adminEgypt to host Gulf nations in dispute with Qatar
DOHA. – Egypt says it will host a meeting of Arab nations that have cut off ties to Qatar. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid says foreign ministers of Bahrain, Egypt,…
Zambia police warns UPND against holding bush meetings
LUSAKA. – The Zambia Police Service has warned of stern action against United Party for National Development (UPND) members if they continue with their newly-adopted political strategy of holding meetings…
Saudi king distressed by overpraise, orders writer to be suspended
RIYADH. – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz has ordered an over-enthusiastic columnist to be suspended from his job after he equated him with God, Saudi media reported on Sunday.
Chinese president says relations with Russia at “best time in history”
BEIJING. – Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated yesterday that China-Russia relations are at their ‘best time in history,’ saying the two nations are each other’s most trustworthy strategic partners.
Germany bus accident leaves up to 18 feared dead
BERLIN. – Up to 18 people were feared dead after a tour bus carrying pensioners burst into flames following a collision with a trailer truck in southern Germany on Monday,…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: President shows Africa the way
PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday handed over a $1 million cheque to the African Union Foundation to fulfil the pledge he made when he chaired the continental organisation whose budget is largely…
Prolific machine . . .
Robson Sharuko Senior Sports Editor CAPS United, powered by one of the best attacks in the 2017 CAF Champions League, will have to do what no other club, either domestic…
Mozambique withdraws troops from Gorongosa
MAPUTO. — Mozambican Defence Minister Salvador M’tumuke has denied claims by Afonso Dhlakama, leader of the Renamo rebels, that Mozambican forces disobeyed the instructions given by President Filipe Nyusi to…
Macron seeks to overhaul govt
PARIS. — French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed a radical overhaul of the country’s government.
NRZ gets $5m for fleet repairs
The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has secured a $5 million loan from a local bank to repair part of its fleet and is also negotiating with a Russian firm…