Addis Ababa — Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs on the U.S. Division of State, Tibor Nagy rebuffed Cairo and Asmara’s repeated statements that solely littoral states maintain authority over Crimson Sea maritime safety and governance. Ambassador Nagy argued that if as Egypt and Eritrea say solely littoral states have something to say…
By Jana Choukeir, Enas Alashray and Phil Stewart DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Might 28 (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guard mentioned on Thursday it focused a U.S. airbase after the U.S. army carried out what a Washington official mentioned have been strikes focusing on an Iranian drone operation close to the Strait of Hormuz, hours after President Donald Trump…
Oil costs surged in Asian commerce Monday after Donald Trump declared Iran’s response to his peace proposal “completely unacceptable,” slamming the door on the newest spherical of ceasefire diplomacy and sending Brent crude up almost 5 p.c towards the $100-a-barrel threshold whereas markets absorbed the chance of a chronic Hormuz disruption with no decision in…
The Philippines on Monday flatly rejected China’s declare to sovereignty over the South China Sea, dismissing a Chinese language embassy assertion {that a} Filipino diplomat had as soon as acknowledged that the disputed Scarborough Shoal didn’t belong to Manila — and warning Beijing that territorial claims are settled by worldwide regulation, not social media posts….
Kampala. Uganda on Wednesday dismissed claims in a report by UN consultants that it was backing M23 rebels energetic within the restive east of the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. The report commissioned by the UN Safety Council and seen by AFP this week alleged “energetic help” for the M23 by Ugandan military and navy…