UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al NahyanABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates has intensified diplomatic outreach following what it described as Iran’s “brutal and terrorist” missile attacks, warning that the escalation threatens reg
Camp Lemonnier is the biggest American military base in AfricaHundreds of United States soldiers who were stationed at Camp Lemonnier, in Djibouti the only permanent American military base in Africa, have reportedly sought temporary refuge in Uganda and are currently being hosted at Entebb
Ali Larijani, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, made several explosive remarks about President Donald TrumpAli Larijani, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, who was considered one of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's top aides, has made several ex
Just a few days ago, it looked as if the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, was set to succeed his father as supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It was an odd choice, as Mojtaba Khamenei is not an ayatollah, that is, one of the highest ranks of Shi’ite Muslim clergy;
A U.N. inquiry says Uganda helped South Sudan carry out airstrikes that killed and badly burned civilians in opposition areasSouth Sudan-ArrestsSouth Sudan-Arrests (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)Uganda helped South Sudan carry out airstrikes that k
British national Samuel Leeds has spent £150,000 (about Shs743 million) to charter a private jet from Dubai to the United Kingdom amid rising tensions in the Middle East.Leeds, who is married to a Zimbabwean, became known in Uganda in 2024 when he donated a hospital ward worth about Shs1
The Tilenga oil fields development project is located in the Lake Albert region of Uganda.KAMPALA — Uganda’s Lake Albert development has passed a decisive technical threshold, with drilling at the Tilenga oil field now exceeding the minimum capacity required to trigger commercial produ
Six people have died in a devastating road crash that occurred at daybreak in Kyakabuga Village, Kyankwanzi District, after a passenger bus and a cargo truck collided head-on along the Kiboga–Hoima Highway.The accident involved a bus, registration number UBQ 595G, which was travelling fr
TEHRAN — Iran confirmed Sunday that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed early Saturday at his office while “performing his assigned duties,” according to state-linked Fars and Tasnim news agencies, marking the most consequential leadership shock in the Islamic Republic’s 47-y
Grief engulfed mourners in Omunkole, Kamwezi Sub-county, in Rukiga District as Sarah Ayebare and her young child, Salson Niwagaba, were laid to rest following Monday’s deadly shooting at Kiboga Prison.The shooting also claimed the lives of prison warders Hope Catherine and Bright Akishur
