Biden Downgrades Saudi Crown Prince to ‘Recalibrate’ Ties

Photo: Credit Associated Press Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. By Jordan Fabian, Jennifer Jacobs, and David Wainer President Joe Biden intends to “recalibrate” the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia and will emphasize outreach to King Salman, in a move that signals a downgrade in ties with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, the country’s

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Somalia and China discuss strengthening ties with the fishery

Photo/Somali Times The Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs discuss with the Chinese Ambassador ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Government of Somalia, Bilal Mohamed Osman, received the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Qin Jian, and discussed strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation.

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Britain says UAE should show that Dubai’s Sheikha Latifa is alive

Britain’s Foreign Affairs Secretary Dominic Raab arrives at Downing Street, in London, Britain, November 26, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson By Sarah Young, Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Wednesday it wants to see proof that Sheikha Latifa, one of the ruler of Dubai’s daughters, is still alive after the BBC published a “deeply troubling”

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‘Pakistan will not renew ex-Premier Sharif’s passport’

Seeking extradition from UK, government says it will not give 3-time prime minister new passport With the document set to expire at midnight on Tuesday, Pakistan’s government has announced it will not issue a new passport to three-time former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Shaikh Rashid Ahmed, the country’s interior minister, told reporters in the capital

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US Navy seizes large cache of smuggled weapons off Somalia

In this Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 photo released by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill boarded a stateless dhow off the coast of Somalia and interdicted an illicit shipment of weapons and weapon components. The U.S. Navy said on Tuesday, Feb. 16, that it seized a large cache of weapons, including

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What is wrong with Hassan Sheikh organizing demonstrations and civil war?

Photo/Somali Times Former Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud is organizing demonstrations in Mogadishu and civil war. A statement was released from Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s office. What has Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud done for Somalia? According to Kenya today, the former Somalia president, a former minister and a U.S law firm is accused of conspiring to divert

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What did Beyle discuss with the Minister of Defense?

Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Finance Government of Somalia, Abdirahman Duale Beyle, held separate meetings with the officials of the army, which discussed sensitive issues. The meeting, which lasted several hours, was attended by Odowa Force Commander Yusuf Rage and Minister of Defense Hassan Hussein Haji. During the meeting, the issues of the army and

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Saudi Arabia arrests female scholar for teaching Qur’an at home

A Holy Quran on display at Istanbul’s Camlica Mosque courtyard in Istanbul, Turkey on 1 June, 2019 [İsa Terli/Anadolu Agency] The authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested well-known scholar Aisha Al-Muhajiri, reportedly because she has continued to preach and teach the Qur’an at her home in the holy city of Makkah. The 65 year old

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Lavrov accuses EU of breaking ties with Russia

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) hold a joint press conference following their meeting in Moscow, Russia on February 5, 2021. ( RU Foreign Ministry – Anadolu Agency ) By Elena Teslova Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that the EU

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‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero faces trial as family fears for his life

FILE – In this Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, file photo, Paul Rusesabagina, center, whose story inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” for saving people from genocide, appears at the Kicukiro Primary Court in the capital Kigali, Rwanda. As the terrorism trial for Rusesabagina is set to start on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, his family says the

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