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Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo delivers his remarks during a mass prayer at Merdeka Square in Central Jakarta. (Antara/Angga Pratama) Banners erected in South Jakarta protesting the United States’ decision to bar Indonesian Armed Forcers (TNI) Commander Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo to fly to the country were taken down on Monday. South Jakarta Public Order Agency head […]

Addis Ababa October 23/2017 Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn affirmed that Ethiopia will continue its effort and solidarity with Somalia in the fight against al-Shabaab.  The Prime Minister told the visiting Somali President that Ethiopia will continue to work to end the threat of al-Shabaab and brining a lasting peace to Somali.  In their meeting, the […]

In a tight-lipped statement, Baghdad rejected a call by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for Iran-backed Shia militias to “go home” after the demise of Islamic State in Iraq. Shi’ite Popular Mobilization Forces and Iraqi army members gather on the outskirts of Hawija © Reuters Earlier on Sunday, Rex Tillerson said at a rare […]

“I had a very respectful conversation with the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, and spoke his name from beginning, without hesitation!” President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter. | Mandel Ngan/Getty Images “I had a very respectful conversation with the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, and spoke his name from beginning, without hesitation!” President […]

Peshmerga forces. File photo  Erbil (iraqiNews.com) The Kurdish Peshmerga troops have blocked the main road linking between Sinjar, in Nineveh, and Duhuk, to prevent federal troops’ advance toward a border crossing near Syria, an officer was quoted saying. “The measure came after received information indicated plans by the federal troops to gain control on the […]

The second largest operator of Russia’s SSJ100 airliners has expressed hope for a joint venture with the plane’s manufacturer after signing a document on further development cooperation between the two companies. SAN LUIS POTOSI (Mexico) (Sputnik) — Mexican Interjet, which is the second largest operator of Russia’s SSJ100 passenger planes after Aeroflot, is seeking to establish a joint venture with the Russian […]

  Kampala, Uganda President Yoweri Museveni and his Somali counterpart, Mohammed Abdullahi, have held bilateral talks on matters of mutual interest affecting both countries, Uganda and Somalia. The two leaders met yesterday at State House, Nakasero. President Mohamed Abdullahi arrived in the country yesterday for a working visit at the invitation of President Museveni. PRESIDENT-M7-MEETING-THE-SOMALI-PRESIDENT-MOHAMED-ABDULAHI-MOHAMED-AT-NAKASERO-STATE-HOUSE […]

The Philippines announced on Monday the end to five months of military operations in a southern city held by pro-Islamic State rebels, after a fierce and unfamiliar urban war that has marked the country’s biggest security crisis in years. © Ted Aljibe, AFP | Philippine soldiers walk past destroyed buldings in Bangolo district, after President […]

Photo: DPA. The largest döner kebab in the world was served at the Mall of Berlin on Friday, breaking the previous world record held by Australians from 2004. Back then, an Australian team had produced a 413 kilogram döner kebab. But Berliners managed to break that record by a narrow margin in the creation of […]

Catalan parties are due to meet on Monday to discuss their next steps at the start of a week that will see Spain dismiss the region’s government to stave off its threat to break away from the country. Catalan regional president Carles Puigdemont. Photo: AFP Photo/Generalitat de Catalunya/Ruben Moreno Garcia  “What happens now, with everyone […]