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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Egypt, his first visit abroad since the murder of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey last month. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi greeted the heir to the throne of the world’s top oil exporter at the airport in Cairo. Khashoggi’s murder six weeks ago has strained Saudi Arabia’s ties with the ...

Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni has said his government has resorted to bribing people who invade wetlands, because forcefully evicting them would have negative political implications. The president, who was addressing the inaugural Sustainable Blue Economy conference in Kenya, listed soil erosion, population pressure, pollution, bad farming practices and the failure to enforce regulations because of politics, as the greatest challenges ...

Donald Trump has suggested Theresa May’s Brexit agreement could threaten a US-UK trade deal. The US president told reporters the withdrawal agreement “sounds like a great deal for the EU” and meant the UK might not be able to trade with the US. No 10 insisted it is “very clear” the UK would be able to sign trade deals with ...

MANCHESTER UNITED are the bookies’ favourites to beat Barcelona and snap up Mesut Ozil from Arsenal. Manchester United are in the market for some added firepower, with Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku struggling for form. Reports they could make a move for Arsenal gem Ozil have been raised in the past. The Gunners playmaker was left on the bench for ...

ALISSON has warned Paris Saint-Germain that Liverpool’s defence is mean enough to keep superstar Neymar quiet. The pair lock horns in Group C at the Parc de Princes on Wednesday night as they scrap it out for a spot in the last 16. Group C could not be closer, with second-place Liverpool ahead of Paris Saint-Germain in third because of ...

CHELSEA will face a bid from Real Madrid for Eden Hazard in January, according to reports in Spain. Los Blancos struggled in La Liga at the start of the campaign and binned Julen Lopetegui after a shocking run of form. Santiago Solari took charge on a permanent basis after an impressive stint as caretaker boss. However, the wheels came off ...

Cristiano Ronaldo is in hot form and gunning for revenge going into Tuesday’s Champions League clash against Valencia after seeing red against the Spaniards in the away leg, with Juventus needing a draw in Turin to book their ticket to the knockout rounds of the European competition. “Happy to have helped the team on another important win,” the 33-year-old wrote ...

Chadian president Idris Deby Itno arrived in Israel on Sunday for an official state visit. It is the first time a Chadian leader has made the trip since ties between the two were severed in the early 1970s. Reports indicate that top of the agenda was issues of security as Israel continues to help the country in the fight against ...

The United States announced a closure of its embassy in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC. The embassy in a statement on Sunday, November 25; said the move follows “reports of threats against US government facilities.” A translation of the notice titled: “Notice to the public:” read in part: We are closely following reports of threats against ...

Sunday’s rescheduled Copa Libertadores final second leg between Boca Juniors and River Plate has been postponed. Violence had forced the match between the bitter Argentine rivals to first be delayed on Saturday. The Boca Juniors team bus was attacked by River Plate fans on its way to the game at River’s Estadio Monumental. The game was rearranged for Sunday at ...