At UN, country’s internationally recognized name changed from Turkey to Türkiye, says president

By Anadolu Agency At the United Nations, the country’s internationally recognized name has been changed from Turkey to Türkiye, said the Turkish president on Monday. After chairing a Cabinet meeting in the capital Ankara, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that under the official change, from now on all Turkish state institutions are using the name Türkiye

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Somalia, US discuss strengthening economic reforms

The Minister of Finance of the Federal Government of Somalia, Abdirahman Bayle met with the US Ambassador to Somalia, Larry André. They discussed the state of Somalia’s economic reforms and how to build on the gains made so far. Somalia’s Minister of Finance Bayle said the United States strongly supports the economic reforms that Somalia

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UK PM Boris Johnson wins confidence vote with 59% share

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets with his Estonian counterpart at 10 Downing Street, London, Britain June 6, 2022. Alberto Pezzali/Pool via Reuters By Reuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a confidence vote on Monday but by a relatively modest margin, seeing off a challenge to his leadership brought by lawmakers within his Conservative

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UAE Ambassador to Somalia non-diplomatic matter to visit the offices of top government officials on a daily basis

UAE Ambassador to Somalia, Somalia’s corrupt president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud Somalia’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb. Jamal Barrow has strongly criticized the behavior of international ambassadors based in Mogadishu, calling it a non-diplomatic matter to visit the offices of top government officials on a daily basis. In a post on his Facebook page, Jamal Barrow noted

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After ‘partygate’, UK PM Johnson faces confidence vote

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends the National Service of Thanksgiving held at St Paul’s Cathedral, during Britain’s Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, in London, Britain, June 3, 2022. Victoria Jones/Pool via Reuters By Reuters Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a confidence vote on Monday, after a growing number of lawmakers in the governing Conservative

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Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017

File Photo/Somali Times This article is from African Arguments The election of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in September 2012 was heralded internationally as an almost messianic break from the past, an end to Somalia’s never-ending progression of corrupt “transitional” governments and the beginning of a brave new era. Once in office, Hassan Sheikh was feted

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Swedish government hangs in balance as no-confidence vote looms

Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson By Anadolu Agency Political crisis in Sweden is threatening to come to a head after Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson warned on Friday that she would resign if Justice Minister Morgan Johansson is voted out of office in a no-confidence vote initiated by the far-right Democrats of Sweden. “The political decisions

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European Union revokes KQ plane servicing licence

A Kenya Airways aircraft at JKIA By Business Daily Africa The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has revoked a licence it had granted Kenya Airways (KQ) to maintain UK-registered aircraft after it failed a compliance audit. The national carrier said the agency withdrew the licence because, during the certification audit, the agency requested that

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Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee celebrations end with pageant through London

Queen Elizabeth II waves to the crowd during the Platinum Jubilee Pageant outside Buckingham Palace in London, Sunday, June 5, 2022, on the last of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The pageant will be a carnival procession up The Mall featuring giant puppets and celebrities that will depict key moments from

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Rafael Nadal beats Casper Ruud to win 14th French Open titles

Rafael Nadal beats Casper Ruud to win 14th French Open titles: Credit to The Associated Press Photographer Thibault Camus The French Open men’s singles final between Rafael Nadal beats Casper Ruud to win 14 French Open titles a 14th championship at Roland Garros and 22nd major trophy overall. 6-3, 6-3, 6-0. Rafael Nadal has taken

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