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Israel, UAE Strike Historic Deal To Normalise Relations

US President, Donald Trump
Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to normalise relations, US President, Donald Trump has announced. A joint statement by Mr. Trump, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and AbuRead More

Man Arrested For Stabbing Hong Kong Officer

Hong Kong
A man suspected of stabbing a Hong Kong police officer in the shoulder during a protest was arrested on board a flight that was about to take off for London,Read More

Critics Slam Pakistan PM For Saying Bin Laden Was “Martyred”

Osama bin Laden
Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan faced a growing backlash Thursday after he said former Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had been “martyred”. Khan made the comment in parliament as heRead More

Hushpuppi, Gang Defrauded 1,926,400 People, Made N168bn – Dubai Police

Hushpuppi
The Dubai Police Force, United Arab Emirates, has revealed how it arrested Nigerian Instagram celebrity, Ramon Abass, aka Hushpuppi. In a video released on its official Twitter handle on Thursday,Read More

Saudi Arabia To Allow 1,000 Pilgrims Perform Hajj

Muslim pilgrims at the Kaaba
Saudi Arabia will allow around 1,000 pilgrims residing in the kingdom to perform the hajj this year, a minister said Tuesday, after it announced the ritual would be scaled backRead More

Influencer Anastasia Tropitsel Dead At 18, In 60mph Bali Motorcycle Crash Three Years After Blogging Made Her A Millionaire

Anastasia Tropitsel posing on her motorbike
A young social media influencer who became a millionaire at 15 has died in a motorbike smash on Bali. Russian Anastasia Tropitsel, 18, suffered head injuries when she crashed onRead More

Coronavirus: 19 Staff Test Positive In Azerbaijan President’s Office

Coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19
No fewer than 19 staff in the office of Azerbaijan’s president have tested positive for coronavirus, officials said, as authorities in the repressive Caucasus nation struggle to contain the spreadRead More

Hushpuppi ‘Arrested’ For ‘Fraud’ By Interpol, FBI In Dubai

Hushpuppi
Dubai-based Nigerian socialite, Hushpuppi, has been reportedly nabbed by the InterPol and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over an alleged $35 million fraud. Unconfirmed sources claim that Hushpuppi wasRead More

Seven Nigerians Arrested For $5.2m Scam In Vietnam

A police interrogates one of the Nigerian suspects at the police station
Seven Nigerian citizens have been apprehended in Vietnam for allegedly defrauding many people of more than $5.2 million. They were arrested alongside four Vietnamese suspects, according to a Vietnam-based newsRead More

Manny Pacquiao To Run For Philippine Presidency In 2022

Boxing legend, Manny Pacquiao
Boxing legend, Manny Pacquiao, is preparing to contest 2020 Presidency in the Philippines, his former promoter, Bob Arum says. The 41-year-old boxer was elected as a member of the HouseRead More