Hundreds of thousands of Iranians are expected to fill the streets of the capital Tehran for the funeral of former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. The ceremony is due to begin with prayers performed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Mr Rafsanjani, president from 1989 to 1997, died of a heart attack on Sunday at the … Read more
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has led tributes to former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who has died at the age of 82. Ayatollah Khamenei hailed a “companion of struggle” despite their differences, saying this was a “difficult” loss. President Hassan Rouhani praised Mr Rafsanjani as a great man of the Islamic revolution. The government … Read more
Peaceful presidential transitions are difficult to execute, particularly when they involve a defeated incumbent. As usual, the Americans have the most documentation of transitions. While, for the most part, they have gone well, there have been memorable hiccups. In 1800, after the bitterly contested election between Adams and Jefferson, President Adams made some midnight appointments, … Read more
The 13th year of the demise of the late Ghanaian music icon, Terry Bonchaka was commemorated yesterday 30th October,2016 at the La cemetery where he was buried in Accra. As part of the activities to mark the commemoration,the manager of the late Terry Bonchaka,Reagan Mends,together with the Boomgi Man (Bonchaka Look-alike)and some friends of Bonchaka … Read more
“Why are both of you ignoring the national debt problem?” moderator asks. “We’re bringing it from 1% up to 4%,” Trump says about the GDP. “It’s very sad,” he says about foreign manufacturers who are “taking American jobs”. He promises to create a “tremendous economic machine”. He will execute this by “taking back jobs” and … Read more