Djouma Bah – who was a social sciences student – had allegedly been caught using his phone during Guinea’s national school-leaving baccalaureate on 15 July, when he was arrested with other students, also suspected of exam fraud.
Two days later, he…
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Sharon Otieno murder trial: Former Kenyan governor Okoth Obado convicted of killing pregnant student
Obado “orchestrated a plot to eliminate Otieno”, Judge Cecilia Githua said reading out her ruling, which was broadcast live on television.
He “supplied motive, instigation and funds to finance the criminal enterprise”.
Obado’s former personal…
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Nicaragua’s legislature debates excluding opposition from elections
Nicaragua’s government-controlled National Assembly is debating whether to bar opposition parties from running in elections and will vote on the matter in the first week of August.
The move comes just days after President Daniel Ortega said that…
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US alliance with Arab states has fueled insecurity in the region: Political commentator
Themis Tzimas, a professor of international law at the University of Nicosai says Persian Gulf states should know by now that their alliance with the US is the main source of…
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Iran, Pakistan reaffirm strategic partnership as Iranian interior minister visits Islamabad
Maryam Nawaz
Press TV, IslamabadIran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni concluded a two-day official visit to Pakistan on Wednesday.
The visit was aimed at strengthening…
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Oil prices hit $100 for the first time since May
Oil prices hit $100 a barrel for the first time since May as the escalating conflict in the Middle East reignited fears over global energy supplies.
Brent crude – the global benchmark for oil prices – rose more than 6% on Thursday following…
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Iran, Iraq stress strategic partnership, broader cooperation
The meeting, held during Al-Zaidi’s official visit to Tehran at the head of a high-ranking delegation, focused on key issues of mutual interest and ways to deepen ties between the neighboring countries.
The two sides underscored the deep…
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Anger in Italy following death of Moroccan man during arrest
Max Civili
Press TV, RomeMorocco is demanding answers from Italian authorities over the death of one of its nationals during his arrest in Bologna, northern Italy.
The…
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South Africa dismisses Ghanaians’ ICC petition over migrant attacks as ‘opportunistic’
Other countries such as Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria and Uganda have been also been organising flights or buses for their citizens to return home in recent weeks
Anti-migrant groups set 30 June as the deadline for undocumented migrants to leave and many…
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Saudis must normalise ties with Israel for nuclear deal, says Trump
The landmark nuclear deal announced between the US and Saudi Arabia is dependent on Riyadh joining the Abraham Accords, in other words recognising the state of Israel, US President Donald Trump has said.
“The Civil Nuclear Deal (There will be no…
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