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Minister of Communications and Information Technology Eng. Abdullah Bin Amer Al-Sawaha have met with Minister of Communications and Information Technology and President of Communication Regulatory Authority of the State of Qatar Eng. Mohammed Al-Mannai. Prince Mansour Bin Khalid Bin Farhan, Saudi Ambassador to the State of Qatar, too attended the meeting. The meeting comes within […]

The Ministry of Health has confirmed the first Ebola death in Kampala. Addressing journalists on Tuesday, Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng said that the death occurred last Friday from Kiruddu National Referral hospital. “The identified case is of a man that traveled from Mubende district, which is the current epicenter of Ebola and changed identification […]

Diplomats have said that African Union-sponsored peace talks between Ethiopia’s federal government and Tigrayan rebels which had been planned for the weekend of October 8, 2022 were delayed due to logistical problems. AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat had invited the leaders of the warring parties to attend a summit in South Africa, according to […]

Chad’s prime minister resigned along with his government on Tuesday, a day after the country’s military leader announced the creation of a “government of national union” to chart the path to new elections. Albert Pahimi Padacke handed in his resignation at an audience with Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, who on Monday was sworn in as […]

Mayor Eric Adams has signed new legislation banning guns in Times Square, even as a recent court ruling declared such a prohibition to be unconstitutional. The legislation, which follows from a state law that banned firearms in the tourism, commerce and theater hub, bounds the gun-free area as stretching from 40th Street to 53rd Street […]

Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has defended the recent OPEC+ decision to cut oil production by two million barrels per day. Speaking to Al-Arabiya, Prince Faisal confirmed that Saudi Arabia ties with the United States are strategic and it supported the security and stability in the region. The Saudi minister’s remarks came after the US […]

Frustrated motorists has queued in long lines outside Tunisian petrol stations even after the energy minister had said a shortage would end on Monday with a new delivery of fuel. Many petrol stations started running out of fuel over the weekend as imports slowed and national supplies dropped, leading to lines of cars stretching kilometres […]

Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has presented a cheque of N100m to support the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. Zulum presented the cheque on Friday October 7, 2022, while laying the foundation for the construction of 24 units of 3-bedroom apartments for medical staff of the hospital. The apartments are to be fit into four blocks […]

The presidents of Tanzania and Kenya have agreed to fast-track construction of a natural gas pipeline designed to increased trade and lower energy costs for both countries. The decision was reached Monday in bilateral talks in Dar es Salaam led by Tanzanian President Samia Hassan and Kenyan President William Ruto, during a two-day visit. Last […]

Heatwaves will become so extreme in certain regions of the world within decades that human life there will be unsustainable, the United Nations and the Red Cross said Monday. Heatwaves are predicted to “exceed human physiological and social limits” in the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and south and southwest Asia, with extreme events triggering […]

Tunisians have been hit with soaring food prices and shortages of basic staples in recent weeks, threatening to turn simmering discontent in the North African country, the cradle of the Arab Spring protests, into larger turmoil. Sugar, vegetable oil, rice and even bottled water periodically disappear from supermarkets and grocery stores. People stand in line […]

The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) has says it is pursuing new Air Services Agreements (ASAs) to increase the number of airlines flying into the country. CAAZ director-general Elijah Chingosho told NewsDay Business that 60 ASAs have been signed since independence in 1980. “Since attaining independence in 1980, Zimbabwe has negotiated over 60 ASAs […]

A media delegation from the ministries of defense at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States has visited the General Administration of Strategic Communication at the Saudi Ministry of Defense, as part of exchanging expertise and enhancing joint media cooperation. Director General of the General Administration of Strategic Communication Abdulrahman bin Sultan Al-Sultan received […]

Gov. Hochul has pointedly ignored a question about solving the Big Apple’s mounting migrant crisis — and refused to say Monday whether she’s trying to relocate some asylum-seekers to other cities upstate. During a brief Q&A with reporters before marching in the Columbus Day Parade on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, The Post asked Hochul if she’d […]

Suspected al-Shabaab militants have attacked a pub nearing military base in Lamu, Kenya. While disclosing this, Lamu county commissioner, Irungu Macharia, said there were no casualties. According to security reports, the 11pm incident happened in Mswakini village, approximately 500 meters from Baragoni military camp. It was reported that a wooden structure was partially damaged and […]