Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four supporters of the National Unity Platform have been charged with common nuisance. The four were arrested while going to deliver a petition at Parliament on the plight of Ugandan domestic workers in the Middle East. The four who include Nansana West ward LCV …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Migrant workers are paying more than sh100,000 to acquire COVID-19 vaccination certificates through agents at labour export companies and data entrants at certain vaccination sites across the country. Some of the migrant workers told our reporter that they paid to get vaccination certificates to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | United Bank for Africa has extended its operations to the United Arab Emirates with the official launch of its new branch at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The lender will operate under the Category 4 license and will be regulated by the Dubai Financial Services …
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Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden’s first Middle East tour meant to rally support to counter what he called “Iranian threats” is most likely to see a watered-down achievement, given Iran’s sustained efforts to improve relations with neighbors and other countries in the region, analysts said. A handful …
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Beijing, China | Xinhua | The people of the Middle East are the masters of the region, and the Middle East is not someone’s backyard, let alone a so-called “vacuum,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Friday. Wang made the remarks at a routine press briefing when asked to comment …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has started a process to ensure that Ugandans employed in the Middle East get similar terms of employment as their counterparts from other countries. This is after it was revealed that the earnings and workload for Ugandans especially those working as house maids …
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Gaza, Palestine | Xinhua | As U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on Wednesday for his first Middle East trip as president, some Palestinian political factions have voiced their rejection of the visit, and called for protests in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. During a seminar held in Gaza …
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London, UK | Xinhua | Arabs are losing faith in Western democracy to deliver economic stability across the Middle East and North Africa, the BBC reported on Sunday, citing a latest survey. More than half of the 23,000 people interviewed across the region by the Arab Barometer network agree with the …
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Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden is following the same “crude and hostile” foreign policy of his predecessor Donald Trump in dealing with Middle East issues, a Palestinian writer wrote on Thursday. “The truth is that Biden’s foreign policy so far didn’t show any difference from Trump’s crude …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 20 Ugandan victims of human trafficking died last year whereas 175 mysteriously disappeared, according to a report released by the ministry of internal affairs. The report released and launched Friday by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Lt Gen Joseph Musanyufu, shows 1,295 …
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