Saudi purge may lift lid on £43bn BAE arms deal Storyline:Business Britain’s biggest-ever arms deal faces renewed scrutiny after Saudi Arabia placed it at the centre of an urgent criminal investigation as part of the kingdom’s anti-corruption drive. One of the… 3 mins read
2 mins read In wake of ‘Paradise Papers’ leak, UN experts urge States to take action against corporate tax fraud Ratings agencies must downgrade businesses responsible for unethical practices such as tax evasion carried out through off-shore-registered companies, two United Nations human rights experts warned, while urging countries to cooperate…
2 mins read JOHANNESBURG A Turkish cultural institute has announced it will open the first Turkish library in sub-Saharan Africa next month. “We set up a Turkish library for both South African and…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Politics Israeli PM questioned for 5th time in corruption probe Nothing will come of investigation, a confident Benjamin Netanyahu asserts JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been questioned by Israeli police for the fifth time since being named as…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Billionaire With Deep Investments in Ethiopia Arrested in Saudi Anti-corruption Sweep Sheikh Mohammed Hussein al-Amoudi is a billionaire, and by most estimates, one of the richest African-born people in the world. He travels the globe managing his businesses and meeting with…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Politics Four judges elected to International Court of Justice The General Assembly and Security Council on Thursday elected four judges from an initial pool of six candidates to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Politics May sets precise hour for British withdrawal from EU Prime minister says government will not ‘tolerate’ efforts to delay, block Brexit British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday set an exact time for the U.K. to leave the EU.…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security African Union base in Mogadishu on lock-down for security sweep Business in the African Union forces’ heavily fortified base camp in Mogadishu has been halted for the next five days following a security exercise the Mission announced Wednesday. An internal memo…
2 mins read Bangladeshi academic missing amid spike in disappearances Dhaka, A Bangladeshi professor internationally respected for his work on Islamic extremism has gone missing, police said Thursday, with activists fearing the worst amid a spate of disappearances in recent months.…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Somali national army intensify operations against Alshabab fighters along river Shabelle regions Somali national army (SNA) has intensified its military operations against Alshabab fighters along the Middle and Lower Shabelle regions. SNA General Commander Abdullahi Ali Anood described the situation his troops…
