South Africa Urges Israel to Immediately Free Gaza-Bound Flotilla Activists

  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday urged Israel to immediately release South African nationals and other activists detained after the interception of humanitarian aid vessels bound for the Gaza Strip. Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza say the Israeli navy has begun intercepting theirContinue Reading

Tech Firm Equips Katsina Youth to Work in Saudi Arabia

By our Correspondent KEBRAM Information Technology, through its Cisco Academy, has trained Katsina students in networking courses, with some graduates currently employed in Saudi Arabia. The firm’s Chief Executive Officer, Malam Kabir Kabir Ibrahim, disclosed this at a two-day training of 500 youth from Katsina Local Government Area of theContinue Reading

A ‘Sweet Bond’ On Silk Road

  Hami, in eastern part of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, has long been a key hub on the ancient Silk Road and is known as the “gateway to the Western Regions.” When Zhang Qian made his first diplomatic mission to the West in the Western Han Dynasty (202Continue Reading

Colombia’s Petro Proposes Qatar As UN Headquarters, Slams Trump For Violating UN Principles

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has proposed that Qatar should be the new headquarters of the United Nations, slamming President Donald Trump for violating the principles of the organisation following his visa revocation by Washington. “As President of Colombia, in the general assembly of the nations that we founded in theContinue Reading

China-Laos Railway Releases New Drivers for Foreign Trade Growth

Stretching 1,035 kilometers from Kunming in southwest China’s Yunnan province to Vientiane in Laos, the China-Laos Railway has become a “golden corridor” linking China and ASEAN, spurring regional economic growth along its route.Since it opened in December 2021, freight volume has posted double-digit growth for three consecutive years, while dailyContinue Reading

Russia Supports Expansion of UN Security Council to Include Countries from Africa, Asia and Latin America – Envoy

  Russia consistently supports the expansion of the UN Security Council to include countries from Africa, Asia and Latin America. This was stated by Russia’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyanskiy at the seventh summit of the African Union’s “Committee of Ten” in New York on 21 September.Continue Reading