attack contained in the region with ‘more operations in the coming days’. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the army has succeeded in containing a rebel attack in the
Ethiopian troops begin withdrawing from Gedo.
Ethiopian troops have begun withdrawing from the Gedo region, as credible sources and witnesses told Somali Times. Members of the Gedo officials who asked not to be named, told Somali Times that
Turkey pays part of Somalia’s IMF debt for relief initiative
Turkey has granted nearly $3.4 million to Somalia’s debt to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as part of an initiative the fund kicked off earlier this year to relieve the heavy debts of
KQ mulls suspending London, France flights as lockdown hits travel
A Kenya Airways aircraft at JKIA. Kenya Airways is mulling suspending of flights to London and France following the second wave of lockdown that has slowed down demand on these routes. KQ says it
US breaks new record in daily COVID-19 cases
The US broke a new record in daily COVID-19 cases with more than 120,000 new infections, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The country saw 121,054 new coronavirus cases on Thursday,
Biden sees path to 270; Trump attacks election integrity
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden joined by Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks at the The Queen theater Thursday, Nov. 5,
Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed started a civil war.
According to Ethiopia Observer Debretsion Gebremichael, Tigray’s regional president said there are clashes on the southwestern part of Tigray along with the Amhara region border. Speaking on
Sunak boosts 200 billion-pound job spending plan as England locks down
Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain, October 22, 2020. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters)
Turkey rescues 93 asylum seekers
Turkey has been key transit point for irregular migrants aiming to cross to Europe Turkish Coast Guard have rescued at least 93 asylum seekers off its Aegean coast, officials said Thursday. A
Ethiopia shuts down phone, internet services to Tigray region
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Michael Tewelde | AFP The Ethiopian government on Wednesday started restricting telephone and internet services to the troubled Tigray region, hours
Tigray: Ethiopia PM claims army success against TPLF
Abiy Ahmed says rebel attack contained in the region with ‘more operations in the coming days’. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the army has succeeded in containing a rebel attack in the