Turkish foreign minister’ll attend Washington Board of Peace meeting — Official

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will travel to Washington in lieu of President Recep Erdogan for the inaugural meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” on Thursday, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday. A Turkish diplomatic source told Reuters that Fidan, during the talks, would call for determinedContinue Reading

Türkiye’s President warns ‘Israel’s Somaliland recognition will benefit no one’

Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Israel’s recognition of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state and becoming the only country to do so benefits neither Somalia nor the region. “I would like to reiterate that Israel’s recognition of Somaliland would benefit neither Somaliland nor the Horn of Africa,” ErdoganContinue Reading

Kwara terror attack: UN Security Council wants perpetrators, sponsors brought to justice

By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani The UN Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms the “heinous and cowardly” terrorist attacks on Kwara, in which more than 160 people reportedly lost their lives. The members of the Security Council underlined the need to “hold perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of theseContinue Reading

UN chief pushes for complete decolonisation of Western Sahara, 16 other territories

By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani UN Secretary-General António Guterres has pushed for the complete decolonisation of Western Sahara and 16 other territories still under colonial rule. Guterres urged renewed commitment to completing the unfinished business of ending colonial rule, more than 60 years after the UN launched its formal decolonisation drive.Continue Reading