Month: January 2023
Ethiopian Airlines To Restore Direct Flights To China
The arrival of international flights from Mainland China has reactivated COVID-19 travel protocols in Europe and over 20 countries. Nigerian flag carrier, Air Peace, and Ethiopian Airlines, all things being equal, are due to restore direct commercial flight services on Chinese routes after about a three-year break. After three years of self-imposed isolation, China, this
US urged to stop stealing Syrian Oil
Earlier this month, the U.S. military used 60 tankers and trucks to smuggle Syrian oil and wheat, he said, adding that U.S. banditry is exacerbating the energy crisis and humanitarian disaster in Syria. China urges the United States to give the Syrian people and the international community a full account of its oil theft. Whether
higher defense spending for NATO members
Currently, NATO members are expected to reach the benchmark of spending at least 2% of their GDP on defense by 2024. That target was agreed at a 2014 summit in Wales, just after Russia annexed the Ukrainian Black Sea peninsula of Crimea. In the face of Russia’s war in Ukraine, some NATO members are calling
Shrinking Chinese Population
The world’s most populous country is facing a looming demographic crisis as its workforce ages, which analysts warn could stymie economic growth and pile pressure on strained public coffers. The mainland Chinese population stood at around 1,411,750,000 at the end of 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported, a decrease of 850,000 from the
£21m cryptocurrency fraud
Four people at the centre of a multi-million pound Bitcoin cryptocurrency fraud have been jailed. The group worked with ringleader James Parker, who died in 2021 before he could be prosecuted for masterminding the conspiracy from his Blackpool home. The money was then laundered through various foreign-based online accounts. The four men involved in a
Blockchain Association of Uganda warns about upcoming Kampala Summit
The blockchain and cryptocurrency industry has attracted global interest, with several companies providing various innovative services. The summit, which is scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday, January 17) at Sheraton Kampala Hotel under the theme: Unlocking the potential of your crypto, is organised by STREAKK, a company licensed in the United Arab Emirates and Singapore. The association
Jailed Americans in Iran begins hunger strike
An American-Iranian imprisoned in Iran has begun a seven-day hunger strike to protest against the failure of the US to free him and other dual nationals. Namazi was arrested in 2015 and later sentenced to 10 years in jail on spying charges that the US said were baseless. The 51-year-old oil executive started his hunger
Germany: Christine Lambrecht resigns amid Ukraine criticism
Germany has given Ukraine substantial support in recent months, including howitzers, Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and the first of four IRIS-T surface-to-air missile systems. But critics, some inside Germany’s governing coalition, have long complained of Scholz’s perceived hesitancy to step up aid. Germany’s much-criticized defense minister announced her resignation Monday, as her department steers the
Call for implementation of China-Arab summit’s outcomes
China is ready to strengthen communication and coordination with Arab countries to implement the outcomes of the first China-Arab States Summit. Three significant outcome documents were issued, namely the Riyadh Declaration of the First China-Arab States Summit, the Outline of the Comprehensive Cooperation Plan Between China and Arab States and a document on deepening the
Ukraine to receive UK tanks.
Ukraine has for months sought to be supplied with heavier tanks, including the U.S. Abrams and the German Leopard 2 tanks, but Western leaders have been treading carefully. Sunak made the pledge to provide Challenger 2 tanks and other artillery systems after speaking to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday, the British leader’s Downing Street