The Niger government said Wednesday that the army had killed around 40 Boko Haram jihadists in overnight fighting on islets in Lake Chad. “Some 100Boko Haram fighters arrived in four large wooden canoes and an armed speedboat” and attempted to attack t…
Greece will send Iranian oil from seized ship to US: police
Greece will send Iranian oil from a seized Russian-flagged tanker to the United States at the request of the US judiciary, Greek port police said Wednesday, a decision that angered Tehran. Last month the Greek authorities seized the Pegas, which was sa…
MBS to visit Turkey next month as Khashoggi rift mends
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince expects to travel to Turkey next month, a Saudi official told AFP Wednesday, further confirmation that the two countries are moving on from the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The trip by Crown Prince Mohammed bi…
World voices horror as latest school massacre dents US image
The world voiced revulsion Wednesday at the massacre of Texas schoolchildren, which for some raised new questions on whether the United States can effectively promote itself as a global model. President Joe Biden, who has made championing democracy a k…
Iraqi boy, 10, eludes security to board Iran-bound plane
Iraqi aviation authorities have been left red-faced after a 10-year-old boy on his own boarded an Iran-bound plane from a busy airport in a the Shia holy city of Najaf, south of Baghdad, after several security checks. The international airport said on …
Blast in mosque raises death toll from Afghan bombings to 14
A series of explosions shook Afghanistan on Wednesday, the Taliban said, including a blast inside a mosque in the capital of Kabul that killed at least five worshippers and three bombings of minivans in the country’s north that killed nine passengers. …
Pakistan embassy in UAE warn citizens not to protest
The Embassy of Pakistan in the UAE on Tuesday advised its citizens based in the Gulf country not to take part in any protests. The warning came weeks after the removal of former Pakistani Prime MinisterImran Khan from office last month, after he lost a…
Partygate: Boris Johnson slammed over Downing Street culture
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson presided over a culture of lockdown-breaking parties that featured drunken fighting among staff, according to a long-awaited inquiry into what’s been dubbed “Partygate” which was published on Wednesday and prompted renew…
Biden advisers in Saudi for secret oil, Israel talks: report
Two of US President Joe Biden’s senior advisers have reportedly paid a secret visit toSaudi Arabia for talks on energy and potential normalisation of Riyadh’s ties with Israel. White House Middle East coordinator Brett McGurk and State Department energ…
Turkey FM claims improved Israel ties will help Palestinians
Turkey’s diplomatic thaw with Israel will help Palestinians, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu claimed on Monday, in the first trip to Israel by Ankara’s top diplomat in 15 years. Cavusoglu was in Jerusalem as Turkey and Israel seek to mend ties follow…