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The Iran-allied Houthi rebels in Yemen said Monday that their political leader, Saleh al-Sammad, was killed last week in a Saudi-led airstrike. Sammad was the most senior Houthi official to be killed by the coalition since it intervened in Yemen's civil war in 2015 to...

In Somali culture, women were very precious and respected. In fact, they were among the three things that the tribes used to fight over. The dowry of a Somali woman was one hundred camels, one horse and a gun, this was a fortune at...

'Humans are all the same, religions does not make us different ... we are all human and all born equal.' by:Katie Arnold Mohammed Soye, 33, comes from Buthidaung town in Rakhine State, Myanmar, which he fled 10 days ago. I was a farmer in Buthidaung township, just like every...

First meeting between Trump and Putin wrapped up with the announcement of a truce deal covering southwestern Syria. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump have agreed on a ceasefire deal covering southwestern Syria, during talks at the G20 summit, officials from both countries...

BY MARY POLS His gift of language helps to build farms, starting with New Roots in Lewiston, a new cooperative owned by Somali immigrants It takes a lot brainstorming, negotiating and planning to start any new farming venture. But factor in that the farmers are from...

By Ju-min Park | SEOUL North Korean state media warned the United States of a "super-mighty preemptive strike" after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the United States was looking at ways to bring pressure to bear on North Korea over its nuclear program. U.S....

South Sudan rebel chief Riek Machar on Tuesday refused to sign a final peace deal with the government that aims to end a brutal civil war, a Sudanese mediator said. "The main South Sudanese opposition groups, including the SPLM-IO (Machar faction), refused to sign the...

  Tensions between the Gulf states are pushing their neighbours and partners into choosing sides. By:Ahmed Soliman Research Associate, Horn of Africa, Africa Programme The Horn of Africa is already feeling increased stress on regional relations, and faces the potential for heightened instability, as a result of the...

The Catalan regional parliament has voted to declare independence from Spain, just as the Spanish government appears set to impose direct rule.The move was backed 70-10 in a ballot boycotted by opposition MPs. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy earlier told senators direct rule was needed...

By: BBC AFRICA Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has asked parliament to stop debates comparing her with her predecessor John Magufuli. She said she was disappointed that the parliament was discussing her differences with the former president, who died on 17 March, rather than focusing on...