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‘Iran mistakenly shot down Ukraine plane’, U.S officials now claim
By Ian Omondi,
2046, January 9, 2020 (EAT)
U.S government officials are now alleging that an Iran missile brought down the Ukrainian plane that killed all 176 people aboard. The Ukrainian In...
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Iran attacks two Iraqi bases housing US forces in ‘revenge’ for Soleimani’s death
By CNN,
1528, January 8, 2020 (EAT)
Iran launched more than a dozen missiles at two Iraqi bases that hold US troops in what appears to be retaliation for the American airstrike that kill...
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Iran vows to strike ‘military sites’ in revenge against the U.S.
By CNN,
1754, January 5, 2020 (EAT)
The military adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader said Sunday that his country's response to the killing by the United States of one its most influential ...
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Who was Qasem Soleimani, the top Iranian commander Trump ordered killed?
By CNN,
1924, January 3, 2020 (EAT)
Qasem Soleimani, who was killed by a US airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump at Baghdad International Airport on Friday, was hailed as a hero i...
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Iran vows ‘harsh revenge’ against U.S. for killing top general Soleimani
By Agencies,
1747, January 3, 2020 (EAT)
Iran has threatened to retaliate after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad on Friday killed Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force and arch...
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Minnows Eritrea send Harambee Stars out of CECAFA
By Jacob Icia,
1646, December 17, 2019 (EAT)
Jacob Icia in Kampala Defending champions Harambee Stars were on Tuesday bundled out of the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup after suffering a chastening ...
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Chinese state media escalate row with NBA
By Reuters,
1046, October 9, 2019 (EAT)
Chinese state media on Wednesday accused the National Basketball Association (NBA) of endorsing violence and peddling a “secessionist pipe dream” ...
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China warns of countermeasures if U.S. puts missiles on its ‘doorstep’
By Reuters,
922, August 6, 2019 (EAT)
China threatened countermeasures on Tuesday if the United States deploys intermediate-range, ground-based missiles in Asia and warned U.S. allies of r...
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China says will freeze out U.S. companies that sell arms to Taiwan
By Reuters,
1317, July 15, 2019 (EAT)
China’s government and Chinese companies will cut business ties with U.S. firms selling arms to Taiwan, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, d...
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U.S. takes up Ksh.440B case over Kenya, Tanzania embassy bombings
By Reuters,
1123, June 29, 2019 (EAT)
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a bid to reinstate $4.3 billion (Ksh.440billion) in punitive damages against Sudan in a lawsuit accusing it ...
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What shooting down an Ksh.11 billion US drone tells us about Iran
By CNN,
1404, June 25, 2019 (EAT)
Once the dust cleared, it turned out that one of the enduring lessons from the past week occurred at about 22,000 feet. The Iranian downing of an ...
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Trump says new sanctions on Iran to start Monday, dials back rhetoric
By Reuters,
1527, June 23, 2019 (EAT)
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would impose fresh sanctions on Iran but that he wanted to make a deal to bolster its flagging economy...
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U.S retaliated against Iranian spy group’s cyberstrike
By CNN,
1314, June 23, 2019 (EAT)
US Cyber Command launched a retaliatory cyberstrike last week against an Iranian spy group, according to a US official and a former US intelligence of...
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Trump says he aborted retaliatory strike to spare Iranian lives
By Reuters,
1128, June 22, 2019 (EAT)
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he aborted a military strike to retaliate for Iran’s downing of an unmanned U.S. drone because it could h...
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Judge blocks some funds Trump sought for U.S.-Mexico border wall
By Reuters,
1200, May 26, 2019 (EAT)
The Trump administration must temporarily halt the use of some Defense Department funds for a border wall with Mexico, a judge ruled on Friday, becaus...
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Al Shabaab changes tactics, uses home-made explosives
By Reuters,
1343, May 18, 2019 (EAT)
A United Nations report on Saturday, 18 has revealed that Somali Islamist insurgents are making their own explosives to mount more frequent and deadly...
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Pompeo visits Iraq amid reports of Iranian missile threat
By VOA,
929, May 8, 2019 (EAT)
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has made an unscheduled visit to Iraq, amid growing tensions with Iran after intelligence reports indicated that I...
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US Names New Commander in Europe Amid NATO Tensions
By VOA,
1130, May 2, 2019 (EAT)
The United States is installing new military leadership in Europe at a moment of heightened worries about Russian aggression, doubts about the future ...
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“It will go down to the wire,” says Medo of relegation dog-fight
By Julius Jumah,
1659, April 29, 2019 (EAT)
With 26 rounds of the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) matches played, and 10 games left to the end of the season, the fight for survival is seemingly taki...
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Two U.S. Navy warships sail through strategic Taiwan Strait
By Reuters,
1146, April 29, 2019 (EAT)
The U.S. military said it sent two Navy warships through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday as the Pentagon increases the frequency of movement through the s...
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