Qatar: ‘We will normalise relations with Israel after it commits to Arab Peace Initiative’

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani has confirmed that his country will normalise its relations with Israel if it commits to the Arab Peace Initiative, RT reported on Thursday. The minister stressed, according to RT Arabic, that Qatar’s stance regarding the normalisation of ties with Israel is clear. “We will normalise our relations

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Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight

Relatives of passengers arrive at a crisis center set up following a report that a Sriwijaya Air passenger jet has lost contact with air traffic controllers shortly after take off, at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia,Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. The Boeing 737-500 took off from Jakarta with 56 passengers and six crew members onboard,

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Prime Minister Roble says, ”We have decided to go ahead with the election.”

Photo/Somali Times Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble said in a statement that the government has finally decided to go to the polls, after meeting with the presidents of Galmudug, South West, Hirshabelle and Benadir regions. A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said that the government has been working for a long time to

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Farmajo has more chances to get re-elected since having three states

Photo/Somali Times The latest news Villa Somalia are outstanding achievements of individual meetings The Villa Somalia is the most outstanding achievements of individual meetings between the leaders of the federal government and state governments, central, southwest, Galmudug and HirShabelle, who all spoke on condition of elections. Therefore, at Saturday night, there was a focus on

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Twitter bans Trump, citing risk of violent incitement

This Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 image shows the suspended Twitter account of President Donald Trump. On Friday, the social media company permanently suspended Trump from its platform, citing “risk of further incitement of violence.” (AP Photo/Tali Arbel) By TALI ARBEL Twitter banned President Donald Trump’s account Friday, citing “the risk of further incitement of violence”

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US airstrike kills 5 top al-Shabaab leaders in Somalia

Militant leaders killed in Jan. 7 airstrike were active in Saaxa Weyne region The US military on Friday said that its forces working with the Somali National Army killed five top al-Shabaab leaders in a joint airstrike in the vicinity of the Saaxa Weyne region. In a statement, the US military said one of the

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Israel postpones Netanyahu’s trial amid virus lockdown

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement following his meeting with US Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (Emil Salman/Pool via AP) Israel has postponed the next hearing in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial because of a tightened coronavirus lockdown that began Friday. The Jerusalem District Court said

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards unveil underground missile base in Gulf – state media

Photo: Credit Reuters Major General Hossein Salami visits an underground missile site of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards at an undisclosed location in the Gulf Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards unveiled an underground missile base at an undisclosed Gulf location on Friday, Iranian state media reported, at a time of heightened tension between Tehran and the United States.

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Qatar says it will not alter relations with Iran or Turkey after Gulf breakthrough

Qatar’s foreign minister said Doha could be willing to invest in Saudi Arabia in future (AFP) Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said Qatar would maintain its independent foreign policy, Financial Times reports Qatar’s relations with Iran and Turkey will not be affected by Doha’s recent reconciliation agreement with blockading states Saudi Arabia, the

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French troops’ presence in Sahel raises many eyebrows

By Aurore Bonny Observers question objectives of ‘Operation Barkhane’ in Mali Rather than protecting the population, the French military is involved in the killing of civilians in Mali in particular and in the Sahel region in general to the dismay of people and observers who are voicing concerns. Since 2014, French military forces have been

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