ISTANBUL (AA) – Murder charges against former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan were dismissed on Monday, his lawyer said. Naeem Panjutha, lawyer of Khan, said in a message posted on X by Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party that a court in Quetta city of southwestern Balochistan province dismissed the charges related to the murder of...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Niger’s military administration ordered only the French ambassador to leave the country, not the German, US, or Nigerian envoys. In a statement late Friday, it dismissed widely circulated reports indicating that the German, US and Nigerian envoys had been effectively expelled, specifying that “only the French ambassador i...
Abuja, Nigeria – AFP West Africa’s bloc ECOWAS on Friday told Niger’s coup leaders it was “not too late” to reconsider their position as they wrangle over a return to civilian rule with the option of military force still “very much on the table”. Generals who ousted President Mohamed Bazoum in a July 2...
Somalia sees EAC as gateway to vast market and solution to security concerns NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – The East African Community (EAC) initiated discussions Tuesday in the Kenyan capital Nairobi with the aim of admitting Somalia into the regional bloc. Speaking at the main campus of the Kenya School of Government in Lower Kabete, Nairobi, [...
New members Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will join the economic bloc from January 2024 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – The BRICS bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) has announced its first expansion, inviting six new countries. The new members Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopi...
Trump said he skipped the event to avoid getting harassed by the eight presidential hopefuls, who he said should not be running for president WASHINGTON (AA) – Former President Donald Trump took aim at his successor Joe Biden, his fellow Republican rivals and Fox News during an interview aired minutes before the first GOP presidential [&...
Dakar, Senegal – AFP An influential Senegalese religious leader has joined calls for detained opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to end his hunger strike, an official from his political coalition told AFP. A presidential candidate and head of state Macky Sall’s fiercest critic, Sonko has faced a string of legal woes since 2021 that he...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Thousands of Tunisians demonstrated in the capital Tunis on Thursday demanding the release of politicians arrested on charges of “conspiring against the security of the state.” The National Salvation Front, a coalition of five Tunisian parties opposing President Kais Saied, held a demonstration in front of the Tunis...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) has defied the president’s call for an election date, insisting that it is its jurisdiction to fix the date. In a letter to President Arif Alvi, the ECP cited a recent amendment to the country’s Election Act by the outgoing government, empowering the commission to dec...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court Chief Justice observed loopholes Wednesday in the conviction of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a graft case, according to court records and media reports. “Prima facie, there are shortcomings in the trial court verdict,” Justice Umar Ata Bandial said while he...
