1) The African Union (AU), the European Union (EU); InterGovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the United Nations (UN) are highly concerned by the situation in Somalia. In this regard, a virtual meeting was held on 9th April 2021, with participation of Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, Executive Secretary of IGAD; H.E. Amb. Bankole Adeoye, AU […]
Polling stations have opened in Chad for a presidential election in which incumbent Idriss Deby is widely expected to extend his 30-year rule despite growing signs of popular discontent and criticism over his handling of oil wealth. Chadian soldiers belonging to the Presidential Guard vote during an early round of the election on April 10 [Marco Longari/AFP] […]
Continue reading …A security guard was wounded in a bomb blast outside a military-owned bank in Myanmar’s second-biggest city Sunday morning, as the civilian death toll from the junta’s brutal crackdown on dissent topped more than 700 at the weekend. Protesters march against the military coup in Launglone township in Myanmar’s Dawei district Handout DAWEI WATCH/AFP The country […]
Continue reading …Police form a line to separate Nationalists from attacking each other in North Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 9, 2021. – Copyright AP Photo/Peter Morrison Unrest in Northern Ireland continued for an eighth straight night on Friday but protests were largely subdued out of respect for the Queen following the death of her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. The […]
Continue reading …A Saudi flag flying. (File photo: AFP) Three soldiers who worked for the Saudi Ministry of Defense were executed for committing a crime of high treason, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) cited the ministry as saying on Saturday. Investigations revealed that the three ministry employees committed treason “in cooperation with the enemy in a way […]
Continue reading …Djibouti’s incumbent president Ismail Omar Guelleh (C) casts his ballot at the Ras-Dika district polling station in the capital Djibouti on April 9, 2021. © Tony Karumba, AFP Djibouti’s veteran ruler Ismail Omar Guelleh was re-elected for a fifth term as president with more than 98 percent of the vote, according to provisional results announced early […]
Continue reading …The Biden administration warned Friday that it will not lift every single economic sanction that former President Donald Trump imposed on Iran, despite pressure from Iran to do so as the two countries try to resurrect a nearly dead nuclear agreement. Representatives of the European Union and Iran attend the Iran nuclear talks. | EU […]
Continue reading …Men wear face masks as a precaution against COVID-19 past in a park in Seoul, April 8. AP Daily new COVID-19 cases stayed in the high 600s for a second straight day Friday as the health authorities warned that the country may be facing a fourth wave of infections.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency […]
Continue reading …Buckingham Palace has confirmed that Prince Philip has died at the age of 99 (Picture: AP/Reuters/Royal Family ) Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has died at the age of 99, Buckingham Palace has announced. A statement from Buckingham Palace said: ‘It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death […]
Continue reading …A new archaeological discovery in Luxor, Egypt, in this undated handout photo. (REUTERS Photo) Archaeologists on Thursday celebrated the discovery of “the largest” ancient city found in Egypt, buried under sand for millennia, which experts said was one of the most important finds since unearthing Tutankhamun’s tomb. Famed Egyptologist Zahi Hawass announced the discovery of […]
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