Latest NewsGulf states press US to neutralise Iran for good as Hormuz crisis deepens
Smoke rises in the Fujairah oil industry zone, caused by debris after interception of a drone by air defenses, according to the Fujairah media office, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in
Read MoreUS allies rebuff Trump’s request for support in Strait of Hormuz
By Reuters Several U.S. allies said on Monday they had no immediate plans to send ships to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, rebuffing a request by President Donald Trump for military support to keep
Read MoreTrump can send ships into Persian Gulf if he dares, Iran warns
By Anadolu Agency Iran dismissed US claims that its naval capabilities have been destroyed, warning that US President Donald Trump can send ships into the Persian Gulf “if he dares.”
Read MoreXi stresses enhancing political loyalty in military to advance defence modernization
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 MoreUgandan opposition leader Bobi Wine flees country amid political crackdown
Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has fled the country following escalating political tensions in the East African nation, according to Kenyans reported.
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Gulf states press US to neutralise Iran for good as Hormuz crisis deepens
Smoke rises in the Fujairah oil industry zone, caused by debris after interception of a drone by air defenses, according to the Fujairah media office, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in
Read MoreUS allies rebuff Trump’s request for support in Strait of Hormuz
By Reuters Several U.S. allies said on Monday they had no immediate plans to send ships to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, rebuffing a request by President Donald Trump for military support to keep
Read MoreTrump can send ships into Persian Gulf if he dares, Iran warns
By Anadolu Agency Iran dismissed US claims that its naval capabilities have been destroyed, warning that US President Donald Trump can send ships into the Persian Gulf “if he dares.”
Read MoreXi stresses enhancing political loyalty in military to advance defence modernization
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 MoreUgandan opposition leader Bobi Wine flees country amid political crackdown
Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has fled the country following escalating political tensions in the East African nation, according to Kenyans reported.
Read More
Featured ArticlesGulf states press US to neutralise Iran for good as Hormuz crisis deepens
Smoke rises in the Fujairah oil industry zone, caused by debris after interception of a drone by air defenses, according to the Fujairah media office, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in
Gulf states press US to neutralise Iran for good as Hormuz crisis deepens
Smoke rises in the Fujairah oil industry zone, caused by debris after interception of a drone by air defenses, according to the Fujairah media office, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKUganda deports foreign journalists over elections
CBC news journalists Jean-Francois Bisson and Margaret Evans in Kampala before they were deported. Uganda has deported journalists attached to CBC News, a Canadian public broadcaster, who were in
Read MoreEritrea Tops List of World’s Most-Censored Countries
The Eritrean government controls the state media more than any other country in the world. Eritrea has been named the country with the world’s highest level of censorship. The information
Read MoreChina’s 45th naval fleet sets sail for escort mission in Gulf of Aden
The 45th fleet of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy sets sail from a military port in the coastal city of Qingdao, East China’s Shandong province on Tuesday, Sept 12, 2023, to
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Uganda deports foreign journalists over elections
CBC news journalists Jean-Francois Bisson and Margaret Evans in Kampala before they were deported. Uganda has deported journalists attached to CBC News, a Canadian public broadcaster, who were in
Read MoreEritrea Tops List of World’s Most-Censored Countries
The Eritrean government controls the state media more than any other country in the world. Eritrea has been named the country with the world’s highest level of censorship. The information
Read MoreChina’s 45th naval fleet sets sail for escort mission in Gulf of Aden
The 45th fleet of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy sets sail from a military port in the coastal city of Qingdao, East China’s Shandong province on Tuesday, Sept 12, 2023, to
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Blog PostsUK’s death toll from coronavirus rises to 1,019
Total of 260 people die in country in past 24 hours, says Department of Health With 260 new deaths in the U.K. in the past 24 hours, the death toll in the country has reached 1,019, according to
Iran’s Minister of Defence: ‘We will work to increase the destructive capacity of missile warheads’
Iranian Defence Minister Amir Khatami [Wikipedia] The minister of defence and support of the Iranian Armed Forces, Brigadier Amir Hatami, announced in a statement that major defence gear will be
China’s Wuhan, where the coronavirus emerged, begins to lift its lockdown
People wearing face masks wait for a subway train on the first day the city’s subway services resumed following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Wuhan of Hubei
Civil rights leader, MLK aide Joseph Lowery dies at 98
In this Aug. 12, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama presents a 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom to the Rev. Joseph E. Lowery n the East Room of the the White House in Washington. Lowery,
Turkey cancels all int’l flights amid COVID-19 outbreak
Turkey will suspend all international flights as part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday as the country’s death toll from the pandemic
Is Somali government declaring the right number of confirm coronavirus patients?
Photo/Somali Times The Somali government is not exactly declaring the right number of confirm coronavirus patients The Somali government announced measures to reduce the potential spread of the
British PM Johnson tests positive for coronavirus
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson applauds outside 10 Downing Street during the Clap For Our Carers campaign in support of the NHS, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
U.S. increases support for Taiwan, China threatens to strike back
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the coronavirus task force daily briefing as Vice President Mike Pence stands by at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan
Al-Shabaab leaders split over funds control
Infighting among the top leadership of Somali-based militia Al-Shabaab over finances is threatening to split the group, an intelligence report seen by the Nation shows. Late last month, the
Kenya: Public debt now hits new high of Sh6.3trn
The total public debt has hit Sh6.3 trillion as both domestic and external liabilities rose. The most updated figures on domestic debt show that it stood at Sh3.043 trillion as of March 13, the
UK’s death toll from coronavirus rises to 1,019
Total of 260 people die in country in past 24 hours, says Department of Health With 260 new deaths in the U.K. in the past 24 hours, the death toll in the country has reached 1,019, according to
Iran’s Minister of Defence: ‘We will work to increase the destructive capacity of missile warheads’
Iranian Defence Minister Amir Khatami [Wikipedia] The minister of defence and support of the Iranian Armed Forces, Brigadier Amir Hatami, announced in a statement that major defence gear will be
China’s Wuhan, where the coronavirus emerged, begins to lift its lockdown
People wearing face masks wait for a subway train on the first day the city’s subway services resumed following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Wuhan of Hubei
Civil rights leader, MLK aide Joseph Lowery dies at 98
In this Aug. 12, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama presents a 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom to the Rev. Joseph E. Lowery n the East Room of the the White House in Washington. Lowery,
Turkey cancels all int’l flights amid COVID-19 outbreak
Turkey will suspend all international flights as part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday as the country’s death toll from the pandemic
Is Somali government declaring the right number of confirm coronavirus patients?
Photo/Somali Times The Somali government is not exactly declaring the right number of confirm coronavirus patients The Somali government announced measures to reduce the potential spread of the
British PM Johnson tests positive for coronavirus
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson applauds outside 10 Downing Street during the Clap For Our Carers campaign in support of the NHS, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
U.S. increases support for Taiwan, China threatens to strike back
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the coronavirus task force daily briefing as Vice President Mike Pence stands by at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan
Al-Shabaab leaders split over funds control
Infighting among the top leadership of Somali-based militia Al-Shabaab over finances is threatening to split the group, an intelligence report seen by the Nation shows. Late last month, the
Kenya: Public debt now hits new high of Sh6.3trn
The total public debt has hit Sh6.3 trillion as both domestic and external liabilities rose. The most updated figures on domestic debt show that it stood at Sh3.043 trillion as of March 13, the