Latest NewsCongo’s Ebola deaths top 5,000 as fear of continent-wide spread mounts
By The Associated Press Deaths in Congo’s Ebola outbreak have topped 5,000 as the country grapples with the relentless spread of the disease and cases are recorded in other African countries, the
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This photo taken on Oct. 28, 2026 shows various mineral specimens displayed at Afghanistan’s first specialized mining exhibition in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan marked a strategic
Read MoreUS warns allies to prepare for possible Iran strikes, retaliation after elections, AP sources say
By The Associated Press U.S. officials have told several Middle East countries and regional allies to be prepared for potential renewed military action against Iran after next week’s midterm
Read MoreIsraeli opposition leader says Netanyahu’s political career is over
By Anadolu Agency Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to retire from politics, saying voters had rejected his continued leadership and warning him
Read MoreWhat Lula’s reelection means for Brazil, Latin America
By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
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Congo’s Ebola deaths top 5,000 as fear of continent-wide spread mounts
By The Associated Press Deaths in Congo’s Ebola outbreak have topped 5,000 as the country grapples with the relentless spread of the disease and cases are recorded in other African countries, the
Read MoreAfghanistan’s 1st mining expo aims to attract investment, tap mineral wealth
This photo taken on Oct. 28, 2026 shows various mineral specimens displayed at Afghanistan’s first specialized mining exhibition in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan marked a strategic
Read MoreUS warns allies to prepare for possible Iran strikes, retaliation after elections, AP sources say
By The Associated Press U.S. officials have told several Middle East countries and regional allies to be prepared for potential renewed military action against Iran after next week’s midterm
Read MoreIsraeli opposition leader says Netanyahu’s political career is over
By Anadolu Agency Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to retire from politics, saying voters had rejected his continued leadership and warning him
Read MoreWhat Lula’s reelection means for Brazil, Latin America
By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
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Featured ArticlesCongo’s Ebola deaths top 5,000 as fear of continent-wide spread mounts
By The Associated Press Deaths in Congo’s Ebola outbreak have topped 5,000 as the country grapples with the relentless spread of the disease and cases are recorded in other African countries, the
Congo’s Ebola deaths top 5,000 as fear of continent-wide spread mounts
By The Associated Press Deaths in Congo’s Ebola outbreak have topped 5,000 as the country grapples with the relentless spread of the disease and cases are recorded in other African countries, the
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKRiots in Sweden after Quran burning by far-right activists
Riot police on the scene as smoke billows from burning tires and fireworks, as a few hundred protesters riot in the Rosengard neighbourhood of Malmo, Sweden, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. Far-right
Read MorePrince Harry gets his day in court against tabloids he accuses of blighting his life
Prince Harry arrives at the High Court in London, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Prince Harry is due at a London court to testify against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other
Read MoreSyrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad on the verge of escape
Lieutenant General Hassan Abdul Ghani, a member of the opposition’s military operations department, announced on Telegram today that “the forces are now less than 20 kilometers from the southern
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Riots in Sweden after Quran burning by far-right activists
Riot police on the scene as smoke billows from burning tires and fireworks, as a few hundred protesters riot in the Rosengard neighbourhood of Malmo, Sweden, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. Far-right
Read MorePrince Harry gets his day in court against tabloids he accuses of blighting his life
Prince Harry arrives at the High Court in London, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Prince Harry is due at a London court to testify against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other
Read MoreSyrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad on the verge of escape
Lieutenant General Hassan Abdul Ghani, a member of the opposition’s military operations department, announced on Telegram today that “the forces are now less than 20 kilometers from the southern
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Blog PostsCorrupted Somali Minister of Petroleum and Minerals Ahmed is appointing his daughter to the ministry as head of communications and media.
The Acting Somali Minister of Petroleum and Minerals Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed has become embroiled in a major scandal after appointing his daughter to the ministry. Earlier this month, he
1 dead and 7 injured in late-night stabbing attacks in U.K.
Photo/Somali Times/Hurst Street Birmingham A man was killed and seven people injured in late-night stabbings in a busy nightlife area of the central England city of Birmingham, police said
Birmingham police declare major incident after multiple stabbings in city centre
Police were called to one stabbing, and then additional incidents were reported afterwards (Image: SnapperSK) By Chris Kitching & Sam Rkaina Multiple people have been stabbed in Birmingham
Africa’s best and worst places to use phone data
A woman talking on phone. Shutterstock What you need to know: In Sudan, Algeria, Reunion, Ghana, Western Sahara, Morocco and Mayotte, citizens pay Sh68, Sh70, Sh77, Sh101, Sh106, Sh106 and Sh116,
Deposed president evacuated from Mali for medical treatment
In this June 30, 2020, file photo, Mali’s then President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita poses for a group photograph during the G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Keita, the Malian
The Latest meeting between Farmajo, Deni and Ahmed Islam in Villa Somalia
Photo/Somali Times The Somali President is hosting a meeting between President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and the presidents of Puntland and Jubbaland Said Abdullahi Deni and Ahmed Mohamed Islam.
UK government suspends military training to Belarus dictatorship after outcry
A heavily-police protest in Belarus(Reuters) By Jon Stone Campaigners say UK should not have been training dictatorship’s forces in the first place The British government has suspended the
Mo Farah breaks one-hour world record set by Haile Gebrselassie
Mo Farah celebrates his victory in Brussels CREDIT: Stephanie Leccoq/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock It is certainly an obscure event – of that there can be no doubt – but after a 20-year international
Racial tensions roiling US pose target for election meddling
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. The tensions coursing through the United States over racism and policing are a likely target for adversaries seeking to influence the
Arabic press review: Saudi Arabia arrests clerics in new crackdown
Muslim clerics Dr Abdullah Basfar (L) and Dr Saud al-Funaisan have reportedly been arrested in Saudi Arabia in new campaign (Twitter/@@m3takl_en) New wave of arrests in Saudi Arabia Saudi
Corrupted Somali Minister of Petroleum and Minerals Ahmed is appointing his daughter to the ministry as head of communications and media.
The Acting Somali Minister of Petroleum and Minerals Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed has become embroiled in a major scandal after appointing his daughter to the ministry. Earlier this month, he
1 dead and 7 injured in late-night stabbing attacks in U.K.
Photo/Somali Times/Hurst Street Birmingham A man was killed and seven people injured in late-night stabbings in a busy nightlife area of the central England city of Birmingham, police said
Birmingham police declare major incident after multiple stabbings in city centre
Police were called to one stabbing, and then additional incidents were reported afterwards (Image: SnapperSK) By Chris Kitching & Sam Rkaina Multiple people have been stabbed in Birmingham
Africa’s best and worst places to use phone data
A woman talking on phone. Shutterstock What you need to know: In Sudan, Algeria, Reunion, Ghana, Western Sahara, Morocco and Mayotte, citizens pay Sh68, Sh70, Sh77, Sh101, Sh106, Sh106 and Sh116,
Deposed president evacuated from Mali for medical treatment
In this June 30, 2020, file photo, Mali’s then President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita poses for a group photograph during the G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Keita, the Malian
The Latest meeting between Farmajo, Deni and Ahmed Islam in Villa Somalia
Photo/Somali Times The Somali President is hosting a meeting between President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and the presidents of Puntland and Jubbaland Said Abdullahi Deni and Ahmed Mohamed Islam.
UK government suspends military training to Belarus dictatorship after outcry
A heavily-police protest in Belarus(Reuters) By Jon Stone Campaigners say UK should not have been training dictatorship’s forces in the first place The British government has suspended the
Mo Farah breaks one-hour world record set by Haile Gebrselassie
Mo Farah celebrates his victory in Brussels CREDIT: Stephanie Leccoq/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock It is certainly an obscure event – of that there can be no doubt – but after a 20-year international
Racial tensions roiling US pose target for election meddling
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. The tensions coursing through the United States over racism and policing are a likely target for adversaries seeking to influence the
Arabic press review: Saudi Arabia arrests clerics in new crackdown
Muslim clerics Dr Abdullah Basfar (L) and Dr Saud al-Funaisan have reportedly been arrested in Saudi Arabia in new campaign (Twitter/@@m3takl_en) New wave of arrests in Saudi Arabia Saudi