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By:Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban SUDAN-Ethiopia and Egypt have called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to suspend International Criminal Court (ICC) investigations against Sudanese president Omar Al-Bashir. The call was made by top diplomats of the respective countries at the UN. Omar al-Bashir is wanted...

Horndiplomat-(Addis Ababa ) The Ethiopian news agency ENA reports the Ethiopia will contribute its due share in resolving the dispute among Gulf countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. As Ethiopia believes in the importance of peaceful resolution of disputes, it will contribute its share...

Saudi authorities have prevented Qatari nationals from entering the Grand Mosque in Mecca, marking a sharp escalation in the Gulf diplomatic crisis, Doha-based Al Sharq newspaper has reported. Qatar's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) received complaints from Qatari citizens that pilgrims from Qatar were barred...

Wearing a Barcelona shirt in Saudi Arabia now risks a €135,000 fine and up to 15 years in prison. The change in law follows the cutting of diplomatic relations and borders with Qatar, who the Saudi Kingdom this week accused of supporting ISIS. Saudi Arabia have...

  Social media users in Ethiopia have been able to use social networking sites Facebook and Twitter from Friday night without proxy sites after the social media platforms were unblocked by Ethiopian authorities. For the last nine months, Ethiopia's two most popular social networking sites had...

  DUBAI: Russia on Saturday (Jun 10) called for dialogue to resolve a dispute between Qatar and its Gulf neighbours, as Riyadh and its allies welcomed US President Donald Trump's demand that Doha stop funding extremist groups. Rights group Amnesty International warned of "heartbreak and fear"...

US secretary of state Rex Tillerson called for an end to the blockade by Saudi Arabia and its allies against Qatar on Friday, saying the “troubling situation” was imposing hardship and hindering US military efforts in the campaign against Isis. “We call on the kingdom...

Horndiplomat-The Government of Somaliland supports Coalitions led by Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, that formally say they are severing diplomatic relations with Qatar. The government of Somaliland released press statement that stated Somaliland stand with Saudi- led coalition that against Qatar and also Somaliland not...

By Enes Kanli African nation says it has strong ties ‘with brother Doha’ ASMARA, Eritrea-Eritrea on Friday declined a rewquest by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar. The African nation’s foreign ministry said in a written statement it "rejected" the...

Britain's PM apologises for losing Conservatives' majority after snap election, but vows to continue despite anger. People living in Britain are waking up to uncertainty as Prime Minister Theresa May ignored calls to stand down after the ruling Conservative Party lost an overall majority in...