#Remembering the 1979 Siege of Makkah
By. Muhammad Hussein What: Religious extremists in Saudi Arabia under the charismatic leadership of man disgruntled with Western access to the Kingdom, took over the Grand Mosque of Makkah for two weeks. When: 20 November – 4 December 1979 Where: Makkah, Saudi Arabia Some years are quiet, and others are filled with incidents that More...
Russia, Africa and the Debts
Modern Diplomacy-By Kester Kenn Klomegah Long seen as a strategic partner, Russia has opened a new chapter and started building better relations with Africa, and most significantly made its move by writing More...
‘Your Speech Is Packed With Misunderstood, Unconscious Messages’
Nautilus – Pocket, By Julie Sedivy Imagine standing up to give a speech in front of a critical audience. As you do your best to wax eloquent, someone in the room uses a clicker to conspicuously count More...
Turkey accuses Saudi Arabia and UAE of conspiring against Palestinian cause
By Dr Adnan Abu Amer @adnanabuamer1 Turkey’s Foreign Minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, has somewhat surprisingly attacked Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates over the Palestinian issue. He accused More...
#Somaliland Freedom Fighter
Good day Mr. Jama, Araweelo News Network Editor I hope this finds you well. I wanted to approach your platform to perhaps interview a woman in South Africa named Amina Mahamoud Suldan. In a nutshell: She More...
Remembering the death of Muammar Gaddafi
By Muhammad Hussein What: Death of Muammar Gaddafi When: 20 October 2011 Where: Sirte, Libya What happened Following the Libyan uprising and revolution in 2011, the long-time dictator Muammar More...
Somalia: Assassination Plot Which Killed President Sharmarke Remains Unravelled
Five decades ago today, the former democratically-elected president of Somalia Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke was assassinated by a bodyguard while visiting the town of Las Anod. It’s thought the assassination More...
Dropping the Agenda: A Road to Effective Leadership
What Makes a Good Leader? By Steph Smith “The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” – Ronald Reagan I More...
The great October victory
Dr Amira Abo el-Fetouh On every anniversary, people attack the 1973 October War and turn a great victory into a crushing defeat. Some are sick enough to let their imaginations take over and describe the More...
The story of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder and how the world looked the other way
By Evan Ratliff, Insider – Pocket One year ago, the journalist Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul and never walked out. In the months that followed, the facts of his disappearance More...
