Year: 2022

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has extended a quarantine placed on two districts that are the epicentre of the country’s Ebola...

Former US military pilot placed under restrictions inside Australian prison

A former US military pilot has been placed under “extreme” restrictions inside an Australian prison while fighting a secretive extradition...

Farideh Moradkhani, niece of Iran supreme leader declares support for ongoing anti-regime protests

Farideh Moradkhani, a niece of Iran’s supreme leader and an outspoken critic of the Islamic Republic, has declared her support...

AMF signs $1B agreement with Yemeni government, courtesy of Saudi Arabia

Sponsored by Saudi Arabia, the Arab Monetary Fund signed a $1 billion agreement with the Yemeni government to support an...

DR Congo to hold presidential elections in December next year

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has said it will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on December 20, 2023, kicking...

Saudi Arabian football club reportedly ready to present Ronaldo with 3-year deal

Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr football club is reportedly ready to present Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo with a three-year deal after...

US Justice Department asks Mike Pence to testify in Trump’s investigation

The US Justice department has asked Mike Pence to testify in the criminal investigation into Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn...

Youngest Virginia Walmart shooting victim identified by police

The youngest victim in the mass shooting that killed six at a Walmart Supercenter in Chesapeake, Virginia, was identified by...

Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima charged with corruption

Malawi has arrested its Vice President Saulos Chilima and charged him with graft over a bribery scandal involving a British-Malawian...

Russian-Ukraine war: UAE reiterates call to end conflict through diplomacy, dialogue

The United Arab Emirates has reiterated its call to end the Russian war in Ukraine through diplomacy and dialogue. The...

Engaging in negotiations with US will not solve Tehran’s issues, says Iranian Supreme Leader

Engaging in negotiations with the US will not solve Tehran’s issues with Washington, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on...

Digital criminal gangs expected ramp up over Black Friday weekend

Digital criminal gangs are expected to ramp up their activities against e-commerce companies over the weekend with Black Friday retail...

Ghana plans to buy oil with gold instead of U.S. dollars

Ghana’s government has started working on a new policy to buy oil products with gold rather than US dollar reserves,...

Amazon workers in the US, 30 other countries plan Black Friday protests

Amazon workers and labor activists in roughly 30 countries, including the U.S., plan to walk off the job and stage...

Creative director of Gucci leaves fashion label

Alessandro Michele, the creative director who turned Gucci into a hit brand with younger generations, is leaving the Italian label....

Twitter to launch blue check subscription feature next Friday

Twitter will tentatively launch its blue check subscription feature next Friday, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said in a tweet,...

About 2 dead after heavy rains hit Saudi Arabia

At least two people died on Thursday as heavy rains hit western Saudi Arabia, including the coastal city of Jeddah,...

Walmart manager in Virginia kills self, 6 other employees

A manager at a Walmart Inc store in Virginia opened fire on fellow employees in a break room, killing six...

Pentagon indirectly accuses Turkey of endangering US troops based in Syria following air strikes

The Pentagon indirectly accused Turkey of endangering US troops based in Syria after air strikes targeted bases used by American...

US regulators approve world’s most expensive drug to treat hemophilia

US regulators approved CSL Behring’s hemophilia B gene therapy, a one-off infusion that frees patients from regular treatments but costs...

$740M in crypto assets recovered in FTX bankruptcy

The company tasked with locking down assets of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading said it has recovered $740 million...

Leaders agree on ceasefire in east Congo from Friday

African leaders have declared a cessation of hostilities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo starting Friday, according to a...

Germany to pull troops from UN Mali mission by May 2024

Germany has decided to withdraw its troops from the UN’s peacekeeping mission in Mali by May 2024, a government spokesman...

Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to prevent Congress from accessing tax returns

Former President Trump's bid to prevent the Congress from accessing tax returns has been rejected by the Supreme Court. The...

Two die in news helicopter crash in North Carolina

A news chopper crash has killed a pilot and a meteorologist in North Carolina. The two people were killed Tuesday...

Biden to extend pause on federal student loan payments through June 2023

Student loan payment pause has been extended in the United States while the debt relief program is tied up in...

Ugandan troops to take part in regional peacekeeping force in eastern DRC

Uganda’s army have said on Monday that it will send 1,000 troops to neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by...

England thrash Iran 6-2 in strong start to World Cup

England hammered Iran 6-2 on Monday in an emphatic World Cup opener. This is all thanks to two goals from...

Saudi, Gulf leaders send condolences to Indonesian president following deadly quake

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have sent their condolences to the Indonesian President...

Iran players choose not to sing national anthem at World Cup

Players of Iran’s national soccer team chose not to sing their country’s anthem at their opening World Cup match against...

World’s longest-ruling leader set to secure new term after 43 years in power

The world’s longest-serving president has sought re-election to continue his 43-year rule in Equatorial Guinea. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo,...

Power Rangers legend Jason David Frank dies at 49

Jason David Frank, one of the original members of the Power Rangers has died at age 49. This was confirmed...

Saudi Arabia’s Dar Al Arkan, Trump sign deal to build $4B Oman real estate project

A Saudi's real estate company has signed a deal with the Trump Organization to build a project worth over $4...

Valencia leads Ecuador to 2-0 win over hosts Qatar in World Cup opener

Enner Valencia’s two first-half goals led Ecuador to a dominant 2-0 victory over Qatar on Sunday. This ler the home...

Macron lashes out at Russia’s ‘predatory’ strategy in Africa

Emmanuel Macron has accused Russia of feeding disinformation to further its “predatory project” in Africa, where France has had military...

Elon Musk reinstates Donald Trump’s Twitter account

Elon Musk has allowed former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Twitter account to be restored after users on the social media...

Man found guilty of smuggling illicit substance, sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia

A Saudi national has been sentenced to death for smuggling drugs. The national was caught with banned amphetamine tablets near...

Qatar’s emir says World Cup gathers people of all beliefs

Qatar's emir said the World Cup gathers people of all beliefs. Qatar’s Bedouin roots, embodied in a tent-shaped stadium, were...

G7 calls for ‘significant’ UN response to North Korea missile launches

The United Nations' Security Council needs to take “significant measures” in response to the latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch by...

Qatar 2022: Publicizing Islam through Football

By Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu“While under-representation and misrepresentation are decried as the twin destiny of Islam in global television, what...

Mayor Adams unveils latest NYC anti-rodent laws

Mayor Eric Adams has signed legislation to address the city's growing rat problem. Friday's news conference had almost as many...

Transnet reopens one line on North corridor

South Africa's state logistics firm Transnet has said on Saturday it has reopened one of the two lines on the...

Hidden camera found inside Bay Shore High School bathroom

Police in Suffolk County are investigating after a hidden camera was discovered inside a bathroom at Bay Shore High School....

Elon Musk runs poll on bringing Trump back to Twitter

Elon Musk posted a Twitter poll Friday night on whether former president Trump should be returned to Twitter — and...

Elizabeth Holmes case: Tech fraudster sentenced in federal court to 11 years in prison for fraud

Elizabeth Holmes, the ex-CEO of Theranos, has been sentenced to 11.25 years in federal prison. She was convicted of fraud...

Ghana Finance Minister apologises for economic hardship

Ghana’s Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta on Friday has said he was “truly sorry” for the country’s economic hardships but defended...

Rep Hakeem Jeffries officially announces bid to succeed Speaker Pelosi

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) officially announced his bid on Friday to succeed Speaker Nancy Pelosi as Democratic leader in the...

Alcohol sales will not be permitted at Qatar World Cup stadium sites: FIFA

Ahead of the 2022 World Cup, the sale of alcohol beer has been prohibited at Qatar stadium sites. In a...

Lorraine Grillo, Mayor Adam’s top advisor steps down from post