Tanzania and international media outlets reported on Tanzania Revenues Authority (TRA) collections of up to 8.45% of revenue for the past few months. Speaking at a news conference in Dar es Salaam recently, TRA'S Director for Taxpayer Services and Education, Mr Richard Kayombo praised taxpayers for enabling TRA to raise such amount and the authority is embarking on a nationwide campaign to free register taxpayers’ Identification Number (TIN) to simplify…

King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has ordered the government to pay out 1,000 riyals (about $266) to state employees each month in 2018. “The allocation of 50 billion riyals for this decree indicates the leadership’s concern for the people’s comfort and quality of living,” Awwad bin Saleh Alawwad, the Minister of Culture and Information told local media.

According to a former American ambassador to Pakistan, Richard G. Olson, writing in the New York Times:

A few days ago, Nikki Haley, US ambassador to the UN, used the venue to criticize the Iran’s handling of the protesters. Human rights are not the gift of governments; they are inalienable rights of people themselves [1].” She further added, “The Iranian regime is now on notice. The world will be watching what you do [2].