Mombasa, Kenya – Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) Managing Director Capt. William K. Ruto has dispelled claims that the government intends to privatize the Ports of Mombasa and Lamu, emphasizing that ongoing reforms focus on attracting private investment rather than transferring ownership. Speaking on the government podcast Sema Na Spox –…
Panama City, Panama – Rising fuel prices and instability in the Middle East may create new opportunities for the Panama Canal Authority, according to its administrator, Ricaurte Vásquez. In an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday, Vásquez noted that higher energy, fuel, and navigation costs could make the interoceanic…
Egypt’s Ministry of Trade and Industry on Thursday introduced caps on bread prices, a move aimed at cushioning citizens from the economic impact of recent fuel price hikes. The directive mandates that bakeries clearly display both the prices and volumes of bread at their storefronts. Violations of the caps will…
British-Nigerian boxer Anthony Joshua has officially become a resident of Dubai, according to recent corporate filings, joining a growing number of high-net-worth individuals moving to the United Arab Emirates even as the region faces heightened security concerns following Iranian retaliatory strikes. The move comes amid global instability in the Middle…
Tensions across the Middle East intensified on Friday as military strikes, missile attacks and drone interceptions were reported across multiple countries amid the widening conflict between Israel, the United States and Iran-backed forces. Israeli strikes hit Beirut The Israel Defense Forces said it carried out a strike in Beirut, targeting…
A court in Tana River County has sentenced a man to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of committing incest with his teenage daughter. The convict, Hussein Buya Omar, aged in his 50s, was convicted by Senior Principal Magistrate Edward Too at the Hola Law Courts under Section 20(1) of…
President William Ruto on Friday morning signed three key pieces of legislation into law during a ceremony at State House Nairobi, marking significant reforms in the coffee sector, railway infrastructure financing, and meteorological services. The newly enacted laws include the Miscellaneous Fees and Levies (Amendment) Act, 2026, the Coffee Act,…
Residents of Kahawa Sukari Estate have secured a temporary relief after the High Court of Kenya barred the Kiambu County Government from enforcing newly increased land rates pending the hearing of a petition challenging the hike. In the ruling, Justice Mogeni directed that a temporary conservatory order be issued stopping…
A group of women in Japan has launched a landmark legal challenge against the country’s restrictive sterilisation laws, arguing that the decades-old legislation violates their constitutional rights to bodily autonomy. Among the plaintiffs is Kazane Kajiya, who chose to undergo sterilisation in the United States at the age of 27…
A U.S. military refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday in an incident that officials say involved another aircraft but was not caused by hostile or friendly fire. According to the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), the aircraft that went down was a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, a key aerial…