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Beirut explosion was one of largest non-nuclear blasts in human history

The massive blast that destroyed a huge swathe of Beirut in August was one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions in history, ...

Turkey’s drill ship leaves area southwest of Cyprus

The Turkish drill ship Yavuz has left the area where it was operating southwest of Cyprus. Nicosia sees the move as ...

‘You only live once, make it count!’ Somalia’s first female Brigadier General

When she was promoted to Brigadier General and appointed Deputy Police Commissioner of the Somali Police Force in 2018, Zakia Hussein ...

No more hostages held by Somali pirates

Over the past five years Somali pirates took more than 3 600 people hostage in attacks on ships varying in size from ...

We would not accept US drone strikes inside Kenya,’ warns President Kenyatta

He said he had ordered a relaxation of restrictions in Kenya because the trend of infections was improving, but he said ...

U.S. push for Sudan to recognize Israel falters

Last week, U.S. officials held talks with Sudan in the hopes of adding it to a growing list of countries that ...

Trump plans to cut US refugee admissions to new record low

The Trump administration has proposed further slashing the number of refugees the United States accepts to a new record low in ...

New Kuwaiti emir promises stability and security in the Middle East

Veteran statesman Sheikh Nawaf Al Sabah has been sworn in as Kuwait’s new leader following the death of his half-brother Emir ...

United Nations will not support Washington’s unilateral move to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran, says organization’s chief

Secretary-General said the UN will not support US push to restore sanctions against Tehran without the approval of the Security Council, ...

‘Obama was a schoolboy when we started hypersonic experiments: Russia

The creator of Russia’s Avangard hypersonic glider ridiculed Donald Trump for claiming Russia stole the technology from the Obama administration, saying ...

World’s Longest’ Heated Oil Pipeline signed by Uganda and Tanzania

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and President John Magufuli of Tanzania signed the “host and implementation agreement” Sunday in the remote Tanzanian ...

France can’t lecture Turkey on humanity, Erdoğan says

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Saturday that French President Emmanuel Macron was not in a position to lecture Turkey, recalling Paris' ...

Russia dispatches first batches of pioneering Covid-19 vaccine to all of its 85 regions

Russia has sent out the initial batches of the world’s first registered coronavirus vaccine to all parts of its vast territory, ...

Iran slams Bahrain’s ‘shameful’ move to normalize ties with Israel, calling it betrayal of Palestinians

Israel is a threat to the Muslim world, and by normalizing relations with it, Bahrain becomes complicit in the crimes carried ...

Turkey’s 3rd drillship Kanuni ready for East Med departure

Turkey’s third oil and natural gas exploration and drillship, Kanuni, is counting the last days before it departs for the Eastern ...

Somali women who aided terror group has been released early

U.S. District Judge Michael Davis on Thursday ordered the early release of a 73-year-old Somali American woman whom he sentenced to ...

Uganda resumes troop rotation to Somalia

The African Union (AU) and UPDF had suspended troop movements in and out of the mission area as force protection measure ...

Ankara warns EU to stay out of its Mediterranean dispute with Greece

The EU has no jurisdiction over maritime boundaries and should remain unbiased in Turkey’s dispute with Greece in the Mediterranean, Turkish ...

Syria repels Israeli attack on Aleppo as missiles shot down

Syria’s air defenses thwarted an Israeli attack on Aleppo city early Friday morning, as multiple missiles were intercepted before reaching their ...

Iran, China, Russia militaries to partake in Caucus 2020 drills

Military forces from Iran, China, and Russia are scheduled to take part in joint military exercises with a number of other ...

NATO jets now routinely simulate MISSILE STRIKES against Russia – Defense Minister Shoigu

The air forces of the US-led NATO military bloc have not only boosted their surveillance activities along Russia’s borders, but are ...

Tigray’s Planned Election Unconstitutional: House Of Federation

The House of Federation said that Tigray regional state’s plan to hold election next Wednesday is unconstitutional. In a statement issued at ...

Athens & Ankara agree to talks, Stoltenberg says, amid maritime tensions between NATO allies

Greece and Turkey will meet for talks to reduce the likelihood of clashes in the Eastern Mediterranean and to establish deconfliction ...

More on the Somali pirate hijacking that wasn’t

There’s now further confirmation that an incident that at first indicated that the Panama-flagged chemical vessel Aegean II (IMO: 9016911) had ...

Turkey delivers 12 off-road vehicles to Somalia

Turkey has delivered 12 off-road vehicles to Somalia as part of bilateral military and financial cooperation agreements, the National Defense Ministry ...

Daesh terror group caused blast at gasoline pipeline: Syria

The recent explosion at a pipeline outside Damascus was likely an attack by Islamic State (formerly ISIS/ISIL), US envoy for Syrian ...

Germany warns of ‘serious consequences’ of Turkish-Greek military standoff

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas will try to ease the growing tensions between historic rivals Greece and Turkey. Berlin fears that ...

Hong Kong researchers report 1st documented case of Covid-19 re-infection

Scientists in Hong Kong have reported the first documented case of coronavirus re-infection, casting doubt on the idea that lasting immunity ...

Russia could produce MILLIONS of Covid-19 vaccines every single month by 2021 – Trade & Industry Minister

Production of Russia’s homegrown coronavirus vaccine is due to begin in September, and by the start of 2021, the country could ...

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