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Jan
15
2021
By The African Mirror
Emirates to suspends flights to South Africa

Emirates to suspends flights to South Africa

COVID-19
DUBAI-based airline Emirates says is to temporarily suspend all flights to and from South Africa from tomorrow due to operational reasons, without elaborating. "Emirates flights to/from South Africa will temporarily be suspended from Saturday 16 January to 28 January 2021 due to operational reasons," the largest carrier in the United Arab Emirates said in a statement. Inbound travel to South Africa for leisure and business has dropped since mid December when the country identified a new, more contagious variant of the coronavirus, forcing countries such as England, Germany, Switzerland and several in Asia to cancel flights to and from the…
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Aug
21
2020
By The African Mirror
Somali pirates hijack Panama-flagged ship

Somali pirates hijack Panama-flagged ship

NEWS
ABDIQANI HASSAN SOMALI pirates have hijacked a Panama-flagged ship, a regional official told Reuters on Thursday, the first successful hijack since 2017. The ship was travelling from the United Arab Emirates to Mogadishu port when it appeared to develop mechanical problems said Musse Salah, the governor of Gardafu region in the semi-autonomous northern region of Puntland. It was attacked by six pirates on Wednesday night, he said. The number and nationality of the crew was unclear but discussions were underway to free them, he said. At the height of their power in 2011, Somali pirates launched 237 attacks off the…
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Aug
19
2020
By The African Mirror
Sudan ‘astonished’ at spokesman’s remarks about ‘contacts’ with Israel

Sudan ‘astonished’ at spokesman’s remarks about ‘contacts’ with Israel

NEWS
KHALID ABDELAZIZ SUDAN’S Foreign Ministry has said it was astonished by remarks made by its own spokesman in which he said Khartoum had "contacts" with Israel, stressing that the government had not discussed the possibility of diplomatic relations. Haydar Sadig, the ministry's spokesman, made the comment to Reuters earlier in the day and praised the United Arab Emirates' decision to normalise relations with Israel as "a brave and bold step". He was confirming remarks made earlier to regional media. Under the U.S.-brokered deal announced last week, the UAE becomes the just third Arab country to forge full relations with Israel…
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