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SAUDI ARABIA: OIC Calls for Suspension of Israel’s UN Membership

Foreign ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), representing 57 Muslim countries, called on Monday in Jeddah, western Saudi Arabia, to examine whether...

SAUDI ARABIA: Gambia Chairs Extraordinary OIC Executive Committee Meeting on Palestine

𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐉𝐔𝐋, 𝟐𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓: The Republic of The Gambia, in its capacity as Chair of the Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC),...

US: Donald Trump Wants to Cut Funding to the African Development Bank (AfDB)

In a shocking decision, the Trump administration has proposed the outright elimination of US funding to the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional arm...

US: Michael Sang Correa’s ‘Confessions’ Backfire

In the trial of Michael Sang Correa in Denver, United States, the prosecution on Thursday April 10 started to play an audio recording of...

US: HSI Agent Disclosed how Western Union Records Helped Locate Michael Sang Correa.

An agent from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has disclosed that financial records from Western Union played a crucial role in locating Michael Sang Correa,...

US: Former Gambian Hitman Michael Sang Correa Says he was Forced to Torture People

The opening of the trial of Michael Sang Correa seems to clarify the case: the former Gambian hitman does not deny the tortures he...

US: Michael Sang Correa is Described by Witnesses as a Violent and Aggressive Torturer

In the current trial of Michael Sang Correa, two significant witnesses, Yaya M.S. Darboe, a military officer, and Alieu Jobe, a civilian, provided testimony...

US: Michael Sang Correa’s Trial Kicks Off Today in a Denver Federal Court

Today, a federal court in Denver, Colorado, will begin the trial of Michael Sang Correa, a former member of the infamous "Junglers," a paramilitary...

US: US President Donald Trump Put a 10% Reciprocal Tariff on Gambia-US Trade.

A reciprocal tariff of 10% has been levied by US President Donald Trump on products coming into the US from The Gambia. President Trump declared at...

BELARUS: Sanctioned Belarus Seeks to Purchase Three Airbus A330s from Gambia

Belarus’ state-owned airline Belavia is set to purchase three Airbus A330s from a little-known Gambian firm, Magic Air, to replenish its fleet depleted by...

US: British-Gambian Ph.D. Student Faces Deportation from the US for his Pro-Palestinian Activism

Momodou Taal hails from a political lineage and drew inspiration from Malcolm X. He became involved in a pro-Palestinian movement, which resulted in his...

USA: The Trump Administration may Expand the Travel Ban to Include Gambia.

A draft circulating inside the administration lists three tiers of countries whose citizens may face restrictions on entering the United States. The Trump administration is...

GAMBIA: 60 Years of Independence: A Nation Betrayed by its Leaders

Today, as Gambia mark 60 years of independence, we should be celebrating a nation that has risen from the chains of colonial rule into...

UK: Trump’s First Week in Office

In his first week as president, Donald Trump has taken a series of controversial actions that could have significant domestic and global repercussions. According to...

UK: Trump’s First 10 Days in Office

More than ten days have passed since President Donald Trump assumed office, Mr. Saul Jawara provides his perspective on important stories that are generating...

THE HAGUE: Nine Countries Including Senegal to Hold Israel Accountable for its Actions in Gaza

The Hague Group, consisting of nine nations such as Senegal, South Africa, Malaysia, Namibia, and Colombia, seeks to hold Israel accountable for its actions...