‘I Am Not An Accidental President’
On his first trip outside Africa, new Gambian President Adama Barrow said he was confident France and the EU would boost financial support to his country after 22 years of dictatorship. Barrow...
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Euro MPs Approve ‘conflict Minerals’ Crackdown
The European Parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a law requiring firms to ensure they do not use so-called conflict minerals from Africa and other areas that end up funding warlords. The...
Exploding Letter ‘injures One’ At IMF Office In Paris
A letter has exploded and injured a person who opened it at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) office in Paris, security sources say. No further details about the incident were available...
110 Ministers A Guinness World Record – Ato Forson
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has the largest government in the whole world, Cassiel Ato Forson, former Deputy Minister of Finance, has said. In all, the president has appointed 110 ministers...
Wilders Defeat Celebrated By PM Rutte
Dutch people rejected "the wrong kind of populism", Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said, as he celebrated victory in Wednesday's election. "The Netherlands said 'Whoa!'" he declared after his...
Akufo-Addo’s Vision Influenced Government Size – Lecturer
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has big dreams which likely played a factor in his decision to appoint an unprecedented number of ministers and deputy ministers to help him administer the...
Michael Flynn Paid To Represent Turkey’s Interests During Trump Campaign
Latest: We Blend Our Vision With Truth & Enlightenment Michael Flynn paid to represent Turkey’s interests during Trump campaign The candidate he was advising last fall was running on a platform of...
Michael Flynn Paid To Represent Turkey’s Interests During Trump Campaign
The candidate he was advising last fall was running on a platform of America First. The client he was working for last fall was paying him more than $500,000 to put Turkey first. Michael T. Flynn,...
Turkey Threatens To Scrap Migrant Deal With EU
Turkey on Wednesday threatened to unilaterally scrap a March 2016 deal with the EU that has substantially reduced the flow of migrants and refugees to Europe, in an escalating diplomatic crisis. "We...
Turkey’s Red Meat Association Sends Cows Back To Holland
Turkey's red meat association has ordered Dutch cattle to be sent back to the Netherlands, saying that the diplomatic crisis between the countries has led to a decision to no longer farm the cows....
Twitter Accounts Hijacked With ‘Nazi’ Hashtags In Turkish
A diplomatic spat between Turkey, the Netherlands and Germany spread online on Wednesday when a large number of Twitter accounts were hijacked and replaced with anti-Nazi messages in Turkish. The...
Turkey Reassures Investors, Says Dutch Business Not At Risk
Dutch investment in Turkey is not at risk from the diplomatic row between the two countries as Ankara's ire is focused on the Dutch government, not its people or businesses, Turkey's minister for EU...
Europe Braced For NEXIT
Millions of Dutch voters are going to the polls today in key elections overshadowed by a blazing diplomatic row with Turkey and all eyes on the anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders. Following last year's...
Address Fundamentals Before Implementing Growth Initiatives
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), says government must focus on addressing the macro-economic fundamentals before it begins to implement its ambitious policy initiatives. The Institute...
Employers Allowed To Ban the Hijab
Employers are entitled to ban staff from wearing visible religious symbols, the European Union's top law court ruled on Tuesday, a decision Muslims said was a direct attack on women wearing hijabs at...
Erdogan Slams Dutch Over Srebrenica
Turkey's war of words with the Netherlands has worsened after the Turkish president accused the Dutch of carrying out a massacre of Muslim men at Srebrenica, Bosnia, in 1995. Bosnian Serb forces were...
Commonwealth Likely To Increase To 54 By 2018
The Commonwealth is looking to increase its membership to 54 with the possible return of Gambia and the inclusion of Togo in 2018. British High Commissioner to Ghana Jon Benjamin, made this known,...
EU Unveils Syria Reconstruction Plan
The EU unveiled an ambitious plan Tuesday to support the reconstruction of war-torn Syria, calling it a "dividend" to encourage warring parties to reach a peace deal. Ahead of an April 5 Syria...
EU Workplace Headscarf Ban Legal
Employers are entitled to ban workers from the “visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign” including headscarves, Europe’s top court has ruled. But the ban must be based...
Turkey Slams EU Officials In Row Over Netherlands Campaigning
The Turkish foreign ministry has rejected a call by top EU officials to show restraint in a row with the Netherlands over political campaigning. It described as “worthless” an appeal by EU...