The Saudi minister of Islamic affairs, dawah and guidance, Abdullatif Al-Asheikh, signed an agreement with Nigeria’s Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in Jeddah on Thursday, with the aim of strengthening cooperation between the nations in efforts to promote the understanding of Islam and its message of tolerance, and raising cultural awareness among Muslims. The deal…
A plane with dozens of passengers skidded off a runway before takeoff at Senegal’s main airport on Thursday, injuring at least 10 people and bringing the facility temporarily to a halt, the airport and Senegalese transport ministry said. The Blaise Diagne airport said an investigation was underway to determine the cause of the accident, which…
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations food agency warned Sudan’s warring parties Friday that there is a serious risk of widespread starvation and death in Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan if they don’t allow humanitarian aid into the vast western region.Leni Kinzli, the World Food Programme’s regional spokesperson, said at least 1.7 million people in Darfur…
Comoros President Azali Assoumani arrived in Madinah on Wednesday, Saudi Press Agency reported. The president will pray at the Prophet’s Mosque in the holy city and pay his respects to him. Assoumani was greeted on arrival in the city by its governor Prince Salman bin Sultan.
Prince Faisal bin Bandar, the governor of Riyadh, acting on behalf of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, on Wednesday received a visit from the Djibouti’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Dya-Eddine Said Bamakhrama, and the leaders of several regional organizations based in the Kingdom. The visitors offered Ramadan greetings to the Saudi leadership,…
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a message from the prime minister of Ethiopia on Sunday, Saudi Press Agency reported. The message was received by Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan during a reception at the Ministry’s headquarters in Riyadh with Temesgen Tiruneh, the deputy prime minister of Ethiopia. Prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali’s message related to relations…
Abuja: An armed gang kidnapped at least 87 people from a village in Nigeria’s Kaduna state, police said on Monday. The hostages — among which are both women and children — were taken from a village in the Kajuru district on Sunday. Some 75 people were abducted from other nearby villages over the past week. In…
Johannesburg : The number of Chinese workers across Africa has dropped significantly to its lowest level in more than a decade, Voice of America reported, citing data from China’s National Bureau of Statistics. Earlier in 2015, 263,696 workers were recorded on the continent, which drastically declined to 88,371 in 2022. The China Africa Research Initiative at…
A gas explosion caused a fire that killed two people and injured over 200 in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, authorities said on Friday. The explosion occurred in Nairobi’s Embakasi neighbourhood just before midnight at a gas refilling company, whose building was badly damaged, government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura said on social media platform X. The fire that…
