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Trump Fears May Thaw Iran, Gulf Relations

Shared fears over US President Donald Trump's policies could bring Iran and Gulf Arab countries closer together,...

International

UAE Ambassador Juma Mohammed Abdullah Al-Kaabi Dies After Afghan Blast

Juma Mohammed Abdullah al-Kaabi, centre, has died of wounds sustained in the Kandahar attack The ambassador of the...

Headlines

Syria Refugees Shrug Off Peace Talks But Dream of Home

Almost six years into a war that has devastated their country, Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon say they expect...

Headlines

Turkey’s Erdogan In Saudi On Gulf Tour

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived for talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday to further strengthen ties as part...

Headlines

Hezbollah Urges Lebanon Plan For Syria Refugee Return

The head of Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah movement on Sunday urged the government to coordinate with Damascus to help...

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Over 16,000 Ghanaians Migrated To the Gulf Region Last Year

A total of 16,367 Ghanaians left the country to the Gulf region in 2016, statistics from the Ghana Immigration Service...

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Morocco Knock Ivory Coast Out of Tournament

Morocco beat Ivory Coast 1-0 to reach the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals and knock out the champions. Rachid...

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Host Nation Gabon Limps Out of Tournament

Gabon became only the fourth hosts to exit the Africa Cup of Nations at the group stage after a 0-0 draw with Cameroon,...

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Host Nation Gabon Limps Out of Tournament

Gabon became only the fourth hosts to exit the Africa Cup of Nations at the group stage after a 0-0 draw with Cameroon,...

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UNICEF, Partners Lay Measures To Support Displaced Gambian Children

Reports indicate that thousands of Children in The Gambia have vacated their homes to neighbouring Senegal due to the...

International

Buhari Presents $24bn Budget To the National Assembly

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presented a record 7.298 trillion naira ($24 billion) budget for...

Opinion

On Buhari’s Visit To The Gambia

On Saturday 10 December, 2016, the world woke up to the shocking news of The Gambia President, Yahya Jammeh, rejecting...

Opinion

Bridging The Divide Between Analog Leaders And Digital Natives In Africa For A Viable Tech Development

Leadership is one of the biggest failures of the African continent. It is unfortunately blessed with a handful of...

Opinion

Sudan Can Expand Impact In Africa

...Summary:  “While Khartoum’s geopolitical impacts are felt across Africa; it must review and make the same of...

International

Can Indomitable Lionesses Deny Super Falcons At Cup of Nations?

A first ever continental title is Cameroon's goal, when the women's Africa Cup of Nations kicks off on Saturday - but...

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Nov. 17 World News Summary At 0030 GMT

LONDON — A London tram was travelling at 70 km/h when it derailed and overturned on a bend with a speed limit of 20...

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Nov. 15 Middle East News Summary At 2200 GMT

RIYADH — A Saudi-led coalition said that a missile fired from Yemen toward the border city of Najran was intercepted,...

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$600bn’ Lost During Arab Spring Protests

The Arab Spring protest movement has cost the region $614bn in lost growth since 2011, the UN says. The estimate is the...

International

Solving the Middle East’s Many Problems

The next US President will have a lot of global challenges to deal with, and the Middle East is one of them. Here's...