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Name: Abeer Alajmi

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

World

Kenya:

Terrorist organization suspected in kidnapping of 2 Cuban doctors in Kenya

“The two doctors were traveling in a government vehicle with a police escort when two Toyota Probox cars blocked their way and opened fire,” Kenyan police said.

Source: http://nbcnews.com

South Africa:

South Africa’s heroin economy

A policy brief titled Hiding in plain sight revealed that Tanzanian networks have been pivotal in developing local heroin markets – especially in South Africa.

Source: http://city-press.news24.com

Ghana:

Ghana to save $700m upon completion of clinker factory in Tanoso

The country will save some $700 million once a factory which is expected to reduce significantly the importation of clinker is completed in Tanoso in the Ahafo region completed. 

Source: http://adomonline.com

Local

Al Khaboura:

A workshop for the referees of Al Khaboura Club

A workshop for the referees of the club in cooperation with the referees' committee was held at the Khaboura club headquarters. The international referee Khaled Al-Shqasi, who spoke about some arbitration cases, football law and some new laws.

Source: Twitter

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Name: Abeer Alajmi

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

World

Kenya:

Miss Ateker Teso winner to represent Kenya at a Convention in Germany

Miss Ateker Teso 2019 winner, Hellen Ajulu to represent Kenya at an international Convention in Germany.

Source: twitter

Ghana:

Ghana bus crash: At least 60 killed after two loaded coaches collide

over 60 passengers are dead in a head-on bus collision on the Kintampo-Techiman road, with about 30 of them burnt beyond recognition.

Source: independet.co.uk

South Africa:

Teach peace building for positive change through Netball

"We have worked ... to use netball as a platform to teach peace building for positive change." As President of Netball

Sorce: southafricanews.net

Local

Al Khaboura:

Khaboura school participation in the competition Mabadron

Khaboura School participated in the competition Mabadron at the governorate level

Sadeem Al Hosani won the first place in the competition to throw the ball and Sara Al Ajmi won third place in the third row jump competition.

Source: twitter

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Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Wold

South Africa

Attack On Foreigners In South Africa Worsen

The xenophobic attacks on foreigners started on March 24 in Brits, North West Province and Durban, Kwazulu-Natal province. Over 100 foreigners have taken refuge at the police station, and others indoors.

Source: Twitter

Ghana

At least 50 people burned to death in a bus collision in Ghana

At least 50 people burned to death when two commercial buses collided and burst into flames in northern Ghana, police say

Source: CNN News

Kenya

Franciscan friar from Kenya wins $1m Global Teacher Prize

Brother Peter Tabichi, OFM, who teaches science in Kenya, was recognized with $1 million when he won the 2019 Global Teacher Prize

Source: Catholic News Agency

Local

Al Khaboura

Traffic accidents in Muscat Expressway, Al Khabourah claim 2 live

An Omani was killed in a collision between a light vehicle and a sewage tanker on the Muscat Expressway on Monday.

In a separate accident, one person was killed in a run over accident in the wilayat of Al Khabourah on Tuesday morning.

Source: Times Of Oman

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Written by:Abeer Alajmi

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

World

Kenya:

Kenya's president deactivates Facebook and Twitter accounts

Kenya's president deactivates Facebook and Twitter accounts after someone gained "unauthorised access", his chief of staff has tweeted.

Source: BBC News

South Africa:

SA government urged to accelerate HIV/Aids programme

"We can’t really hit the 2 million unless we dramatically change the level of work, effort, passion and commitment to our clients whom we need to be serving.” - Amb. Birx on South Africa's goal of putting 2 million more on HIV treatment by the end of 2020.

Source: iol.co.za

Ghana:

Ghana bus crash: Dozens killed after two buses collide in Bono East

At least 50 people have died and others were injured after two buses collided in central Ghana.

Source:BBC News

Local

AL Khaboura:

Competing Against Obesity in Willayate Al Khaboura

Willayate Al Khaboura is one of the provinces in Al Batina Region which is located along the coastline of the region. The province is inhabited by 5187 individual. It was observed that obesity is widely spread among people in Al Khaboura community and for it is known association with non-communicable diseases, a survey was done in 2007 which included 347 individuals.

Source: cbioman.net

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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

World

Kenya:

Kenyan doctor’s suicide puts spotlight on Cuba training deal

Kenyan doctor’s suicide puts spotlight on Cuba training deal: The body of Dr Hamisi Ali Juma was found dangling from the ceiling of his room.

Source: businessdailyafrica.com

South Africa:

White SABC field reporter banned for reporting farm attacks

A White journalist working for the ANC mouth peace “SABC” has been restricted from reporting on farm attacks against South Africa’s White farmers.

Source: News360.co.za

Ghana:

Ghana’s mobile industry celebrates World Consumer Rights Day 2019

The Mobile Industry has celebrated World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD), with a market activation at the Rawlings Park (Makola) in Accra Central.

Source: EIN news

Local

Al Khaboura:

Playoff danger for Oman club and Al Khabourah

Khabourah and Oman Club fight for safety as they both seek to avoid the playoff place on the final day of the league.

Source: ofa.om

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Tuesday, March 12, 2019

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Kenya:Ethiopian Airplane: 19 United Nations Officials Among Victims Of Ill-Fated Crash

The United Nations

Department of Safety and Security in Kenya, has said that no fewer than 19 United Nations officials were aboard the Ethiopian airplane that crashed.

Sourse: libertytv

South Africa:Kruger National Park electrocution kills six big animals

Electrocution kills rhino, giraffe, two lions and two hyenas at South Africa's biggest national park.

Sourse: BBC News

Ghana:18 year-old auto electrician jailed 15 years for stealing mobile phone

An 18-year-old auto electrician, who robbed a woman of her mobile phone at Nima in Accra, has been jailed for 15 years by the Accra Circuit Court.

Sourse: Graphic Online

Local

Cyber Security Awareness day in Khamis bin Said Al Shaqsi School

AL khaboura:Oman National CERT has conducted an awareness program day in Khamis bin Said Al Shaqsi in Al Khaboura. The program aimed to promote safety among schools’ students and included topics on safe online communucation.

Sourse:Oman National CERT

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Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Kenya

Kenya presidential election cancelled by Supreme Court

After international observers had said that the election was free from fraud and irregularities.

Kenya presidential election cancelled by Supreme Court.

Sorce: BBC news

South Africa

Last male northern white rhino dies

The last male northern white rhino died in 2018 and with only two infertile females of the same species remaining, scientists are undertaking a risky procedure involving embryos and surrogate mothers, to revive the species.

Sorce: BBC news

Ghana

Government protests CNN documentary on child labour - Parties agree to collaborate on sequel

Ghana has protested a Cable News Network (CNN) documentary for its poor reflection of efforts by the government to address the detestable practice of child labour on the Volta Lake.

Sorce: graphic.com

Khabourah marine college to train 45 Saudi students

Oman’s marine science college in Khabourah will train 45 Saudi students. The Ministry of Manpower (MoM) signed a cooperation programme in this regard with the Saudi Cooperative Societies Council at its headquarters on Monday.

Sorce: Muscat Daily

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

World news

Missing Amref-Kenya nurse found in ICU after disappearing at Tena Estate

An Amref-Kenya nurse, Margaret Kilelu, who disappeared from her house in Nairobi has been found in Mombasa, where she is admitted in the Intensive Care Unit at Coast Provincial General Hospital.

Jeremy Corbyn compares Israeli actions in West Bank to apartheid

Jeremy Corbyn has been criticised and again accused of anti-Semitism after it was revealed he compared Israeli actions in Palestine to the apartheid-era South Africa

He made his statement back in 2012, and it has taken 7 years for it to make headline news.

David Adjaye to design Ghana’s first ever pavilion at the Venice Biennale

Works by artists such as John Akomfrah, El Anatsui and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye will go on show in Ghana’s first national pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale this spring (11 May-24 November). The Ghanaian pavilion, located in the Artiglierie of the historic Arsenale, will be designed by the prominent UK-Ghanaian architect David Adjaye, who is working on a number of cultural initiatives aimed at boosting the profile of the west African country.

Local news

The pearl of the fertile Al Khaboura

The wilayat of Al Khaboura prides itself of rich and diverse history along with being blessed with beautiful natural flora and fauna.

It also has regions of lush greenery in its fertile valleys. And like any fertile areas, people flocked to these areas and set up villages at the edge of these mountains to reap the benefits of the fertile and crop producing lands.

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Local

DAR AL-KHABOURA FOR SILVERWARE LAUNCHES ITS COMMERCIAL IDENTITY IN COLLABORATION WITH ZUBAIR SEC

Dar Al-Khaboura for Silver Crafting, one of the leading members of Zubair Small Enterprises Centre (Zubair SEC), launched its logo and corporate identity designed and created in close collaboration with Zubair SEC.

World

Rare black leopard captured in new images from Kenya

The elusive African black leopard is alive and well and living in Kenya -- and there are new pictures to prove it.

A rare black leopard has been spotted in Africa for the first in more than 100 years

While there have been previous reports of sightings of black leopards in Africa, these new high-resolution images offer important scientific confirmation.

Top Cocoa Grower Is Said to Shift to Direct Sales From Auctions

Ivory Coast is moving away from a cocoa-auction system in favor of direct sales to traders, bringing the marketing process in the world’s top producer closer to that of neighboring Ghana

Israel fights boycott movement as pro-Palestinian campaign gains global support

"Measures calling for boycotts of Israel, many modeled on the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, including divesting from companies that sell to Israel’s army, are roiling college campuses." which Pro-Palestinian BDS campaign gains global support.

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Tuesday, February 11, 2019

Tourism ministry reopens Al Khaboura Fort in Oman

Al Khaboura Fort in the Governorate of North Batinah, has been reopen by the Ministry of Tourism. The fort, was earlier closed due to maintenance work. officials said

the Ministry of Tourism said, In a statement online,“The Ministry of Tourism reopened the Al Khaboura Fort in North Batinah Governorate to visitors after completion of the maintenance work that was being carried out by the Ministry of Heritage and Culture.”

The fort will be open from 7:30 am to 2:30 pm.“We wish that visitors get to a spend good and useful time at our historic sites,” The Ministry added,

Kenya: Lamu residents decry mangrove logging ban

A ban on the cutting or trading of mangrove trees in Kenya has angered many across the island of Lamu.

The government says the decision will help the environment, but residents argue they have no other material to construct and repair their buildings.

Residents of Lamu are warning that this ban could lead to their homes and mosques collapsing. A section of Lamu's 300-year-old Jamia Mosque faces imminent collapse. The faithful are now forced to pray on just one side of the mosque.

Tuesday's weather: Heavy rain across parts of the central interior of SA

Severe rain is expected across parts of four provinces in South Africa's central interior on Tuesday.

Severe thunderstorms are expected in the western Free State, the extreme north-eastern parts of the Northern Cape, the south-western parts of KwaZulu-Natal and the north-eastern interior of the Eastern Cape.

Meet the cocoa farmers who have never tasted chocolate

In Ghana - farmers who’ve spent their entire lives on cocoa farms have never tasted chocolate.

Instead, their life’s work is exported to industrialised nations, such as the United Kingdom and South Africa

Despite accounting for up to 30% of Ghana’s economy, most cocoa farmers today still live in poverty.

In November, during a visit by Mondelez South Africa representatives to the rural community of Mpaem the foreigners gifted chocolates to cocoa farmers who typically farm on less than two hectares.

Agustina Zomelo, a 70-year-old who’s farmed cocoa all her life, smiled as she sucked the caramel chocolate from its enclosure. This was the first chocolate she had ever tasted.

"I’ve always wondered what they do with our beans, and now I finally know," she said as the chocolate melted in her hands.