Report: Gibraltar To Release Seized Iranian Tanker

Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 sits anchored. GIBRALTAR, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The British overseas territory of Gibraltar will on Aug 15 release an Iranian oil tanker that Royal Marines seized in July on suspicion that it was violating EU sanctions on Syria, sources in Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo’s…

Tunisia: 26 candidates to run in early presidential poll

TUNIS, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisia’s electoral commission has rejected nearly three quarters of hopefuls for Sept 15’s presidential election, accepting just two women as candidates, it said. The poll was brought forward from November following the July death of president Beji Caid Essebsi, elected in the wake of the…

Brazil: Tens of thousands of women march against Pres Bolsonaro

Tens of thousands of women took to the streets of Brazil’s capital of Brasilia on Wednesday BRASILIA, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of women took to the streets of Brazil’s capital on Wednesday to denounce President Jair Bolsonaro, in the third anti-government protest in the city in two…

Mexico: Supreme court demands regulation on medical marijuana after long delays

MEXICO CITY, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico’s supreme court ordered the health ministry to issue regulation within six months on medical marijuana use, saying its failure to do so after legalization in 2017 had put rights at risk for patients, including children. The court made the decision as part of…

Somalia, Somaliland ‘meeting’ in Saudi gets Twitter buzzing

Somalia and Somaliland delegation at the meeting in Saudi Arabia MOGADISHU, Aug 15 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Somalia-Somaliland relations have gained traction on social media with the current buzz centering around a photo. Top cabinet ministers of Somalia including the Foreign Affairs and Finance Ministers met and took a photo with a…

Tanzania to publicize married men in efforts to tame cheating

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Tanzanian government is set to receive a proposal that will see names of married men published in an effort to help curb cheating among couples and save young women from heartbreaks.The idea was announced by Dar es Salaam regional commissioner, Paul Makonda,…

Over 500 rescued migrants remain stranded at Mediterranean Sea

ROME, Aug 15 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Stranded rescued migrants still at sea with nowhere to dock at least for now.The 507 migrants are aboard two charity ships, Ocean Viking and Open Arms.The former is run by Doctors Without Borders with Franco-German charity SOS Mediterranee. It rescued 81 people last Sunday and…

Argentina: Pres Macri suffers crushing defeat in key primaries

BUENOS AIRES, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Mauricio Macri suffered a crushing defeat as Argentines voted in party primaries ahead of October’s general election. Given that all of the recession-hit South American country’s major parties have already chosen their presidential candidates, the Sunday primaries effectively served as a nationwide pre-election…

Car bombs hit government military base in southern Somalia – residents

MOGADISHU, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Militant Al Shabaab struck a Somali government military base on Wednesday with car bombs and gunfire in a battle that both sides said caused multiple deaths to the other. Witnesses said some local residents were also killed by stray crossfire during the mid-morning attack on…

Tanzania: Tanker explosion victims buried in mass funeral

 DAR ES SALAAM, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Tanzania has held a mass funeral for people who died when an overturned fuel tanker exploded on Saturday. Officials have said people were trying to siphon fuel from the vehicle on a main road in the Morogoro region when it exploded, killing 71. Ahead of the…