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Gambian Finance Minister Signs Loan Agreement with Saudi Development Fund
The Gambian Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Mr. Abdou Colley, has signed a $7.5 million loan agreement with the Saudi Fund for International Development for the construction of the Brikama-Darsilameh-Dimbaya road stretch along the south bank...
Ailing Nigerian President Rumored to have Returned From Saudi Arabia
The ailing Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua, who left for Saudi Arabia on November 23, 2009 for treatment, is rumored to have discreetly returned to the country in the early hours of Wednesday without any clear indication of his state of health as...
Somali Government Declares National Mourning for Youth And Sports Minister
The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia has announced three days of mourning following the death of the country’s Youth and Sports minister, Suleyban Olad Roble, who died late on Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from injuries he sustained...
Arewa Consultative Forum Insists That President Umaru Yar’Adua of Nigeria is Unfit to Rule
The socio-political and mouthpiece of Northern Nigeria, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has insisted that President Umaru Yar’Adua is not fit to rule Nigeria and castigated the Executive Council of the Federation (FEC – cabinet) for saying...
Celebrations in Egypt After Victory in the African Cup of Nations 2010
Millions of Egyptians invaded the streets of Cairo and other Egyptian cities on Sunday evening to celebrate the historical and unprecedented win of the Pharaohs for the seventh time at the African Cup of Nations (CAN 2010) and for the third time in a...
Nigerian Senate Asks President Yar’Adua to Formally Notify His Medical Vacation
The Nigerian Senate after more than 60 days of inaction, has asked ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua to notify the National Assembly about his medical vacation. In a resolution, the Senate said the notification would reduce the tension in the country...
Damascus: the Center of a New Middle East Alliance
2009 was the year of a diplomatic change in the Middle East. Quiet but efficient, the Syrian diplomacy supported a new strategy of alliances destined to assure the equilibrium in a fragile area. Turkey and Syria: a new relation. Usually, in the strategic...
Nigerian Government Dismisses Rumors of President’s Death in Saudi Arabia
The Presidential Adviser covering Media and Publicity, Mr Olusegun Adeniyi on Monday dismissed the widespread speculation that President Umaru Yar’adua has died in Saudi Arabia.
