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
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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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 WEEKChinese funding of sub-Saharan African infrastructure dwarfs that of West, says think tank
A Chinese engineer and a local construction worker work on a section of the Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway (SGR) in Emali, Kenya, file. REUTERS/Noor Khamis/File Photo By Reuters
Read MoreTurkey, Somalia to cooperate in media, information
Turkish envoy says Somali youth key to prosperous future of vibrant media, information, culture Turkey and Somalia plan to further enhance cooperation in media and information, Turkey’s
Read MoreSomalia’s non-cooperation with the UN Sanctions Panel of Experts, we continue to encourage Somali officials to engage
U.S. Mission to the United Nations Ambassador Pecsteen, thank you for your briefing today. Your work as the chair of the 751 committee continues to contribute not only to the work of this
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Chinese funding of sub-Saharan African infrastructure dwarfs that of West, says think tank
A Chinese engineer and a local construction worker work on a section of the Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway (SGR) in Emali, Kenya, file. REUTERS/Noor Khamis/File Photo By Reuters
Read MoreTurkey, Somalia to cooperate in media, information
Turkish envoy says Somali youth key to prosperous future of vibrant media, information, culture Turkey and Somalia plan to further enhance cooperation in media and information, Turkey’s
Read MoreSomalia’s non-cooperation with the UN Sanctions Panel of Experts, we continue to encourage Somali officials to engage
U.S. Mission to the United Nations Ambassador Pecsteen, thank you for your briefing today. Your work as the chair of the 751 committee continues to contribute not only to the work of this
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Blog PostsDeath toll in India citizenship law protests climbs to 17
Indians gather for a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act after Friday prayers outside Jama Masjid in New Delhi, India, Friday, Dec. 20, 2019. Police banned public gatherings in parts of
Rouhani concludes Japan visit, seeks support for Iran economy
Credit /AFP / Charly TRIBALLEAU, CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/ President Hassan Rouhani sought support for the sanctions-hit Iranian economy during a visit to Japan Iranian President Hassan Rouhani wrapped
Muslim nations consider gold, barter trade to beat sanctions
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia’s King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah,
US delivers Humvees to Djibouti’s military as part of $31-million training effort
A shipment of 54 new Humvees arrived in Djibouti this week, as part of a $31 million train-and-equip partnership between the U.S. government and the Djiboutian military. The military vehicles
UK on track for January 31 Brexit as PM Johnson wins vote on deal
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the debate on the Queen’s Speech in the House of Commons Chamber, in London, Britain December 19, 2019. ©UK Parliament/Jessica
Ethiopia Launches First Satellite Named ETRSS-1 From China
A Chinese Long March 4B rocket (CZ-4B) today blasted off into space carrying onboard Ethiopia’s first remote sensing satellite, ETRSS-1, at 03:21 GMT from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in
Brig Otto appointed commander of UPDF contingent in Somalia
Brig Richard Otto. A Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) contingent in Somalia has received a new commander. More than 6,000 UPDF combatants in Somalia are now under the command of Brig
International Partners Joint Press Statement on Elections in Somalia
Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners* reaffirm the importance of timely and effective preparations of the 2020/21 federal elections. At the Somalia Partnership Forum on 2 October, the
Telford grooming gang jailed for 22 years for abusing ‘helpless’ girl
Credit: Birmingham Mail Faces of Telford four jailed over sexually abusing girl – Shafiq Younas, Ali Sultan, Amjad Hussain and Mohammad Rizwan By Brett Gibbons Ringleader Mohammed Ali
Greek police fire tear gas at migrants on island of Samos
Smoke from tear gas canisters rises next to a camp for refugees and migrants, during clashes between migrants and riot police, on the island of Samos, Greece, December 19, 2019. REUTERS/Samiaki
Death toll in India citizenship law protests climbs to 17
Indians gather for a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act after Friday prayers outside Jama Masjid in New Delhi, India, Friday, Dec. 20, 2019. Police banned public gatherings in parts of
Rouhani concludes Japan visit, seeks support for Iran economy
Credit /AFP / Charly TRIBALLEAU, CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/ President Hassan Rouhani sought support for the sanctions-hit Iranian economy during a visit to Japan Iranian President Hassan Rouhani wrapped
Muslim nations consider gold, barter trade to beat sanctions
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia’s King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah,
US delivers Humvees to Djibouti’s military as part of $31-million training effort
A shipment of 54 new Humvees arrived in Djibouti this week, as part of a $31 million train-and-equip partnership between the U.S. government and the Djiboutian military. The military vehicles
UK on track for January 31 Brexit as PM Johnson wins vote on deal
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the debate on the Queen’s Speech in the House of Commons Chamber, in London, Britain December 19, 2019. ©UK Parliament/Jessica
Ethiopia Launches First Satellite Named ETRSS-1 From China
A Chinese Long March 4B rocket (CZ-4B) today blasted off into space carrying onboard Ethiopia’s first remote sensing satellite, ETRSS-1, at 03:21 GMT from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in
Brig Otto appointed commander of UPDF contingent in Somalia
Brig Richard Otto. A Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) contingent in Somalia has received a new commander. More than 6,000 UPDF combatants in Somalia are now under the command of Brig
International Partners Joint Press Statement on Elections in Somalia
Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners* reaffirm the importance of timely and effective preparations of the 2020/21 federal elections. At the Somalia Partnership Forum on 2 October, the
Telford grooming gang jailed for 22 years for abusing ‘helpless’ girl
Credit: Birmingham Mail Faces of Telford four jailed over sexually abusing girl – Shafiq Younas, Ali Sultan, Amjad Hussain and Mohammad Rizwan By Brett Gibbons Ringleader Mohammed Ali
Greek police fire tear gas at migrants on island of Samos
Smoke from tear gas canisters rises next to a camp for refugees and migrants, during clashes between migrants and riot police, on the island of Samos, Greece, December 19, 2019. REUTERS/Samiaki