Accra/Washington: – Africa has implemented the free trade agreement, from the 1st of January 2021, against the background of killer epidemics like Ebola and Coronavirus, terrorism and ethnic conflict. Senior official Wamkele Mene announced that the agreement was active saying ‘African Continental Free Trade Area is not only a trade agreement but important means for the development […]
Aden: – Twenty-six people were killed in a bomb attack on the Aden airport in Yemen. This blast was carried out to target the coalition government’s aeroplane in Yemen, coming from Saudi Arabia. The Yemen government accused that Houthi rebels, who opposed the ruling government in Yemen and are enjoying complete support from Iran, are […]
Tripoli: – Rebel leader General Khalifa Haftar threatened Turkey of increasing the period of military deployment in Libya. Haftar threatened, ‘The time for Turkish colonialism is over. Therefore, Turkey should immediately withdraw from Libya.’ Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar warned that if Turkish soldiers in Libya are targeted, the Haftar rebels and their supporters will […]
Washington/Taipei: – President Trump has signed the Taiwan Assurance Act, guaranteeing weapons assistance and strong support on the international level for Taiwan. For strengthening relations with Taiwan, this bill had been passed by the US Congress in the last year itself. It is being said that the scope of cooperation with Taiwan will increase further […]
Moscow: The Russian Ambassador to Israel had accused Israel of the tension in the Middle East and not Iran and Hezbollah. This statement received fuming reactions from Israel over the statement. Israel summoned Russian Ambassador Anatoly Viktorov in the matter. But Russia stood behind the Ambassador and commented that Israel is unnecessarily sensitive over the […]
Paris/ Beijing: – France has opposed the investment agreement, which was proposed to be signed between the European Union and China. It accused the Chinese communist regime of using the Uyghurs from Xinjiang province as slaves proposed to be signed between the European Union and China. The French Minister criticised China aggressively. He said that […]
Kabul: – The acting United States Secretary of Defence, Christopher Miller, paid an unannounced visit to Afghanistan. During the visit, Miller held a meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and took information regarding Afghanistan’s US military assistance. Last week, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley paid a secret visit to Afghanistan. These […]
New Delhi/Hanoi: – As the tension on the Line of Actual Control (LAC), in Ladakh increases, India has initiated aggressive moves to pressurise China. On Monday, India signed seven agreements for cooperation in various sectors, including the defence sector, with Vietnam, the Chinese neighbour. India has started increasing its cooperation with the South East Asian […]
Washington: – Joe Biden, the President-elect of the United States, has indicated reviving the nuclear deal with Iran. A reaction has emanated from Israel regarding this Biden stand. Ron Dermer, the Israeli Ambassador to the United States, warned that Biden should not repeat the old mistakes regarding the Iranian nuclear deal. Former US Ambassador to […]
Moscow: The United States imposed sanctions against a Russian company accusing it of assisting the Iranian missile program. Russia, agitated with the US action, announced that Russia would be perpetually opposed to the US sanctions against Iran. At the same time, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov declared that Russia and Iran would device new methods […]