Turkish defense, aviation exports to Africa rise 11-fold

Turkey’s defense and aviation industry product exports to Africa hit $61.2M this January to May Turkey’s defense and aviation exports to the African continent jumped eleven-fold on an annual basis this January-May. The figure for the first five months hit $61.2 million, according to data compiled by Anadolu Agency. The country’s total defense and aviation

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Saudi Arabia to allow women to live alone without male guardian

Saudi students walk at the exhibition to guide job seekers at Glowork Women’s Career Fair in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 2 October 2018. [REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser] In a landmark move, Saudi Arabia is to allow unmarried, divorced or widowed women to live alone without the consent of close male relatives who are normally their guardians,

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America may be ‘back’ at G7, but allies’ doubts about U.S. democracy linger

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as they look at historical documents and artefacts relating to the Atlantic Charter during their meeting, at Carbis Bay Hotel, Carbis Bay, Cornwall, Britain June 10, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool By Andrea Shalal, Humeyra Pamuk, Robin Emmott In 2017 the president of the United States

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Somali government denies Eritrean-trained troops fought in Ethiopia

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s Information Minister Osman Abukar Dubbe has denied reports that Somali troops being trained in Eritrea have taken part in fighting in Ethiopia. The information minister, who held a press conference in response to the government protests in Mogadishu, accused opposition politicians campaigning to spread false information to the public. It’s not

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Kenya reopens flights to Somalia

Photo: Credit Business Daily Africa. The Kenyan government has announced that it has reopened flights to Somalia, following a long-standing embargo, exacerbating strained relations between neighboring Somalia and Kenya. An official statement from the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that flights from Somalia to Kenya have been reopened today. The statement also said that

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Projects suspended as hackers breach Nairobi building approval system

City Hall. By COLLINS OMULO Hundreds of construction sector jobs and multibillion-shilling property investments have been frozen after hackers breached the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) online application system, forcing a suspension of development plan approvals. Hackers gained access to the system’s Quick Response (QR) code and effected numerous illegal approvals, prompting officials to shut it

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Farmajo and Khaire are responsible for Somali youths trained in Eritrea

File Photo/Somali Times The case of Somali youths who were trained in Eritrea, but were said to have been involved in the fighting in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. This was more than treachery, and a threat to the very existence of the Nation, “This is a greater betrayal, and a threat to our

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Senior Al-Shabab leader arrested in Somalia

Photo: Credit Twitter Somalia announced on Wednesday that its armed forces arrested a senior leader of the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabaab terrorist group in an operation in the country’s Middle Shabelle region, according to an official statement. According to Anadolu Agency report. “Somali National Army and Hirshabelle police arrested a senior Al-shabaab local leader after a joint

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Egypt and Sudan urge Ethiopia to negotiate seriously over giant dam

Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam is seen as it undergoes construction work on the river Nile in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo/File Photo Sudan and Egypt agreed on Wednesday to coordinate efforts to push Ethiopia to negotiate “seriously” on an agreement on filling and operating a giant dam it

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Biden opens overseas trip declaring ‘United States is back’

President Joe Biden speaks to American service members at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk, England, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) By JONATHAN LEMIRE and AAMER MADHANI President Joe Biden opened the first overseas trip of his term Wednesday with a declaration that “the United States is back” as he seeks to reassert the nation

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