Somali special forces killed over 50 al-Shabaab terrorists

File Photo/Somali Times Group’s intelligence chief in lower Shabelle region among those killed. The Somali National Army (SNA) claimed that it killed more than 50 al-Shabaab members, including two senior commanders, in an operation in the lower Shabelle region. According to Anadolu Agency report. The military operation against the Somali-based al-Qaeda affiliated terror group took

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Kenya and UAE destabilize supporting demonstrations in Somalia

Photo/Somali Times The United Arab Emirates has called the Somali government led by Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo a transitional government. According to Somali officials, which told Somali Times that Kenya and United Arab Emirates are interfering with Somalia’s affairs and sovereignty. They pay puppets to demonstrate and to carry a board writing the Arabic language in

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Princess Eugenie and husband pick a name for their baby son

In this undated photo released by Buckingham Palace on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, Britain’s Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank pose for a photo with their son. The couple have named their baby August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, Buckingham Palace said Saturday. The baby — a ninth great-grandchild for Queen Elizabeth II — was born

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Osaka beats Brady to win Australian Open

Tennis – Australian Open – Women’s Singles Final – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 20, 2021 Japan’s Naomi Osaka celebrates winning her final match against Jennifer Brady of the U.S. REUTERS/Loren Elliott MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Naomi Osaka gave Jennifer Brady a lesson in Grand Slam tennis as she cruised to a 6-4 6-3 win to

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Gravely Concerned by Violence Outbreak in Somalia, Secretary-General Calls for Calm

File Photo/Somali Times According to the following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The Secretary-General is gravely concerned by the outbreak of violence in Mogadishu and calls on all parties to exercise restraint and calm. The Secretary-General urges the Federal Government of Somalia and Federal Member States leaders to

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UK urges UN resolution for pause in conflicts for virus jabs

In this image made from UNTV video, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during a U.N. Security Council high-level meeting on COVID-19 recovery focusing on vaccinations, chaired by British Foreign Secretary Dominc Raab, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, at UN headquarters, in New York. (UNTV via AP) UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Britain circulated a draft

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African Union chief concerned over clashes in Mogadishu

Photo: Credit African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat. The African Union Commission chief Friday said he is “deeply concerned” at the deteriorating security and political situation in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, which he said puts at risk all the gains made in Somalia in the last decade. “We condemn all forms of violence and call on

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Everyday racism is problem in Germany: Foreign minister

Racism has become part of everyday life in Germany, and combating it needs more active engagement from all members of the society, the country’s foreign minister said on Friday. Heiko Maas paid tribute to the victims of far-right terror attack in the western town of Hanau last year in a statement he posted on Twitter,

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Somali prime minister condemns clashes in Mogadishu

Photo/Somali Times Somali prime minister condemned clashes on Friday between Somalia’s government forces, Kenyans, UAE and foreign actors opposition supporters and protesters in Mogadishu, underlining that the presence of armed demonstrators was “unacceptable”. ”Somalia has a constitutional right to protest every person peacefully but my government will not tolerate any armed militia protesters and it

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Somalia’s political crisis becomes dangerous

Photo/Somali Times Somalia has been in a constitutional crisis for nearly two weeks after an agreed-upon election date elapsed on Feb 8 without voting, leaving president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo in power until election 2021. Somalia has a ongoing, 30-year civil war. Over the past decade, since wresting greater control over the country’s cities from

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