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Arab-African summit faces crisis as 3 states pull out

By Abdu Abdul-Karim MALABO, Guinea Morocco, Saudi Arabia, UAE withdraw from the summit after participation of the so-called ‘Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic’ Delegations of Morocco, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates withdrew on Tuesday from the pan Arab-African summit which was set to be held on...

Saudi Arabia, Qatar ‘agree to open airspace, land and sea border

A road sign is seen near Abu Samra border crossing to Saudi Arabia, Qatar June 12, 2017. REUTERS/Tom Finn
Saudi Arabia will reopen its airspace and land and sea border to Qatar, as of Monday, Kuwait’s foreign minister said, citing a deal towards resolving a political dispute that led Riyadh and its allies to impose a boycott on Qatar. “Based on Sheikh Nawaf’s...

UAE and India agree to collaborate on African aid projects – starting with Ethiopia’s IT centre of excellence

Indian officials hailed the deal, which was signed during an official visit to the UAE by the country’s foreign minister, Sushma Swaraj, as 'sig The UAE has agreed to collaborate with India to launch joint aid projects in Africa. Indian officials hailed the deal, which was...

Ethiopia, Egypt, DRC worst hit in Africa by Trump visa lottery push back

Egypt, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Ethiopia are the three top African countries who will be affected by a move by the United States to cancel a visa lottery regime. Figures from the Department of State indicates that the three countries had over...

Turkish troops arrive in Qatar for military exercise

Qatar's government announces the arrival of the first group of Turkish soldiers to participate in joint drills. The Qatari defence ministry has announced the arrival of the first group of Turkish soldiers in the capital, Doha, to take part in joint military exercises. The forces conducted...

33rd African Union Summit opens in Addis Ababa

33rd AU Summit Opens
By: HORNDIPLOMAT & FANABC The 33rd African Union (AU) Ordinary Summit opened today in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. The summit is being held with the theme “Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development.” In his opening remarks, AU Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, congratulated...

New Djibouti sea route to reduce shipping time between Turkey, Horn of Africa from 50 days to 10

Djibouti’s Ambassador to Turkey Aden Houssein Abdillahi speaks during the launching ceremony of a new shipping route at a hotel in Ankara, Turkey, Oct. 23, 2020. (Photo by Dilara Aslan)
by: DAILY SABAH The first container ship of the Djibouti Shipping Company, which will exclusively operate between Turkey, Djibouti and Somalia, was launched during a ceremony on Friday. The new sea route will reduce shipping time from 35 to 50 days to just nine to...

Donald Trump expected to sign revised travel ban Monday: US media

President Donald Trump is expected to sign a revised travel ban on Monday, just over a month after his original decree sowed controversy across the United States and chaos at airports, US media reported. The president will sign the new executive order at the Department...

Turkey, US suspend visa services in tit-for-tat fallout

Turkish and US missions mutually restrict services, say they need to reassess each other's commitment to staff security. Turkey on Sunday suspended non-immigrant visa services at all Turkish diplomatic facilities in the United States, in a tit-for-tat move amid escalating tensions between the NATO allies. Just...

A statement by Turkey’s foreign ministry says US veto of UN resolution on Jerusalem reveals Washington has lost objectivity

The United Nations Security Council resolution rejecting President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital could not be adopted despite 14 other Council members supporting it. The United States on Monday vetoed a draft UN resolution rejecting President Donald Trump's decision to recognise...