Latest NewsChina, South Korea evacuate nationals from Middle East
Several Asian countries, including China and South Korea, have evacuated hundreds of their nationals from the Middle East amid escalating tensions in the region after the US and Israel attacked
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This photo taken on March 1, 2026 shows thick smoke in Tehran, Iran. By Xinhua News Agency The United States and Israel continued airstrikes on Iran on Monday, while Tehran retaliated against
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China, South Korea evacuate nationals from Middle East
Several Asian countries, including China and South Korea, have evacuated hundreds of their nationals from the Middle East amid escalating tensions in the region after the US and Israel attacked
Read MoreWealthy Asians look to move Dubai assets closer to home on Iran war fears
Vehicles drive along a highway, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 4, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Photographer Rula Rouhana/File Photo By
Read MoreChina targets GDP growth of 4.5% to 5%, vows to oppose hegemonism
By Anadolu Agency China set its 2026 economic growth target at 4.5%-5%, slightly lower than the 5% achieved last year, as the National People’s Congress (NPC) convened Thursday in Beijing for its
Read MoreTurkey stands firmly on side of peace as world order collapsing
By Daily Sabah President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Tuesday that the post–World War II global system is “cracking at its foundations” and warned that the world is being dragged into a chaotic era
Read MoreWhat to know about regional repercussions of U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran?
This photo taken on March 1, 2026 shows thick smoke in Tehran, Iran. By Xinhua News Agency The United States and Israel continued airstrikes on Iran on Monday, while Tehran retaliated against
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Featured ArticlesChina, South Korea evacuate nationals from Middle East
Several Asian countries, including China and South Korea, have evacuated hundreds of their nationals from the Middle East amid escalating tensions in the region after the US and Israel attacked
China, South Korea evacuate nationals from Middle East
Several Asian countries, including China and South Korea, have evacuated hundreds of their nationals from the Middle East amid escalating tensions in the region after the US and Israel attacked
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African Development Bank chief seeks bold Japanese investment in Africa
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‘If I don’t pay, they kill me’: Al-Shabab tightens grip on Somalia with growing tax racket
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Dubai’s Al Maktoum airport expansion delayed again amid slow GDP growth in Gulf
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Japan pushes need for sustainable African development in dig at China
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Japan supports peace, stability in Horn of Africa
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Djibouti has ‘no choice’ but China for infrastructure development
Aboubaker Omar Hadi, chairman of the Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority, speaks at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development on Aug. 29 in Yokohama. (Photo by Akane Okutsu)
Key decisions evoke doubt on Somalia’s anti-Shabaab drive
Photo/Somali Times Critics have questioned the stand of Somalia on the fight against Al-Shabaab after Mogadishu made two decisions against Kenya, as a new report detailed continued revenue
Kidney disease: Does gout increase risk?
Photo/Windsorstar By Tim Newman Building on previous findings, a new study concludes that people with gout are more likely to develop kidney disease. The authors believe that the results offer
Saudi Arabia splits industry and mining from energy ministry
Photo/ Reuters Saudi Arabia created a new ministry for industry and mineral resources, separating it from the kingdom’s colossal energy ministry, and replaced the powerful head of the royal
Kismayo residents protest against Somali Federal President Farmajo
Residents of Kismayo have held Anti-Somali President Farmajo demonstration as tension between the two centers of power escalates. The residents were protesting against the recent government
African Development Bank chief seeks bold Japanese investment in Africa
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has called on Japanese companies to be bolder about making investments in Africa. “Now Japanese companies should be bolder,” Adesina said in an
‘If I don’t pay, they kill me’: Al-Shabab tightens grip on Somalia with growing tax racket
Residents shop at an open-air market in the Hamarwayne district of Mogadishu, Somalia. (Omar Faruk/For The Washington Post) MOGADISHU, Somalia — The calls from an unknown number had been coming
Dubai’s Al Maktoum airport expansion delayed again amid slow GDP growth in Gulf
Photo (AP) Dubai is once again putting on hold expansion works for its second airport Al Maktoum International, which will ultimately handle more than 260 million passengers a year, amid subdued
Japan pushes need for sustainable African development in dig at China
Conference wraps up with nod to Tokyo’s vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific Leaders from Japan and Africa on Friday agreed on the need for infrastructure development that takes into
Japan supports peace, stability in Horn of Africa
With international logistics becoming more vigorous, Horn of Africa even more important hub: Japanese prime minister Japan’s prime minister on Thursday stressed Tokyo’s supportive stance for
Djibouti has ‘no choice’ but China for infrastructure development
Aboubaker Omar Hadi, chairman of the Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority, speaks at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development on Aug. 29 in Yokohama. (Photo by Akane Okutsu)