Trump Abandons White House Eid Dinner
US President Donald Trump has broken a nearly 20-year-old tradition by failing to host a dinner marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The White House event had been held every year...
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Vietnam Blogger Deported To France
A French-Vietnamese dissident blogger has been deported to France after losing his nationality of birth. Pham Minh Hoang served a jail sentence after being convicted in 2011 over articles that...
Arab States Send Qatar Steep Demands
Four Arab states have sent Qatar a list of 13 demands it must meet if it wants them to lift their sanctions. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are asking the Gulf state to...
Barclays Charged With Fraud In Qatar Case
Barclays and four former executives have been charged with fraud over their actions in the 2008 financial crisis. The Serious Fraud Office case relates to the way the bank raised billion of pounds...
The US Must Take Responsibility For Their Crimes In Syria
At the background of the previous incidents, the development of the current situation in Syria has taken a different turn. The U. S. is extremely concerned about the decisive steps of the Syria’s...
Suspected Suicide Bomber Shot At Brussels Railway Station
Belgian soldiers have shot a man suspected of being a would-be suicide bomber at Brussels Central Station, officials say. He was shot after reportedly setting off a small explosion and no-one else is...
‘Thousands Dead’ In Violence
More than 3,300 people have been killed in the violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kasai region since last October, the Catholic Church says. The figure, reported by Reuters, is from...
Soaring Temperatures In Portugal Threaten Firefighting Effort
Soaring temperatures threaten efforts to bring a raging forest fire in Portugal under control, officials say. The week’s highest temperatures of around 38C (100F) are expected on Tuesday and...
Two Dead As Gunmen Storm Tourist Resort
Gunmen have stormed a tourist resort in Mali popular with Westerners and two people are dead, the country’s security minister has said. “It is a jihadist attack. Malian special forces intervened...
Mali Attack: Two Dead As Gunmen Storm Tourist Resort
Gunmen have stormed a tourist resort in Mali popular with Westerners and two people are dead, the country’s security minister has said. “It is a jihadist attack. Malian special forces intervened...
Djibouti Accuses Eritrea of Occupying Disputed Area
Djibouti's foreign minister has accused neighbouring Eritrea of occupying a disputed territory along their border shortly after Qatar peacekeepers left the location this week. Mahamoud Ali Youssouf...
Russia ‘may Have Killed IS Head Baghdadi’
Russia's defence ministry is investigating whether one of its air strikes in Syria killed the leader of the Islamic State militant group (IS). The ministry said an air strike may have killed Abu Bakr...
Bond Critics Hurting Economic Recovery Efforts – Ofori-Atta
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said critics of the cedi denominated US$2.25 billion bond risk scuttling government’s efforts at restoring the economy to a path of growth, following the...
Uber Chief Travis Kalanick ‘set For A Bumpy Ride’ In Board Meeting
Uber’s chief executive could be forced to take a leave of absence under changes being considered by the firm, reports say. A decision on whether to alter Travis Kalanick’s role was set to be...
Nigeria’s Buhari Not To Return This Weekend -Presidency Sources
Buhari's doctors said they will need to carry out testing on him on Monday. Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will not return home from medical leave in Britain at the weekend, presidency sources...
US Forces Assist Philippines Military As Marawi Siege Rages On.
US forces are providing the Philippines with technical assistance to end a siege of the southern town of Marawi by militants allied to the Islamic State (IS) group, more than two weeks into fierce...
South Sudan Bans Foreign Journalists
The South Sudan Media Authority has banned at least 20 foreign journalists from media coverage in the country for what it termed as "unsubstantiated and unrealistic stories." Elijah Alier, managing...
Boko Haram Launches Major Attack On Northeast Nigerian City
Suspected Boko Haram fighters attacked the city of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday, the Islamist militant group's most serious assault on the regional capital in a year and a half. The...
GCC Nations Issue More Threats Against Qatar
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) threatened to impose an economic embargo against Qatar while Bahrain said "any options" were on the table as the crisis in the Gulf showed no signs of abating on...
North Korea Fires Anti-Ship Missiles, Says South Korea
North Korea has fired several anti-ship cruise missiles off its east coast, South Korea's military says. Authorities said they appear to be short-range "surface-to-ship" missiles, launched on...