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UN mediator launches intra-Syrian talk

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The Syrian government and opposition representatives sat down to draft a new constitution, in what UN mediator Geir Pedersen called…

Iraqi Prime minister’s main supporters agree to oust him

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi’s two main backers have agreed to work to remove him from office as protests…

Protesters urged to open roads as Lebanese PM resigns

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Lebanese soldiers and security officials urged protesters to open blocked roads immediately on Wednesday.

Jihadists kill 16 in Burkina Faso

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Unknown terrorists killed 16 people during an attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, the government confirmed.

U.S. removes tariffs for five Indonesian products

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The United States has removed tariffs for five Indonesian products under a privileged trade facility as part of ongoing trade…

UK going to the polls on December 12

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

United Kingdom will go to the polls on 12 December, the first pre-Christmas election since 1923.

Trump impeachment probe: Democrats unveil resolution for next phase

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

US House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a resolution to outline the next phase of their impeachment probe of President Donald…

UN top job for Nigeria’s Damilola Ogunbiyi

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Nigeria's Damilola Ogunbiyi is now the new CEO for UN agency, Sustainable Energy for All(SEforALL) and also the UN Secretary…

Libya reopens airport after 2 months of closure

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord on Tuesday reopened Mitiga Airport, Tripoli’s only functioning airport, after almost two months of…

Just IN: Lebanese PM Hariri resigns after week of protests

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri has tendered his resignation and that of his government, after over a week of protests…

Trump says US forces killed Baghdadi’s successor

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the U.S. military had killed the person who likely would have succeeded Abu Bakr…

Egypt’s first smartphone to be exported to Germany soon

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Egypt’s first smartphone maker, SICO, said it would begin exporting its devices to Germany in November as part of its…

Report: 29.1% of South-Africans are unemployed

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

South Africa’s unemployment rate stood at 29.1 percent in the third quarter, compared to 29 percent recorded in the second…

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong banned from district polls

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Hong Kong authorities have disqualified prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong from standing in upcoming district elections, a move likely to…

EU urges Facebook, Google, Twitter to combat fake news

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Facebook, Google, and Twitter must do more to tackle fake news or face regulatory action, the European Commission said on…

Boris Johnson makes fresh bid to break the deadlock

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a fresh bid for an election to break the Brexit deadlock on Tuesday after nearly…

First female U.N. refugee chief dies at 92

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Sadako Ogata, a former top United Nations official who was the first and only woman to serve as the U.N.…

Saudi Prince congratulates Trump on killing of al-Baghdadi

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulated U.S. President Donald Trump on the killing of Islamic State’s leader, describing…

20 soldiers killed by Taliban

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

No fewer than 20 soldiers were killed in an overnight Taliban attack in Afghanistan’s northern province of Jawzjan, officials said…

Why detained Iranian beauty queen pleads not to be deported

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Iranian beauty queen detained for almost two weeks at an airport in the Philippines on Tuesday pleaded for help, saying…

Trump reveals military dog that chased Baghdadi into tunnel

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

US President Donald Trump basking in the glory of killing Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi took to Twitter on…

British MPs reject Boris Johnson’s push for 12 December poll

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

British MPs rejected prime minister Boris Johnson's third bid for a snap general election to hold on 12 December, after…

UK Horror: Boris Johnson signs book of condolences

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wrote on Monday in a book of condolences for the 39 people found dead in…

China tops list of Russia’s most friendly countries

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

China tops the list of Russia’s most friendly countries, a recent opinion poll conducted by the Russian government-owned research center…

Russia confirms U.S. operation in Syria

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The Kremlin confirmed on Monday that the Russian military had observed U.S. aircraft in the area where the U.S. claims…

UK Horror: Truck driver appears in British court

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The driver of a truck in which 39 people were found dead appeared in a British court via video link…

“African countries not being led into debt trap” – Ramaphosa

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday refuted allegations that a number of countries in Africa are being led into a debt…

Philippines records third case of polio

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The Philippines on Monday reported the third confirmed case of polio in the country, more than a month after the…

Diwali celebration spikes pollution in New Delhi

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Pollution levels spiked across New Delhi and several Indian cities on Monday, the morning after Diwali, the Hindu festival of…

London on tenterhooks

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Anxiety writ large in the United Kingdom as it awaits Brussels' decision on Brexit after the House of Commons forced…

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