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Saudi Arabia offers to mediate in Ethiopia dam dispute

Posted on February 18, 2021 by News Desk

Saudi Arabia wants to mediate between the parties in a longstanding dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam project and hold talks with their leaders, Sudan’s Council of Ministers said Wednesday. Saudi Minister of State for African Affairs Ahmed Bin Abdul Aziz Kattan has disclosed that King Salman […]

NATO eyes post-Trump reset as Afghanistan call looms

Posted on February 18, 2021 by News Desk

Brussels-NATO defence ministers meet Wednesday for their first talks since US President Joe Biden took over from Donald Trump with a vow to soothe tensions between Washington and its closest partners. Key on the agenda at the two-day virtual conference is the future of NATO’s […]

US State Dept OKs $200M RAM missile sale to Egypt

Posted on February 17, 2021 by News Desk

The US State Department signed off Tuesday on a potential $197 million sale of Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAMs) to the Egyptian military. Raytheon’s naval missiles are used to defend against anti-ship missiles, and are employed by the navies of 11 countries including Turkey and the US. The […]

Biden: US to have 600M vaccine doses by end of July

Posted on February 17, 2021 by News Desk

US President Joe Biden said Tuesday that every American will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of July. Responding to questions from American citizens at a CNN town hall, Biden said there were only 50 million vaccine doses available when he […]

UK set for new laws to protect free speech on campus

Posted on February 17, 2021 by News Desk

London – Britain is set to introduce new laws guaranteeing freedom of speech in universities to counteract what the government on Tuesday called “unacceptable silencing and censoring” on campuses. As part of the plans, the government is considering appointing a “free speech champion” to investigate possible breaches […]

Biden vows ‘repercussions’ for China over rights abuses

Posted on February 17, 2021 by News Desk

US President Joe Biden said Tuesday there will be “repercussions” for China over its human rights abuses. “We must speak up for human rights. So we are,” said Biden in response to a question by moderator Anderson Cooper on China’s treatment of the Muslim Uighur minority in […]

Fire ‘catastrophe’ destroys 100 fuel tankers on Afghanistan-Iran border

Posted on February 15, 2021 by News Desk

Islam Qala, Afghanistan-At least 100 oil and gas tankers have been destroyed by fire in a “catastrophe” at Afghanistan’s biggest trade crossing with Iran, causing millions of dollars of losses, officials said Sunday. The huge blaze, which broke out Saturday afternoon at Islam Qala port 120 kilometres (75 […]

New Ebola virus outbreak declared in Guinea

Posted on February 15, 2021 by News Desk

A new Ebola virus outbreak has been declared in the West African country of Guinea which has claimed three lives so far, according to the World Health Organization. The outbreak was declared in the rural community of Goueke in N’Zerekore prefecture after three Ebola cases were […]

Afghan leader warns US against quitting peace deal

Posted on February 15, 2021 by News Desk

Former Afghan Mujahideen leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Sunday slammed the US for what he called an attempt to quit the Doha peace deal with the Taliban. Addressing a gathering at his party headquarters in the capital Kabul to mark the 32nd anniversary of Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, […]

Biden on Trump’s acquittal in second impeachment trial: ‘substance of the charge is not in dispute’

Posted on February 14, 2021 by News Desk

US Senate on Saturday wrapped up Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, voting to acquit him on charges of inciting insurrection during the deadly 6 January Capitol riot, with 57 Senators voting in support of the impeachment article and 43 rejecting it. US President Joe Biden issued a […]

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Saudi Arabia offers to mediate in Ethiopia dam dispute

NATO eyes post-Trump reset as Afghanistan call looms

US State Dept OKs $200M RAM missile sale to Egypt

Biden: US to have 600M vaccine doses by end of July

UK set for new laws to protect free speech on campus

Biden vows ‘repercussions’ for China over rights abuses

Fire ‘catastrophe’ destroys 100 fuel tankers on Afghanistan-Iran border

New Ebola virus outbreak declared in Guinea

Afghan leader warns US against quitting peace deal

Biden on Trump’s acquittal in second impeachment trial: ‘substance of the charge is not in dispute’

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