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People, including a demonstrator dressed as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with blood on his hands, protest outside the Saudi Embassy in Washington, DC, Oct. 8, demanding justice for Jamal Khashoggi. The suspected assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul may cause the Trump administration to bow to public pressure and […]

  A new report by a panel of experts from the UN Sanctions Committee seen by Al Jazeera reveals that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has continued to violate arms embargo imposed on Somalia. The report, yet to be released, notes that the UAE has carried on with the construction of a military base in Berbera […]

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul on October 2 to obtain a document certifying he divorced his ex-wife – never to be seen since. Turkish sources have told media outlets they believe the Saudi writer and critic was killed inside the consulate in what they describe as “premeditated murder”. Saudi officials have countered that […]

20 million people across five states are in the path of the storm President Donald Trump has declared a state of emergency for Florida as it prepares for Hurricane Michael, which he said could be “more intense” than Florence. He tweeted: “Hurricane on its way to the Florida Pan Handle with major elements arriving tomorrow. Could also hit, in later […]

AP Photo The disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi raises concerns in the United States – where he was a longtime resident – with senators calling President Donald Trump to intensify efforts for a resolution of the mystery. Trump himself had expressed concerns but reaction from the White House to the incident was largely cautious. Senator Tim […]

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha answers a lawmaker’s question during a National Assembly audit , at the ministry building in Seoul, Wednesday. / Yonhap The government is closely discussing with the U.S. about including South Korean experts in the inspection of the Punggye-ri nuclear testing site in the North, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Wednesday. The […]

© Stephen Keith, AFP | US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley attends a media briefing during the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, 2018, in New York City. Nikki Haley abruptly resigned Tuesday as the US ambassador t o the United Nations, in the latest departure from President Donald Trump’s often shifting […]

What remains of ‘Homeboyz bus’ that killed over 50 in Fort Ternan crash. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter What remains of ‘Homeboyz bus’ that killed over 50 in Fort Ternan crash. [Photo: Courtesy] A male survivor of the Kakamega-bound bus that has killed more than 50 passengers in an accident at Tunnel area along […]

Turkey says it will search the Saudi consulate in Istanbul as part of a probe into Khashoggi’s disappearance [Lefteris Pitarakis/AP] Top Saudi leaders deployed a 15-man hit squad to lay in wait for dissident writer Jamal Khashoggiinside Riyadh’s consulate in Istanbul, The New York Times said in an explosive story. Among the assassination team was a […]

  FILE PHOTO: A Somalian soldier walks past a consignment of charcoal destined for the export market in Barawe October 12, 2014. REUTERS/Feisal Omar (SOMALIA)/File Photo UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Criminal networks are using Iran as a transit point for illicit Somali charcoal exports that earn Islamist militants al Shabaab millions of dollars annually in […]