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Qatar Accuses Saudis of Hampering Qatari Hajj Pilgrims
The Qatari authorities have accused Saudi Arabia of jeopardising the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca of Qatari pilgrims...
IS Claims Attack On Iraq Embassy In Kabul
The Islamic State group claimed it had attacked the Iraqi embassy in Kabul Monday, as a series of explosions and the...
Yemeni Man Executed For Rape, Murder of 3-Year-Old
Thousands of people gathered in the rebel-held Yemeni capital Monday to witness the public execution of a man convicted...
Food Access In Syria’s Raqa At ‘critical Turning Point’
Food access in Syria's battle-torn Raqa is now at "a critical turning point," aid organisations said Monday, with...
Saudi Arabia Slams Qatar’s Criticisms of Hajj Pilgrimage Restrictions
Qatari authorities have accused Saudi Arabia of jeopardising the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca of Qatari pilgrims by...
Ex-Warlord, Footballer Weah Begin Liberia Presidential Campaigns
Liberia's 20 presidential candidates, including a former warlord, footballer George Weah and a former fashion model,...
Libya’s UN-Backed PM Calls For Vote On Constitution
Libya's UN-backed prime minister Fayez al-Sarraj called on Monday for a referendum on a draft constitution approved...
Ghana Making Progress In Malaria Fight – Survey
The 2016 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey report has been launched in Accra. The report shows Ghana is making progress in...
The Plight of Widowhood In Africa
Women in Africa suffer emotional, mental and spiritual problems when their husbands die, making it near to impossible...
Kabul Attack: Gun Battle and Suicide Bombing In Afghan Capital
Afghan security forces are battling gunmen following a suicide attack outside the Iraqi embassy in the capital, Kabul....
Squeezed In Raqa, IS Jihadists Ramp Up Counter-Attacks
As Islamic State group fighters steadily lose chunks of their Syrian bastion Raqa to a US-backed force, the jihadists...
Iran Rules Out Halt To Missile Tests As Tension With US Rises
A defiant Iran vowed on Saturday to press ahead with its missile programme and condemned new US sanctions, as tensions...
N Korea: ‘All US Within Missile Range’
North Korea has hailed as a success its latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), describing it as a...
Meet Lt Gen Obed Boamah Akwa–Chief of Defence Staff
Lt Gen Obed Boamah Akwa was born on 20 June, 1955. He went through various first cycle educational institutions in...
China, Russia Responsible For N.Korea Threat
China and Russia bear "unique and special reponsibility" for the growing threat posed by North Korea, the US Secretary...
West Hardens Tone On Iran
The United States and European allies sharpened their tone Friday on Iran, demanding Tehran immediately cease its...
US Imposes New Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program
The United States on Friday imposed new sanctions targeting Iran's ballistic missile program, one day after Tehran...
N. Korea Launches Another Ballistic Missile
North Korea launched a ballistic missile Friday, the Pentagon said, just weeks after Pyongyang tested an...
Malaria Prevalence Reduces Marginally
Malaria prevalence among children under age five has decreased from 27 per cent to 21 per cent. This is according to...