Yemen’s Houthis say they hit US warship

By Anadolu Agency Yemen’s Houthi group said late Wednesday that it hit an American warship and forced two American commercial vessels to retreat after clashes with its forces in the Gulf of Aden and Bab el-Mandab Strait. “In solidarity with the Palestinian people and in response to the American-British aggression on our country, clashes occurred

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Kenya questions jurisdiction of East African court

Kenya’s Attorney General Justin Muturi By The East African Kenya’s Attorney General Justin Muturi on Tuesday pleaded with the Supreme Court to hear his application seeking the top court’s opinion on the legal consequences and effects of decisions of the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) on the country’s sovereignty. Mr Muturi said whereas there

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Turkey’s parliament approves Sweden’s NATO membership, lifting a key hurdle

Turkish lawmakers follow the debate of Sweden’s bid to join NATO at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. Turkish legislators on Tuesday endorsed Sweden’s membership in NATO, lifting a major hurdle on the previously nonaligned country’s entry into the military alliance. (AP Photo/Ali Unal) By The Associated Press Turkish legislators on

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Somalia MPs strongly opposed the amendment of the constitution

Some of the members of the Federal Parliament of Somalia strongly opposed the plan that they said that tomorrow the two Houses of the Parliament will approve the amendment to the Constitution. Some of the MPs who have discussed the matter have warned the federal government officials that they should not take unnecessary measures at

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German regulator warns about commercial property, bank profits in 2024

The logo of Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin (Bundesanstalt fuer Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht) is pictured outside an office building of the BaFin in Bonn, Germany, April 15, 2019. Photographer Wolfgang Rattay By Reuters The head of Germany’s financial market regulator said that 2024 will be less rosy for bank profits and that commercial property was the

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US, UK conduct strikes against 8 Houthi targets in Yemen

Credit: Twitter/Centcom By Anadolu Agency US and British forces with support from other allies conducted strikes Monday against eight Houthi targets in Yemen in response to the group’s attacks in the Red Sea, according to a joint statement. “The militaries of the United States and United Kingdom, at the direction of their respective governments with

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UN migration agency seeks $7.9 billion to help people on the move and the communities that host them

File – Newly elected ‘International Organization for Migration’ (OIM) director general Amy Pope, from the U.S. speaks during a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, May 15, 2023. The U.N.’s migration agency is launching its first “global appeal” that seeks $7.9 billion to help people on the move and ensure smoother pathways to migration at

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President Sisi says Egypt will not allow any threat to Somalia or its security

File Photo/Somali Times By Reuters Egypt will not allow any threat to Somalia, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday after Ethiopia said it would consider recognising an independence claim by Somaliland in a deal that would give it access to a sea port. The remarks were the strongest yet made on the issue by

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Somalia president allows Egypt to build military base-sources say

Photo/Somali Times The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, was warmly welcomed today at the Al-Ittihadiya Palace in Egypt. President Hassan and the country’s President Abdulfatah Al-Sisi held a critical meeting there to discuss the relationship between the two countries, the current maritime crisis and the new cooperation between the two sides. Read: Somalia’s president

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Saudi Arabia cuts wages for African domestic workers

Someone handing out dollar notes in an office. Photo/Shutterstock By The East African The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has moved to revise downwards the maximum wages payable to domestic workers of Kenyan origin by up to 17.2 percent or about $500 per month, alongside those of other countries that include Uganda, Ethiopia, Philippines, Sri

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