Trump, Saudi Arabia In Mutual Embrace
US President Donald Trump may not be popular in much of the Muslim world but he has been embraced by Saudi Arabia and, in turn, has reached out to the oil-rich kingdom. A meeting Tuesday in...
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We’ll Investigate GHC24m Debt – Hajj Board
The National Hajj Board says it will push for an investigation into the GHC24 million Hajj debt owed by the previous board to the Suadi Arabian government. At a press conference the Chairman of the...
We’ll Investigate GHc 24m Debt
The National Hajj Board says it will push for an investigation into the GHc 24 million Hajj debt owed by the previous board to the Suadi Arabian government. At a press conference the Chairman of the...
Afghans Find Some Escape As ‘family Cinema’ Opens In Kabul
The lights go off, the projector whirls,and for the first time in years Afghan families find themselves sharing popcorn and soda as Hollywood and Bollywood stars romp across the silver screen. A...
Yemen Artists Paint On Walls To Protest War
A group of Yemeni artists took to the streets Wednesday, painting murals on the wall of Sanaa University in a visual protest against three years of war. The open-air exhibition and workshop attracted...
US Offers $5 Mn To Find Murderer of American In Yemen
The United States offered Wednesday to pay $5 million for information leading to those responsible for the murder of an American in Yemen in 2012, an attack claimed by Al-Qaeda. Joel Shrum, a US...
5,000 Civilians Freed From Boko Haram’s Grip
Cameroon said its troops had rescued 5,000 civilian "hostages" held by Boko Haram Islamists in a cross-border operation that left scores of jihadists dead. Cameroonian troops carried out "a vast...
Suicide Bomber Kills 25 At Damascus Courthouse
A suicide bomber attacked a courthouse in the centre of the Syrian capital on Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and wounding others, state media reported. "The preliminary toll in the terrorist...
Over 800 Health Workers Killed In Syrian ‘war Crimes’
More than 800 health workers have died in "acts of war crimes" in Syria since 2011, in hospital bombings, shootings, torture and executions perpetrated mainly by government-backed forces, researchers...
Trump Gives CIA Power To Conduct Drone Strikes
President Donald Trump's administration has given new powers to the CIA to conduct drone strikes against extremist targets in the Middle East, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The move would...
Trump Meets Top Saudi Prince As Yemen War Rages
US President Donald Trump hosted Saudi Arabia's powerful Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House Tuesday, for talks expected to focus on the economy and rolling back Iranian...
CAF Elections: Pinnick Ordered To Back Hayatou
Nigeria’s government has ordered the head of the country’s football association to back current CAF president Issa Hayatou of Cameroon in his re-election bid, a senior official said Monday. The...
Afghan Security Leadership Under Fire Over Hospital Attack
The Afghan security leadership has come under scathing criticism from lawmakers and social media users over a catastrophic insurgent attack on the country's largest military hospital, with many...
Iraq Forces Retake Mosul Train Station, Once A Major Rail Hub
Iraqi forces said Tuesday that they recaptured Mosul's train station, once one of the country's main rail hubs and the latest in a series of key sites retaken from jihadists. The forces launched a...
Iraq Forces Retake Mosul Train Station
Iraqi forces said Tuesday that they recaptured Mosul's train station, which has not been operational since jihadists siezed the city but was once one of the country's main rail hubs. Iraqi forces...
After Fleeing Homes, Iraqis Near Mosul Wait For Tents
A sea of tents stretches to the horizon at a camp for displaced near Mosul but Ahmed Hassan says he and 17 relatives have to sleep outside because there is no room. Tens of thousands of civilians...
Iraq Holds Detainees In ‘horrendous Conditions’ Near Mosul
Iraq's interior ministry is holding over 1,200 men and boys suspected of ties to jihadists in "horrendous conditions" without charge at facilities south of Mosul, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday....
Nothing Wrong With Government Involvement In Religious Affairs – Gomda
The Public Relations Officer of the National Hajj Board, Abdulai Rahman Alhassan Gomda, has described as strange, calls for the government to disassociate itself from religious activities including...
Nothing Wrong With Gov’t Involvement In Religious Affairs
The Public Relations Officer of the National Hajj Board, Abdulai Rahman Alhassan Gomda, has described as strange, calls for the government to disassociate itself from religious activities including...
Nigeria Government Directs FA To Back Hayatou For CAF Post
Nigeria's government has ordered the head of the country's football association to back current CAF president Issa Hayatou of Cameroon in his re-election bid, a senior official said Monday. The...