Israel votes: Netanyahu’s fate hangs on Tuesday’s elections

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center left, tours the Mahane Yehuda market while campaigning a day before national elections, in Jerusalem, Monday, March 22, 2021. The March 23 vote is Israel’s fourth parliamentary election in two years. (AP Photo/Oren Ben Hakoon) JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis began voting on Tuesday in the country’s fourth parliamentary election

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West sanctions China over Xinjiang abuses, Beijing hits back at EU

Workers walk by the perimeter fence of what is officially known as a vocational skills education centre in Dabancheng in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China September 4, 2018. Picture taken September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter By Robin Emmott, David Brunnstrom The United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada imposed sanctions on Chinese officials on

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Wealthy Kenyans set for early Covid-19 jab

Healthcare staff prepares to administer a Covid-19 vaccine. Kenya has opened talks with a global partnership under the World Health Organisation for local top private hospitals to buy the Covid-19 vaccines for wealthy Kenyans. A senior official at the Ministry of Health told Business Daily that the State and Covax are in discussion to allow

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Puntland Governor Deni scares and raises questions about security Afisyoni

Photo/Somali Times Puntland Governor Said Abdullahi Deni said that he questions the security arrangement for the electoral conference, citing a security risk posed to him by elite Federal troops he deems to be loyal to President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo in Mogadishu. Governor Said Deni said that the international community must address how Somali forces are

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Somali government issues statement in Afisyoni conference

Photo/Somali Times A statement from Somali government issues meeting in Afisyoni between federal, state leaders and Farmajo . The Somali government has announced that the Somali president has chaired a special meeting ahead of a national conference to finalize the elections and implement the September 17, 2020 agreement approved by members of parliament. According to

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Turkish lira plummets after Erdogan fires central bank chief

A merchant counts Turkish lira banknotes at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey, March 29, 2019. (Reuters Photo) The Turkish currency plummeted against the U.S. dollar on Monday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fired the central bank governor over the weekend for hiking interest rates. The lira was trading at around 7.9 against the dollar

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The latest from the conference Afisyoni

The center of the tent in Afsiyoni’s barrack conference election issues signed by Somalia, the government and federal state leaders. The long-awaited conference was marred by a bitter feud between federal leaders and some state leaders who refused to attend a series of conferences called for by Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. But with the

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U.S. Says Somali state Governors it cannot leave Mogadishu until an agreement is reached 2021 election

File Photo/Somali Times The United States has told state Governors it cannot leave Mogadishu until an agreement is reached 2021 election. The US Embassy in Somalia said in a statement posted on its Twitter account that the letter was addressed directly to the presidents of Puntland, Jubaland, Galmudug, Southwest and Hir Shabelle. The Somali people

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The council of foreign agents has sent a letter about Farmajo to the international community

Photo/Somali Times The recently announced council of foreign agents has announced the destruction of Somalia’s government. In Mogadishu the council has sent a statement in English against President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo to the international community. The Forum’s long message was sent to US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs,

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Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi crown prince ‘served with lawsuit’ accusing him of kidnap and assassination

Photo: : Credit/Associated Press Amr Nabil/Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. By Andrew Buncombe Lawyers for the fiancee of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi say they have served the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with a legal complaint – allowing proceedings against the Saudi royal to proceed. Last year, Hatice Cengiz, who was poised to

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