Somalia Rejects Diplomatic Resolution of Maritime Dispute with Kenya

File Photo Somalia Map. By The Maritime Executive Somalia has rejected pressure for a diplomatic resolution to a longstanding maritime dispute with Kenya, maintaining the matter will be decided by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Despite a charm offensive by Kenya, Somalia reckons the ICJ must provide the final verdict on the dispute that

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Kenyan President Kenyatta receives a puppet Somali Prime Minister Roble

A photograph appeared on the Internet. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday received Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble in Mombasa for his first official visit to Kenya. The Prime Minister of Somalia is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta on issues of mutual interest. The talks between President Kenyatta and Prime

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Somalia PM to hold talks with Uhuru in Mombasa

A photograph appeared on the Internet. By The Star, Kenya Somalia Prime Minister Mohamed Roble is expected in Kenya on Tuesday for an official visit on invitation by President Uhuru Kenyatta. According to Somalia’s Foreign Affairs minister Mohamed Abdirizak, PM Roble will meet President Kenyatta in Mombasa, where he has been since arriving from his

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Somali Prime Minister travelled to meet Uhuru Kenyatta

Photo/Somali Times A delegation led by the Prime Minister of Somalia travelled to Nairobi, Kenya today. Prime Minister Roble’s delegation received an official invitation from Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta, and the Prime Minister’s visit comes two days after the Kenyan foreign minister arrived in Mogadishu. The purpose of Somali Prime Minister Roble’s visit is said

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N Korea vows stronger attack capabilities over allied drills

File – In this March 2, 2019, file photo, Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un attends a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam. The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim ripped South Korea for proceeding with military exercises with the United States she claimed are

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Liberal candidate dropped over payments from Somali minister uncle

Liberal Party state director Sam McQuestin.CREDIT:PHILIP BIGGS By The Age-Political reporter Paul Sakkal The Liberal Party has dropped its candidate for a federal seat in Melbourne’s north-east because she receives payments from her uncle who is a minister in the Somali government. Zahra Mustaf was set to run for the notionally marginal seat of Jaga

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China firm seeks billions before giving Kenya SGR

A Kenya Railways cargo train. By Business Daily Africa The Chinese operator of the standard gauge railway (SGR) has demanded billions of shillings in unpaid bills before handing over fully to Kenya. Africa Star Railway Operation Company Ltd (Afristar), the Chinese company contracted to run the train service, has listed clearing of its debts as

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US signals no change in airstrikes as Afghan Taliban advance

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Monday, Aug. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and LOLITA C. BALDOR The United States showed no sign Monday of stepping up airstrikes in Afghanistan despite accelerating Taliban gains there. A Pentagon spokesman emphasized that Americans now see the fight

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UK PM Johnson has full confidence in finance minister Sunak – spokesman

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak arrive for a Cabinet meeting, in London, Britain October 13, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/Files By Reuters LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) – British Prime minister Boris Johnson has full confidence in finance minister Rishi Sunak and has no plans to reshuffle his cabinet team, Johnson’s

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Russia resumes flights to Egyptian resorts after 6 years

Russian tourists gather at the Egyptair check-in desk at the Domodedovo International Airport outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, Aug. 9, 2021. The Russian state aviation agency, Rosaviatsiya, has cleared eight Russian airlines to operate flights to Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh from 43 cities all across Russia. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr) By SAMY MAGDY Cairo (AP)

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