Somali defense minister welcomes Irish counterpart in Mogadishu

Photo/Somali Times Somali Minister of Defense Hassan Hussein Haji, accompanied by Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdirizak, welcomed the Irish Minister of Defense and Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney and other members to Mogadishu. The Somali Minister of Defense Hassan Hussein Haji, the Irish Minister of Defense and Foreign Affairs jointly greeted units of the Armed Forces who

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‘Pingdemic’ grips Britain as fears of food shortages grow

A man stands next to shelves empty of fresh meat in a supermarket, as the number of worldwide coronavirus cases continues to grow, in London, Britain, March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls By Guy Faulconbridge, James Davey Britain’s supermarkets, wholesalers and hauliers were struggling on Thursday to ensure stable food and fuel supplies after an official

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4 journalists at shut Hong Kong paper charged with collusion

File – In this June 23, 2021, file photo, Lam Man-chung, center, executive editor-in-chief of Apple Daily gestures at the headquarters before the newspaper stop publishing in Hong Kong. Hong Kong national security police on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, arrested Lam, weeks after the paper was forced to close after authorities froze its assets. (AP

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Dubai suspected after Princess Haya listed in leaked Pegasus project data

Princess Haya bint al-Hussein and her ex-husband Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum. Composite: Guardian/EPA By David Pegg and Paul Lewis Closest aides and friends of emir’s ex-wife also began to appear on database as she moved to the UK As her plane touched down in April 2019, Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, who was accompanied by

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What did Farmajo and the Emir of Qatar discuss?

File Photo/Somali Times The outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani had a telephone conversation, according to Somali officials told Somali Times. Mr Mohamed Farmajo congratulated the Emir of Qatar on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim

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Ethiopia’s army chief says he is awaiting a order to fight in the Tigray region

Credit: Twitter Chief of the Ethiopian army Birhanu Jula. Ethiopian army chief announces pledge to fight in Tigray. The commander-in-chief of the Ethiopian army, Birhanu Jula, told the Ethiopian News Agency that he was awaiting orders from his superiors to re-engage fighting in the northern Tigray region. The commander said that the government forces are

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A plane carrying passengers crashes in El Wak

Photo/Somali Times The Gedo region in Somalia confirmed that a plane carrying passengers from Nairobi crashed this morning at El Wak airport in Gedo region. The 5Y-GRS was en route to Elwak in Mandera County, according to local sources told Somali Times. The plane was carrying about 45 people from the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, when

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Japan’s Toyota adds ‘kei’ makers to technology partnership

This Aug. 15, 2019, file photo shows the Toyota logo on a dealership in Manchester, N.H. In a deal announced Wednesday, July 21, 2021, Japan’s top automaker Toyota is adding makers specializing in tiny “kei” cars, Daihatsu and Suzuki, to a partnership in commercial vehicles set up with Hino and Isuzu earlier this year. (AP

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Farmajo started a political campaign

Photo/Somali Times The outgoing president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo today celebrated Eid al-Adha with units of the Somali National Army and encouraged them to dedicate themselves to defending their country and protecting the dignity of their people. Mohamed Farmajo said the heroes of the Armed Forces who stood up for the liberation of the country and

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Experts confirm Ugandans got water for Covid-19 vaccine

Dr Warren Naamara of the State House Health Monitoring Unit displays vials of the fake Covid-19 vaccines that were administered to more than 800 people in Kampala last month. By Benson Tumusiime Authorities at State House have released the results that were obtained from the samples taken from the alleged fake Covid-19 vaccine. More than

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