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Turkey’s Erdogan says former Egyptian president Morsi was ‘killed’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed that former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi “did not die, he was murdered” while speaking ...

Somalia’s electoral officials undergo training on electoral security

The workshop, being held in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, is aimed at developing a common strategy on how to organise and ...

Qatar Charity inaugurates mosque in Mogadishu

The inauguration took place in the presence of the Qatari and Turkish ambassadors to the country, Hassan bin Hamza Hashim and ...

Djibouti dam financed by Turkish gov’t completed

The construction of the Ambouli Friendship Dam in Djibouti is largely completed, Turkey’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said in a ...

S-400 delivery to Turkey to begin within 2 months: Rostec

The delivery of the S-400 missile defense system to Turkey will begin within two months, the head of Russia's state-run defense ...

The Melbourne woman who saved a Somali bride from life in a brothel

A fundraising drive by Melbourne woman Fardowsa Abdirahman helped raise funds to rescue an exploited Somali bride in Kenya from life ...

Made in Turkey: New device aims at early diagnosis of lung cancer

A Trabzon-based software company has developed a system that will help doctors diagnose lung cancer. Named the AKGÜN X-eye TORAKS, the system ...

Malaysia vows to use Huawei ‘as much as possible’ amid US ban

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday expressed support for Chinese tech giant Huawei amid a U.S. ban on the company. "(Malaysia) ...

Tehran will ‘quickly’ restart nuclear program if EU fails to negotiate with Iran – Russian deputy FM

Tehran can easily restore its nuclear potential if the EU succumbs to the US pressure to reinstall sanctions against Iran, which ...

Ethiopian pilot pleaded for training weeks before Max crash

Just days after a Lion Air Boeing 737 Max nosedived in Indonesia and killed all 189 people aboard, an Ethiopian Airlines ...

Iran will not surrender even if bombed – Rouhani

Iran will not surrender its independence and dignity in the face of US pressure even if it is bombed, President Hassan ...

Racist anti-Muslim Australian senator loses seat in elections

A maverick Australian senator who blamed the slaughter of 51 worshippers in two New Zealand mosques on the country's immigration policies ...

Cruciferous vegetables like broccoli help suppress cancerous tumors, study reveals

Broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables can suppress tumor growth and inactivate a gene known to play a role in a variety ...

We will jointly produce S-500 with Russia in furure: S-400 is a done deal: Erdogan

Purchase of S-400 from Russia is a done deal, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Saturday, adding that Turkey will also jointly ...

Massive dust storm hits Dire Dawa

A massive dust storm hits Dire Dawa, in eastern Ethiopia and surrounding areas. According to local reports, the storm lasted for ...

Kenya working on fifth submarine cable

Kenya and Djibouti in partnership with the private sector plan to invest Sh6 billion to lay out Kenya’s fifth submarine cable. The ...

North Korea calls for urgent UN measures in response to seizure of cargo ship by ‘gangster’ US

Pyongyang has urged the UN to act after North Korea's bulk carrier, the Wise Honest, was captured by US forces. It ...

‘There will be no war in Gulf region,’ despite wishes of Trump’s ‘B Team’ – Iran’s Zarif

Armed conflict will not break out because nobody has any “illusions” about seriously going against Iran, the nation’s foreign minister said ...

US warns airlines risk ‘miscalculation or misidentification’ over Persian Gulf

In a chilling reminder of the downing of Iran Air flight 655 by a US missile, an FAA notice said civilian ...

Getting cash from Saudi King Salman is easier than collecting rent, Trump says

U.S. President Donald Trump told his supporters at a campaign rally on Saturday that getting money from Saudi King Salman was ...

We want good relations with Saudi Arabia and UAE, Iranian FM says

Iran said Wednesday it hopes to have good relations with arch-rival Saudi Arabia and its allies, and called for an end ...

Pakistan threatens greater retaliation in future clashes with India

A high-ranking Pakistani air force general warned that Pakistan would respond harshly in the event of renewed fighting with India. “In case ...

1000 penis amputations per year in Brazil

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has expressed horror at the news that 1,000 penis amputations take place in the South American country ...

Airlines have completely stopped ordering the 737 Max

Boeing (BA) released data Tuesday that showed only 10 of the planes were ordered in the first two months of 2019. ...

”I’m so grateful I was part of this kind gesture”: Naima Abdi on the hug with Jacinda Ardern that made history

When Somali-born mum Naima Abdi saw a photo of herself being embraced by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern projected onto the Burj ...

Road to next war begins in Golan

When Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of Austro-Hungary, took a wrong turning in Sarajevo in 1914 the world ...

Haftar troops close on Tripoli, clashes near former airport

Eastern Libyan troops commanded by Khalifa Haftar said on Friday they had advanced into the southern outskirts of the capital Tripoli ...

Somali refugee mom still waiting to reunite with children, husband, after more than 2 years

After spending six years in a refugee camp in Ethiopia and giving birth to her youngest son there, Nedifo Halane arrived ...

Kenya in new livestock export plan

The first quarantine in the country which sits on a 9,000 parcel of land in Kibusu ranch, Tana River county is ...

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