Farmajo says Somalia’s election has foreign countries controlling their sovereignty and internal affairs.

Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo today addressed a special session of the House of the People of the Somali Parliament. President Mohamed Farmajo has said the political situation in the country and political parties are still in dispute and he is, as he finished the Dhusamareb conference.

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Farmajo may not give up the top job

Photo/Somali Times The Somali federal government and regional leaders in delayed elections ended without agreement with the central Dhusamareb city on late Friday. Following the three-day talks, Somali Information Minister Osman Dube told Somali Times the leaders will meet again in future foreign countries interfering in the talks with Somalia’s sovereignty controlling their internal affairs.

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Bus driver killed wife ‘after she asked him to move out because he had Covid’

Hussein Egal, 66, allegedly murdered 57-year-old Maryan Ismail at their flat in Edmonton, north London (Picture: Central News) By Sam Corbishley A bus driver bludgeoned his wife in a ‘frenzied’ attack after she asked him to move out because he was suffering from coronavirus, a court heard today. Hussein Egal, 66, allegedly murdered 57-year-old Maryan

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US ‘prepared’ to release Khashoggi murder report

Biden administration says it will comply with law after former President Donald Trump blocked report’s release The Biden administration said Friday it is “prepared” to release an unclassified report detailing its understanding of who is responsible for the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters that the administration

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Upper House Speaker says, ‘No meeting requested by Farmajo has been reported to us.’

Photo/Somali Times A statement from the Upper House said no meeting was reported after the Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo was scheduled to address the Somali Parliament tomorrow. The statement from the Upper House read as follows, ‘All senators of the Upper House are informed that no joint meeting has been requested by the President

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The latest: Farmajo will address parliament tomorrow for a two year extension in office

Photo/Somali Times A message has been sent to the members of the Somali parliament informing them that President Farmajo will address tomorrow for a two year extension in office of the President of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. The president is expected to travel from Dhusamareb where no agreement has yet been reached between the federal

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The latest from the Dhusamareb conference

Photo/Somali Times A meeting between federal, regional and Benadir leaders is still underway in Dhusamareb, the capital of Galmudug. The president of the Jubaland state of Somalia, Ahmed Madobe, has called on the people of the Gedo region to work for the peace and stability of the region. Sources from Villa Somalia told Somali Times

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China conducts missile interception tests

China has conducted tests on missile interception equipment, the country’s Defense Ministry said in a statement. The statement said Chinese forces conducted a “land-based mid-course missile interception test within its territory” on Thursday. “[It] achieved the desired test objective,” the statement said, without further details. “The test is defensive in nature and not targeted against

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Biden ending US support for Saudi-led offensive in Yemen

President Joe Biden speaks about foreign policy, at the State Department, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) By ELLEN KNICKMEYER President Joe Biden announced Thursday the United States was ending support for a grinding five-year Saudi-led military offensive in Yemen that has deepened suffering in the Arabian peninsula’s poorest country, calling the

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US diplomat discusses Tigray with Ethiopian PM

Antony Blinken urges ‘full and unhindered humanitarian access to prevent further loss of life,’ says State Dept. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised the US’ concern Thursday about the situation in the Tigray region during a telephone call with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said the two officials emphasized

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