This week’s attack on Saudi oil facilities appears to be the latest effort by Iran to escalate tensions in the Persian Gulf to push back on the US ‘maximum pressure’ sanctions campaign. Pavel Golovkin/EPA
By Ben Rich
This week’s strikes on...
Gen. Qassem Soleimani, leader of Iran's elite Quds force. | Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo
President Donald Trump’s killing of one of Iran’s top military commanders means the elimination of a dangerous U.S. foe – but it also represents a risky escalation...
The Secretary-General also urges the Government of South Sudan to support the process by releasing the pledged amount of $100 million
NEW YORK, United States of America, November 12, 2019/ -- The Secretary-General welcomes the decision of the Inter-Governmental Authority...
I’ve known for a long time about the existence of Somaliland, an unrecognized state that may or may not be a breakaway state from Somalia depending on who you ask.
It’s been thirty years since Somaliland broke away from Somalia. But it...
Mark Gollom
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, which was captured on video and sparked worldwide protests over racism and police brutality.
Chauvin had been charged with second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree...
ABHISHEK MISHRA
Based on an agreement reached on 26 February this year, Republic of China (Taiwan) recently opened a representative office on 17 August in Hargeisa, the capital of Republic of Somaliland, a self-declared autonomous region within Somalia that is not recognised...
Officials tell Al Jazeera Sudan transitional gov't in process of handing over Port Sudan facility to UAE giant DP World.
Sudan's transitional government is taking steps to hand over control of its principal seaport to a company owned by the...
A fair world is possible, but not with the US because it sides with Israel, said the president. / Photo: AA
"We have lost our hope and expectation from UN Security Council," says Turkish President Erdogan, adding that "Butchers of...
South Africans are about to vote in the most competitive election they’ve had since democracy began in 1994. But, despite this, the poll will have far more impact on the factional battle within the governing African National Congress (ANC) than on...
African leaders at the 33rd African Union Heads of State Summit at the headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in February 2020.
Since its inception in 2002 the African Union has been under pressure to resolve the extensive peace and security...