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4 hours ago

Kenya: Energy execs step down amid fuel manipulation prob

The manipulation of fuel stock data was intended to justify an emergency import of fuel even though Kenya has several standing contracts. Despite the war in Iran, Saudi Aramco Trading Fujairah and others were meeting their contractual obligations.
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1 day ago

Ten years since Panama Papers: What did they reveal, did anything change?

The Panama Papers leak revealed extensive offshore financial networks used by the global elite, involving over 11.5 million documents from Mossack Fonseca.
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2 days ago

Middle East war: Few solutions to fuel shortages in Africa

Africa faces significant fuel shortages and price hikes due to the war on Iran and ongoing supply chain disruptions.
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6 days ago

The Libyan desert oasis that welcomes thousands of Sudanese: The refugees are our guests. They are our brothers'

Nafissa Boubaker operates a cafe in Kufra, Libya, serving Sudanese coffee while supporting her family amidst the ongoing Sudanese civil war.
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6 days ago

CAF general secretary resigns amid AFCON final controversy

I have decided to step down from my position as Secretary General of CAF to devote myself to more personal projects. Now that I have been able to dispel the suspicions that some people have gone to great lengths to cast on me, I can retire with peace of mind and without constraint, leaving the CAF more prosperous than ever.
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2 days ago

Libyan military leader may have combat drones despite UN embargo

Khalifa Haftar's forces may have acquired Chinese and Turkish drones at Al Khadim airbase, despite a UN weapons embargo.
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2 days ago

Libyan military leader may have combat drones despite UN embargo

Khalifa Haftar's forces may have acquired Chinese and Turkish drones at Al Khadim airbase, despite a UN weapons embargo.
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1 week ago

Digital Hopes, Real Power: Reflecting on the Legacy of the Arab Spring

Digital tools empower global protests, but governments respond with repression, creating a cycle of empowerment and control that traces back to the 2011 Arab uprisings.
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1 week ago

Senegal pledges to fight robbery' after CAF strips it of AFCON title

Senegal's football governing body is challenging CAF's decision to strip them of the AFCON title, claiming it violates the laws of the game.
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5 days ago

Egypt enacts energy saving measures as Iran war affects import costs

Egypt implements early store closures and energy-saving measures due to skyrocketing energy costs from the ongoing war in Iran.
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2 weeks ago

Damaged Russian tanker carrying natural gas floats into Libyan waters

The Arctic Metagaz was part of a Russian shadow fleet used to circumvent sanctions imposed on the country's oil and gas after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. It was struck in a suspected drone attack close to Maltese waters earlier this month, causing a huge hole.
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2 weeks ago

Appeal trial opens for France's Sarkozy over alleged Libyan funding

Nicolas Sarkozy faces an appeal trial for seeking Libyan financing for his 2007 election campaign, after being convicted and imprisoned last year.
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1 week ago

Lebanon faces humanitarian catastrophe' under Israeli assault: UN

Lebanon faces a humanitarian catastrophe as over 1.2 million people are displaced due to Israeli bombardment and ground invasion.
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2 weeks ago

BREAKING: Senegal government demand investigation into 'suspected corruption' at CAF

CAF stripped Senegal of the AFCON 2025 title following Morocco's appeal, declaring Senegal forfeited the final with a 3-0 loss recorded in Morocco's favor, prompting the Senegalese government to demand an independent investigation into suspected corruption.
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fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

How Washington Can Help Lebanon

The U.S. must increase diplomatic engagement to help Lebanon address Hezbollah's destabilizing influence and broker peace between Lebanon and Israel amid humanitarian crisis.
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2 weeks ago

Nicolas Sarkozy back in court for fresh trial over alleged Libya funding

Nicolas Sarkozy faces a fresh appeal trial over allegations of receiving illegal election campaign funding from Libya's Gaddafi regime during his 2007 presidential campaign.
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1 month ago

Power without a throne: how Khalifa Haftar controls Libya and is answerable to no one

Libya's control over Mediterranean migration routes and geopolitical instability makes it crucial to European security, with military strongman Khalifa Haftar wielding actual power despite competing governments.
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1 month ago

US-led regime changes yield mixed results

The US has extensive historical experience with regime change operations, having attempted 72 during the Cold War with mixed success rates, raising questions about current military interventions in Iran despite official denials.
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3 weeks ago

The Iran oil shock is really bad for countries in a region where cars and roads transport almost all food: Africa | Fortune

Rising oil prices from Middle East tensions threaten African economies through higher fuel costs, inflation, and currency weakness, as most African nations import petroleum products.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Opinion: Killing an enemy leader often escalates conflict and chaos

Decapitation strategy—killing enemy leaders—succeeds tactically but fails strategically in nationalist conflicts because nationalism evolves and strengthens after foreign attacks rather than collapsing.
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1 month ago
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Corruption is no longer envelopes of cash now it is about who is being shielded and who is being sacrificed | Kenneth Mohammed

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1 month ago
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Corruption is no longer envelopes of cash now it is about who is being shielded and who is being sacrificed | Kenneth Mohammed

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1 month ago

Eight bodies found in Libya, Greece as the toll in the Mediterranean rises

The bodies in Libya were found on Saturday by residents of the coastal town of Qasr al-Akhyar, according to a police officer. list of 4 itemsend of list Hassan Al-Ghawil, head of investigations at the Qasr Al-Akhyar police station, told the Reuters news agency that the bodies were all of dark-skinned people. Two of them were women. He said people in the area had reported seeing a child's body wash ashore before the waves returned it to sea.
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1 month ago

Middle East tensions fuel risk aversion and volatility - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Markets reacted to energy security risks as tensions in the oil-rich region threaten the infrastructure and the flow of oil tankers and LNG carriers through the Strait of Hormuz. The shipments via the waterway represent a significant portion of the world's oil and LNG supplies.
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1 month ago

Big Oil embraces exploration outside of the Americas again as Chevron enters Libya | Fortune

Big Oil is increasing international exploration as U.S. shale production plateaus, exemplified by Chevron's return to Libya after 15 years.
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fromIndependent
1 month ago

Fear of all-out war grows in the Middle East with 14,000 Irish nationals at potential risk

US and Israeli strikes on Iran cause widespread airport closures across the Gulf and Middle East, stranding Irish tourists and potentially endangering 14,000 Irish nationals in the region.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Jamal Elshayyal: inside the war for journalism's future

Director of Al Jazeera Digital News Jamal Elshayyal speaks to The Take on leading Al Jazeera's next era of journalism. At Web Summit Qatar, we hear from Jamal Elshayyal, Al Jazeera's new Director of Digital News Content, on forging his own path at the network and how those lessons will guide Al Jazeera through the AI age. In this episode: Jamal Elshayyal (@jamalelshayyal), Director, Al Jazeera Digital News Content Global Episode credits:
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

JUST IN: Justice Department Announces Arrest of Suspect in Benghazi Attack

The FBI arrested a key participant in the 2012 Benghazi attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Trump's family is embroiled in a $500m UAE scandal. We've hardly noticed | Mohamad Bazzi

A UAE royal-controlled investment firm paid $500m for a 49% stake in the Trump family's cryptocurrency company days before Trump's January 2025 inauguration.
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1 month ago

Gambian Jammeh-era victims seek real justice' beyond reparations

Yusupha Mbye's mother pushes his wheelchair slowly across the tiled compound of their home in Kanifing, about 11km (seven miles) from The Gambia's capital, Banjul. The late-afternoon sun hangs low as she pauses to straighten a wrap over his legs, stopping briefly to catch her breath. He has been in this wheelchair since he was a teenager, she told Al Jazeera, wiping away tears. Twenty-six years later, I am still caring for him.
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2 months ago

Could Venezuela be another Iraq or Afghanistan? Lessons from American statecraft in force and legitimacy | Fortune

Force doesn't equal legitimacy By declaring its intent to govern Venezuela, the United States is creating a governance trap of its own making - one in which external force is mistakenly treated as a substitute for domestic legitimacy. I write as a scholar of international security, civil wars and U.S. foreign policy, and as author of " Dying by the Sword," which examines why states repeatedly reach for military solutions, and why such interventions rarely produce durable peace.
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2 months ago

Confusion, anger in post-coup Guinea-Bissau

Political turmoil in Guinea-Bissau centers on accusations that deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embalo orchestrated a coup to block election results and reclaim power.
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1 month ago

Libya: Gadhafi's son shot dead

Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of Moammar Gadhafi, was killed by masked assailants at his Zintan residence while seeking a political return.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Lebanon ex-central bank chief's corruption case being sent to top court, officials say

Riad Salameh's corruption case has been transferred to Lebanon's Court of Cassation, with bail previously set at $14 million and charges including embezzlement and illicit enrichment.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Egypt's parliament backs economy-focused cabinet reshuffle

Egypt's House of Representatives approved a cabinet reshuffle put forward by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, reshaping key economic posts as the country grapples with a floundering economy. The shake-up announced on Tuesday brings 13 new ministers to the government, including those overseeing housing, higher education, planning, investment, and foreign trade. It also creates the position of deputy prime minister in charge of economic affairs, according to Egyptian media.
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1 month ago

How an Assad-era law is threatening Syrian civil society

Law No. 93 of 1958 remains in force in Syria, allowing the state to control, restrict and dissolve civil society organizations without judicial oversight.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

The Fall of the House of Assad

Bashar al-Assad fled Damascus, collapsing his regime and leaving Syria fragmented and dangerously unstable under newly dominant Islamist leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Syria's war-ravaged oil sector faces tough road to recovery, analysts say

The Syrian government's takeover of key oil and gas fields from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the country's northeast has raised hopes for the revival of its dilapidated energy sector after years of war and international sanctions. Syrian officials announced on Sunday that the government forces had taken control of several oilfields, including al-Omar, Syria's largest, and the Conoco gas complex in the country's north and northeast.
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