Sudanese celebrate end of Omar al-Bashir’s 30-year rule
By: ALJAZEERA
Citing corruption, lies and false promises, the military is now taking over and has declared a three-month state of emergency following longstanding protests.
Tens of thousands of people are out in the streets of the Sudanese capital Khartoum to celebrate the end of the...
Somalia and Cuba Restore Diplomatic Ties After Over Four Decades
By: Zakeriye Ahmed,, Horndiplomat correspondent
Somalia and Cuba have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations after cutting ties over four decades ago.
"Having established diplomatic relations between 1972-1977, we welcome the resumption of diplomatic...
Putin says Trump is a clever man
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is a clever man and will quickly understand his new responsibilities, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with NTV TV.
Putin has spoken previously of his hope that Trump will help restore U.S.-Russia relations, and analysts said he was...
The Rights of Muslim Women
By:Dr. Nargis Ali
Muslim Window:-The rights of Muslim women are so many and are so thoroughly laid out in the Quran and so well- documented in the hadith (prophetic practices), that it is impossible to contain them in an introductory essay. The following is only...
Ethiopia Eyes Export Income Surpassing $5 Billion As Coffee, Gold Prices Increase
By: New Business Ethiopia
During the current budget year started July 8, 2022, the Government of Ethiopia expects increase of annual commodity export income by 30 percent reaching $5.4 billion mainly as a result of increasing global prices...
Paul Kagame takes over AU leadership, commits to visa-free regime
The new African Union chairperson, Paul Kagame, has said that ‘Free Movement’ for Africans ‘is achievable in 2018’.
Free Movement which is part of the African Prosperity Agenda would entail the implementation of continent-wide visa free regimes including issuance of visas at ports of entry...
Japan to take action with US after N Korea missile test
Prime Minister Abe says Japan 'will take concrete action with the US' after Scud missile crashes into Japanese waters.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his country will join the United States in taking concrete action against North Korea after its latest ballistic missile test.
On...
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal tweets for first time since release from detention
Prince Alwaleed was released from detention in late January
Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal tweeted for the first time on Friday since his release from detention following the kingdom’s crackdown on corruption in early November.
https://twitter.com/Alwaleed_Talal/status/959485775187496960
“With my son @KhaledAlwaleed, my daughter @Reem_Alwaleed, my grandchildren,...
UAE: Clarify Role in Deadly Attack on Refugee Boat
(Beirut) – The United Arab Emirates should clarify its role in the apparent Saudi-led coalition attack on a boat carrying Somali civilians off the western coast of Yemen, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the prime minister and defense minister, Sheikh Mohammed...
Mohamed Aboutrika’s name added to Egypt ‘terror list’
Egyptian authorities have added retired football star Mohamed Aboutrika, one of the country's all-time greatest athletes, to an official "terror list".
Aboutrika, dubbed The Magician, is accused of funding the banned Muslim Brotherhood, which Egypt's government designated a "terrorist" organisation after the army removed democratically...
