The United State Government has kicked against President Muhammadu Buhari government's decision to ban Twitter in the country. The US condemned the ban
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Saab was arrested in June 2020, after his private jet made a stopover in Cape Verde on his way to Iran for a humanitarian mission on behalf of the Venezuelan government.
The businessman is caught up in a feud between Venezuela, his country, and the US.
The US had reportedly put pressure on Cape Verde to arrest Saab with plans of extraditing him to face corruption charges.
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In a letter dated May 17 and addressed to Biden, Falana said Saab’s case is a true test for the US president to show that his administration will never support habits of governments ignoring court orders.
Falana Writes US President, Biden Over Detained Venezuelan Envoy
The regional court had ordered the immediate release of the envoy from prison and placed him under house arrest for health reasons.
by SaharaReporters, New York
May 17, 2021
Femi Falana (SAN), human rights lawyer and counsel for Alex Saab, special envoy of the Venezuelan government, says the continued detention of his client by the Cape Verdean authorities is illegal.
Saab was arrested on June 12, 2020 after his private jet made a stop over at Cape Verde on his way to Iran for a humanitarian mission on behalf of the Venezuelan government.
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OSCE conducts first aid course for medical personnel serving in Tajikistan’s armed and security forces, government institutions and civil society organizations
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A ten-day medical training course on providing first aid and evacuation to injured persons during explosive ordinance disposal concluded on 9 April 2021 at the Regional Explosives Hazards Training Centre under Tajikistan’s Deference Ministry located in the suburbs of Dushanbe. The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe organized the course in co-operation with Tajikistan’s Defence Ministry.
The training course brought together 15 medical personnel from different ministries, civil societies and NGOs, including the Defence Ministry, the Regional Explosives Hazards Training Centre, the Interior Ministry, the National Guard, Border Troops, the Committee of the Emergency Situations and Civil Defence, Tajikistan National Mine Action Centre and the NGO Norwegian People s Aid.
Incendiary accusations of collusion between Silicon Valley giants strike at heart of US business culture
5 April 2021 • 4:11pm
It had been a long night, but Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt could look back at his work in the Democratic Party’s election night ‘boiler room’ with quiet satisfaction. Schmidt’s corner was the dubbed the “cave”, where a crack team of 30 hand-picked analysts had pored over their laptops.
Now they could relax. After a nerve-racking autumn in which President Obama’s Republican rival Mitt Romney was level with, or ahead of the incumbent, Obama had won by a larger majority than anyone expected: five million votes. Schmidt was happy to take the plaudits.