The Somali government closes Abdirashid Janan’s case for human rights abuses

File Photo/Somali Times The Somali government has closed the case against former Jubaland security minister Abdirashid Janan, who recently reached a deal with the government. The attorney general’s office that issued the decision to close Janan’s case is based on the public interest in justice. The Benadir Regional Court, where Janan’s case and arrest warrant

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Saudi terror court sentences Red Crescent aid worker to 20 years in prison

Abdulrahman al-Sadhan and his sister Areej al-Sadhan, prior to his detention (Courtesy of Areej al-Sadhan) Abdulrahman al-Sadhan’s arrest was reportedly linked to an anonymous Twitter account that voiced concerns over human rights in the kingdom A Saudi terrorism court sentenced a local aid worker to 20 years in prison, weeks after his family reported that

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Hashida, who wrote ‘Oshin,’ many other hit dramas dies at 95

File – In this November 2019, file photo, renowned Japanese scriptwriter Sugako Hashida speaks during an interview in Atami, west of Tokyo. Hashida, best known for the internationally popular TV drama series “Oshin,” has died of lymphoma. She was 95. Hashida had been treated for the illness since earlier 2021. She died Sunday, April 4,

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Please keep your loans, Kenyans tell IMF

Photo: Credit AFP/Olivier Douliery/The International Monetary Fund Headquarters in Washington, DC. By Paul Wafula Kenya’s public debt has ballooned by more than Sh1 trillion in the last one year under the cover of fighting Covid-19 pandemic. This now makes the period between March 2020 and March 2021 as Kenya’s worst in terms of borrowing, after

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Aran Jaan leader Abdirahman Farole is positive of Covid-19

Photo/Somali Times According to Somali officials which told Somali Times former Puntland governor and Aran Jaan leader Abdirahman Farole has been tested postive of Coronavirus. ”Aran Jaan leader Abdirahman Farole had a interview with outlet media this morning and he was coughing a lot. Then after the interview he went to the hospital for testing

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Toyota Presents World Debut of the New GR 86

Photo: Credit Toyota TGR’s new GR 86 Toyota City, Japan―On April 5, 2021, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) gave the new GR 86 its world debut in an online event held together with Subaru Corporation (Subaru). Following the GR Supra and GR Yaris, the new GR 86 is the third global model in TGR’s GR series

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Israeli PM back in court as parties weigh in on his fate

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a hearing evidence stage for his trial over alleged corruption crimes, at the Jerusalem district court, in Salah El-Din, East Jerusalem, Monday, April 5, 2021. Netanyahu was back in court for his corruption trial on Monday as the country’s political parties were set to weigh in on whether he

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African Union chair calls for fresh start as Nile dam talks begin

The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) called for a fresh start in talks over the Nile dam, which has been the subject of a dispute between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan for the past years. Felix Tshisekedi, who is also the current African Union chair, was speaking at the opening of a

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Biden team set to review Kenya, Trump trade talks

Industrialisation, Trade and Enterprise Development CS Betty Maina during SMEs Conference. The Biden administration will review bilateral trade negotiations and targets that ex-President Donald Trump regime made with Kenya last year over a potential free trading deal. The new US administration wants to make sure that the negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement and talks

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Afisyoni conference is adjourned due to foreign puppets Deni-Ahmed Madobe

File Photo/Somali Times The meeting between the heads of the federal and state governments in addressing agenda 2021 election for on hold, according to Somali officials told Somali Times. Today’s meeting, which was the second day of the conference, ended without any agreement on all contentious issues on the agenda. Somali leaders are to be

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