Somaliland elected six senators for Mogadishu

The election of six seats in the Upper House of the Northern Regions in Somalia has recently ended, with some well-known officials vying for Villa Somalia. Seat 1: Former Speaker of the Upper House, Mr. Abdi Hashi Abdullahi, was elected, following the resignation of his rival Said Omar Hussein, who had registered to run in

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China’s Belt and Road plans losing momentum as opposition, debt mount -study

Visitors walk past a wall with a map showing the species of peony in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries, at horticultural exhibition Beijing Expo 2019, in Beijing, China April 29, 2019. Picture taken April 29, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer Reuters By David Stanway China’s vast Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is in danger of losing momentum

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Wayne Couzens ‘used police ID to kidnap Sarah Everard’

Couzens pleaded guilty to the kidnap, rape and murder of Everard at earlier court hearings. Photograph: Metropolitan police/PA The Guardian By Vikram Dodd and Haroon Siddique Sentencing hearing told serving Met officer used warrant card and Covid training to deceive 33-year-old Wayne Couzens used police equipment, including his warrant card and training about Covid rules,

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Afghan war did not end on terms US wanted with Taliban: Top general

By Anadolu Agency ‘Taliban was and remains a terrorist organization … they still have not broken ties with al-Qaeda,’ says Gen. Mark Milley US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said Tuesday that the Afghan war with the Taliban, who he said has ties with al-Qaeda, ended differently than the way

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China vows to keep Taiwan out of Pacific Rim trade group

File – In this May 16, 2019, file photo, from left, Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh, Singapore’s Industry and Trade Minister Chan Chun Sing, Canada’s Minister of International Trade Diversification James Carr, Chilean Foreign Minister Fernando Ampuero, Chilean Deputy Minister of Trade Rodrigo Yanez, Japan’s Parliamentary Vice Minister of Foreign

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Somali Prime Minister Roble says Ikran Tahlil was a spy and double agent

Photo/Somali Times Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble said Ikran Tahlil was a spy and double agent. Ikran Tahlii Farah’s case will not be brought to justice immediately. Of her crimes, she committed working for foreign actors. Ikran Tahlil was trained by Kenyan intelligence and other spy agencies age of 15 according to Somali spy

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US senators urge Biden to confront Bahrain’s ‘serious’ human rights abuses

A Bahraini man walks past photos of men reportedly detained after attending anti-government protests, displayed behind a mosque in the village of Diraz, 10 July 2015 (AFP) By Middle East Eye A bipartisan group of US senators has called on the Biden administration to pressure Bahrain to end the “violent, systemic repression” of its population,

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R. Kelly convicted of luring women, underage girls for sex

R. Kelly sits as the jury foreman reads the guilty verdict in Kelly’s sex abuse trial at Brooklyn’s Federal District Court in a courtroom sketch in New York, U.S., September 27, 2021. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg Reuters By Tyler Clifford and Luc Cohen R. Kelly was convicted by a federal jury on Monday in his sex trafficking

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Kenya: Corrupt politicians to miss 2022 elections in new Bill

Parliament buildings in Nairobi. By Business Daily Africa Persons charged with corruption and other economic crimes will be locked out of next year’s polls if MPs approve proposed changes to the laws on elections, leadership and integrity. Aspirants with active court cases will be barred from running for the position of President, Member of Parliament,

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Ugandan dictator Yoweri Museveni’s son arrives in Mogadishu helping the Hawiye community

Photo/Somali Times/Ugandan dictator Yoweri Museveni’s evil son Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Ugnada’s ‘dictator’ Yoweri Museveni, his son the Commander of the Ugandan Infantry, Lt. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba and other Ugandan military officials led by him arrived in Mogadishu today and held separate meetings with Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble. General Muhoozi

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