Will Nile dam negotiations end in peace or war?

Failure of talks raises concerns about possibility of military confrontation between Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia The latest round of negotiations in Kinshasa, Congo, between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has failed to make a breakthrough on reaching an agreement, with the three countries trading accusations

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Mogadishu police chief suspends Somali parliament, gets fired moments later

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu’s police chief announced he had suspended parliament on Monday, saying he was acting unilaterally to prevent lawmakers from extending the president’s term, only to be fired moments later by the police commissioner. “We have stopped the parliament session today. We have a responsibility bigger than a personal one. We have to solve

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Iran blames Israel for sabotage at Natanz nuclear site

This satellite photo from Planet Labs Inc. shows Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Iran’s Natanz nuclear site suffered a problem Sunday, April 11, involving its electrical distribution grid just hours after starting up new advanced centrifuges that more quickly enrich uranium, state TV reported. It was the latest incident to strike

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The latest security tightened in Mogadishu, parliament convenes today

Photo/Somali Times Additional troops have been deployed on all roads leading to the Somali Presidential Palace, with lawmakers scheduled to convene at Villa Hargeisa on Monday. The meeting was attended by members of parliament and it was said that the agenda of the meeting will be a motion related to the upcoming elections in Somalia.

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Three plans by the international community fails by President Farmajo

File Photo/Somali Times The international community have failed to take three steps to weaken President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo’s power and find an alternative solution, according to Somali officials. This is after the representatives of the international community in the hope to find a solution pass through self-selection outage, which is part of the zodiac, but

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Speaker Mursal calls lawmakers to vote for Farmajo’s extension of two years in office

File Photo/Somali Times The members of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia have tonight been sent a message informing the speaker that there will be a meeting on Monday in the house, and the agenda of the meeting will include Farmajo’s extension of two years in office and the 2021

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United Nations, the European Union and IGAD says it will respect the sovereignty of Somalia

The United Nations, the European Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have stated in a statement that they will respect the sovereignty of Somalia. A joint statement issued by the United Nations, the European Union, IGAD and the African Union said it was important to respect Somalia’s territorial integrity. The statement comes as

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Myanmar: At least 701 killed during protests

The death toll in Myanmar rose to 701 from protests against a military coup and the arrest of elected government officials. A daily report by the Charity for Political Prisoners said there were new casualties from areas where security forces intervened with civilians. The report updated the casualty figure and said 3,012 people were detained.

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South African variant can ‘break through’ Pfizer vaccine, Israeli study says

Photo: Credit Reuters By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa can “break through” Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to some extent, a real-world data study in Israel found, though its prevalence in the country is low and the research has not been peer reviewed. The study, released on Saturday, compared almost

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Electrical problem strikes Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility

This satellite photo from Planet Labs Inc. shows Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Iran’s Natanz nuclear site suffered a problem Sunday, April 11, involving its electrical distribution grid just hours after starting up new advanced centrifuges that more quickly enrich uranium, state TV reported. It was the latest incident to strike

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