Why the UAE is leading the charge into Africa
The Gulf state is ahead of the rest of the Middle East – and much of the world – when it comes to capitalising on…
Africa
DNA Scanned: Egyptians were not African
Genetic analysis reveals a close relationship with Middle Easterners, not central Africans. The tombs of ancient Egypt have yielded golden collars and ivory bracelets, but…
History, not religion, is at the root of violence in Islamic societies
The introduction of the European state model and collapse of the Ottoman Empire, not Islam, is at the root of regional violence today When we…
Clinton will immediately seek to reestablish U.S. dominance over the Middle East
The Summer of 2016 is proving to be a decisive one in both the United States and the rest of the world. The long shadows…
Morocco arrests 52 suspects in Daesh-linked cell
Morocco’s interior ministry yesterday announced that police had arrested 52 people suspected of having links to Daesh and who had planned several attacks in the…
Iran’s Zarif arrives in Nigeria on key Africa tour
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has arrived in Nigeria on the first leg of a key four-nation tour of West Africa to improve bilateral…
Qatar Airways to acquire 49% of Italy’s Meridiana
Qatar Airways has struck an agreement to buy a 49 percent stake in Italy’s Meridiana fly, the Gulf carrier said Thursday. Qatar’s flagship airline said…
Turkey is Somalia’s enemy – Shabaab
The leader of Somalia’s al-Shabaab terrorist group, Ahmed Diriye, described Turkey as “the enemy of the nation” and accused foreign peacekeeping forces of plundering the…
Bitter drama of human life sold for 12 cows
by Marc Ellison When she was 12 years old, Grace was abducted and then raped and beaten every day for 11 months So common are the…
How ominous for Egypt is Israeli PM Netanyahu’s Africa tour?
The four-day trip made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to four African countries – Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Ethiopia – seems like a normal…