Politics

Political tensions have once again come to a head on the Iberian Peninsula. On Sunday, Catalonia will hold a referendum for independence from Spain, in the latest of several attempts to…

WASHINGTON   ‘This step will increase instability and hardships for the Kurdistan region and its people,’ State Department says. The U.S. said late Monday that while it is “deeply disappointed”…

Weakened by the worst result for her party since 1949 and facing a more fractious political landscape at home, Germany’s Angela Merkel could be forced to rein in plans to…

ERBIL / BAGHDAD Any postponement of next Monday’s controversial referendum on Kurdish regional independence is out of question, Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani said on Saturday. “Holding a…

MOGADISHU – Somalia’s government rebuked its three semi-autonomous regions on Thursday for cutting ties with Qatar, saying it was determined to stay neutral in the Gulf nation’s dispute with other…

NEW YORK The United Nations Security Council late Thursday warned against the “potentially destabilizing impact” of the Kurdish Regional Government’s plans to unilaterally hold a referendum next week. The referendum…

NAIROBI, Kenya   Kenya’s Chief Justice David Maraga on Tuesday condemned “threats” by political leaders against the country’s judiciary. Speaking at a news conference in capital Nairobi, Maraga said he…

Group dissolves administrative committee in Gaza, saying it is ready to hold talks with rival Fatah movement. Hamas has agreed to talks with the rival Fatah movement and expressed its…

HirShabelle state assembly will today elect a new president in the state capital Jowahr to replace former leader Abdullahi Ali Osoble who was ousted by the assembly in no confidence vote.…