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Sorry, but when I decide who to vote for on Election Day, it will be the person I think can best represent the country, not the candidate that will most impress my boyfriend.

Sudan army ruler says ‘military council committed to give power to people’

Al-Burhan also said that the military council will respond to demands presented by protest leaders within a week. (File photo: AFP)
By: AFP Sudan’s new army ruler General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said on Sunday that the military council he heads is committed to handing over power to civilians as demanded by thousands of demonstrators. “The council is committed to give power to (the) people,” Burhan said in...

Qatar slams UAE over detention of royal family member

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Qatar's human rights committee says the detention of a member of the royal family by the United Arab Emirates is illegal and violates human rights laws. Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali Al Thani is the latest in a line of public figures to accuse Abu...

Qatar: Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani passes away

Qatar to observe three days of mourning after the former emir, who ruled for more than 20 years, passes away at 84. Former Qatari Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani passed away on Sunday aged 84, the Emiri Diwan announced. He ruled Qatar from 1972...

Tillerson urges Saudi-led coalition to end Qatar blockade

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...

China:The richest village in China is one of the most mysterious places on earth

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The citizens of this 240-acre "communist utopia" are very wealthy but aren't allowed to speak to the press.

Russian envoy to Turkey shot dead in Ankara

Russia's Turkey envoy Karlov dies after being shot at Ankara exhibit, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman announces ANKARA-Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov has died after being shot multiple times at an art exhibition in Turkey's capital Ankara on Monday evening. The announcement came from Russia's Foreign...

Türkiye discovers oil reserve with 100k barrel per day capacity: Erdogan

AA The oil discovered at a depth of 2,600 meters (8,530 feet) will be extracted "with 100 wells and will meet one-tenth of our daily use." / Photo: AA
By: ANADOLU AGENCY Türkiye will no longer depend on others for energy but rather become energy exporter, says President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced a fresh discovery of...

Qatar, Bahrain agree to resume diplomatic ties in Riyadh talks

The decision comes over two years after an Arab boycott of Qatar was lifted. (Reuters Archive)
Qatar and Bahrain will resume their diplomatic ties, both sides said, after their officials met in Riyadh, where Iran and Syrian delegations held talks with Saudi officials in separate meetings to repair and resume diplomatic relations. The...

Moving 500 elephants – Africa’s elephant population is under threat from poaching and habitat loss

Horndiplomt-(CNN)In the Liwonde Wildlife Reserve in Malawi, the elephant population is struggling to survive. The growing local human population is edging ever closer to their reserve, sometimes entering it to poach bushmeat or fish, or using the land to grow crops. On the elephants' side of...

Qatar calls for joint global effort to resolve Somalia crisis

QNA/Brussels Qatar has invited the international community to join forces to find radical solutions to the crisis in Somalia so that it can maintain its sovereignty and achieve national reconciliation, noting the efforts and concrete steps taken by the east African country for the benefit...