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UK’s May asks EU for Brexit extension until June 30

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UK’s May asks EU for Brexit extension until June 30

Jack Taylor, REUTERS | The UK prime minister said the proposed extension should earlier if parliament approves her Brexit deal. UK Prime Minister Theresa May wrote to European Council President Donald Tusk Friday asking for a delay to Brexit until June 30 so she can get the divorce deal through the British Parliament. But France […]

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Turkey election board: Eight Istanbul districts to recount votes Recount in local polls comes after objections from Erdogan’s AK Party but opposition CHP says results won’t change

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Turkey election board: Eight Istanbul districts to recount votes Recount in local polls comes after objections from Erdogan’s AK Party but opposition CHP says results won’t change

Ahead of the recount, Yildirim claimed victory with billboards saying ‘Thank you Istanbul’ [Huseyin Aldemir/Reuters] Turkey‘s High Election Board (YSK) will recount local election votes in eight districts of Istanbul following objections, YSK head Sadi Guven said on Wednesday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan‘s Justice and Development Party (AK Party) appealed results across the city. The […]

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Investing in resilience in Somaliland

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Investing in resilience in Somaliland

The president of Somaliland Musa Bihi Abdi on Tuesday received a high-level EU and UK delegation that arrived in Hargeisa, on today, April 2nd, 2019. On 1 April 2019, the European Union and the Government of Somaliland organised a workshop on “Investing in resilience in Somaliland”. The event gathered government institutions, donor partners, district commissioners, […]

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Poll: Majority of voters don’t trust Trump on health care By Steven Shepard

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Poll: Majority of voters don’t trust Trump on health care By Steven Shepard

“As health care is pushed to the forefront of the 2020 agenda, our polling suggests President Trump may struggle to attract voters with his promise of a new plan,” said Tyler Sinclair, Morning Consult’s vice president. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images Voters are broadly skeptical of President Donald Trump’s renewed push to dismantle the 2010 health […]

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UN Nuclear Watchdog Could Be in N. Korea Within Weeks of a Deal

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UN Nuclear Watchdog Could Be in N. Korea Within Weeks of a Deal

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations atomic watchdog said on Tuesday that if a deal was reached with North Korea to give up its nuclear program then it would be ready to send in inspectors within weeks if asked to verify and monitor denuclearization. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Yukiya Amano told the U.N. […]

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President Bouteflika officially notifies President of the Constitutional Council of his decision to resign

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President Bouteflika officially notifies President of the Constitutional Council of his decision to resign

His Excellency, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of the Republic has officially notified the President of the Constitutional Council, of his decision of terminating his term as President of the Republic as of Tuesday 26 Radjab 1440 /02 April 2019, in the following terms :  I have the honour to formally notify you of my decision to […]

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US suspends F-35 deliveries to Turkey over Russian arms

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US suspends F-35 deliveries to Turkey over Russian arms

A file photo of President Trump speaking with a F-35 fighter jet pilot as he tours Luke Air Force Base in Phoenix, Arizona. (AFP) The United States said Monday it was halting all deliveries and joint work with Turkey on the F-35 fighter jet program after the NATO ally insisted on a major purchase from […]

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Protests continue in condemnation of Trump’s proclamation on occupied Syrian Golan

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Protests continue in condemnation of Trump’s proclamation on occupied Syrian Golan

Provinces, SANA- Official and popular activities on Tuesday continued to hold stands in condemnation of US President Donald Trump’s declaration on the occupied Syrian Golan. In Damascus, thousands of profs and students from Damascus University gathered in front of UN building in Damascus in protest against Trump’s declaration on the occupied Syrian Golan. In al-Rufaid town […]

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Erdogan’s AK Party ‘loses’ major Turkey cities in local elections Unofficial data shows AK Party lost Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, as the country waits for the official results

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Erdogan’s AK Party ‘loses’ major Turkey cities in local elections Unofficial data shows AK Party lost Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, as the country waits for the official results

Istanbul, Turkey – The ruling Justice and Development (AK Party) has lost mayoral electionsin the country’s three largest cities – Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir – in a stunning election setback for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan according to unofficial results published by state-run Anadolu Agency on Monday. The official results will be released after the country’s election board looks into […]

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Farmajo’s mixed bag in mid-term assessment

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Farmajo’s mixed bag in mid-term assessment

Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo. PHOTO | AFP Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo. PHOTO | AFP Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has had mixed success in the past two years, but has earned a fair score in the mid-term assessment, compared with his predecessors. Since his election on February 8, 2017, President Farmajo […]

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