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US seeks to freeze assets of North Korea’s Kim Jong-un

Draft resolution to UN also urges oil embargo and textile exports ban in response to Pyongyang's sixth nuclear test. The United States has asked the UN Security Council to freeze the assets of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un and slap an oil embargo on the...

Africa could stop food imports by 2030 – study

The heightened agribusiness activities in Africa could see the continent stop importing food by 2030, the Africa Agriculture Status Report has forecasted. According to the report, the power of entrepreneurs and the free market is driving Africa’s economic growth from food production as business wakes...

N. Korea celebrates scientists involved in nuclear test

North Korea held a mass celebration for the scientists involved in carrying out its largest nuclear blast to date, with fireworks and a mass rally in Pyongyang. Citizens of the capital lined the streets Wednesday to cheer buses carrying the specialists into the city, and...

UN: Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims at risk of ethnic cleansing

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  Antonio Guterres steps up pressure on authorities, warning of ethnic cleansing against Muslim minority in Rakhine state. The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of the risk of ethnic cleasing in Myanmar as he appealed to the country's authorities to end violence against Rohingya Muslims in...

Rohingya Crisis: Malaysia, Turkey condemn abuses

Malaysia and Turkey yesterday condemned escalating human rights violations targeting the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar's Rakhine state. Malaysia summoned Myanmar's ambassador U Sein Oo to the foreign ministry where Kuala Lumpur registered its "deep concern regarding the escalation of violence", warning that it could...

Qatar emir officially inaugurates Hamad Port

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Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has opened the new Hamad Port as part of a wider plan to increase non-petroleum exports. It means larger container ships can go directly to Doha rather than docking in the United Arab Emirates, where cargo...

Nobel laureates warn Aung San Suu Kyi over ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya

More than a dozen fellow Nobel laureates have criticised Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s de facto leader, for a bloody military crackdown on minority Rohingya people, warning of a tragedy “amounting to ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity”. The open letter to the UN security...

The Fight Over Women’s Basketball in Somalia

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Despite threats from extremists, a league tries to stay on the court. By Alexis Okeowo The Fight Over Women’s Basketball in Somalia Despite threats from extremists, a league tries to stay on the court. By Alexis Okeowo Monday September 4, 2017   Aisha considers herself devoted to both Islam and the...

Rohingya exodus continues after 73,000 flee Myanmar

Aid officials say camps are facing 'tremendous strain' as thousands of Rohingya pour into Bangladesh every day.   Nearly 75,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled violence in Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh, with aid officials warning relief camps are reaching full capacity as thousands continue to pour in...

Turkey tells Bangladesh: Open your doors to Rohingya Muslims

Bangladesh should admit Rohingya fleeing violence, and Turkey will cover expenses, says Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu By Sinan Ozmus and Ercan Canbolat ANTALYA / ANKARA Turkish Foreign Minister called Bangladesh on Friday to open its doors for Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state. Speaking at...