Ethiopian forces said to block refugees from entering Sudan

Sudanese forces stand alert on the banks of the Tekeze River on the Sudan-Ethiopia border after Ethiopian forces blocked people from crossing into Sudan, in Hamdayet, eastern Sudan, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. The Sudanese forces, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the events, said people tried to cross from Ethiopia

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Somali officials says the Kenyan Government is interfering with elections in Somalia.

Somali officials says the Kenya Government is interfering with elections in Somalia. The relationship between the Somali government and the Kenyan government has deteriorated over the past week. The Somali Times has learned from diplomatic sources that the government’s intentions are as follows: 1. Pressure on Kenya to suspend Somali opposition meetings in Kenya. 2:

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Vaccine jab arriving in UK today in massive boost for vulnerable as hospitals prepare priority groups for jab within days

A refrigerated truck leaves the Pfizer Manufacturing plant in Puurs, Belgium/AP By Joe Murphy-Nicholas Cecil The world’s first supplies of approved Covid-19 vaccine arrive in Britain today, it can be revealed. A refrigerated truck was seen leaving the Pfizer manufacturing plant in Puurs, Belgium, on Thursday morning, thought to be en route to the UK.

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China hits out at US after report of new visa restrictions

BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday accused critics in the U.S. government of “an escalation of political suppression” against Beijing following a report of new visa restrictions on members of China’s ruling Communist Party and their immediate family members. Foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said China would “make representations” to the U.S. following the report

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Wealthy Kenyans sell luxury vehicles as Covid hits incomes

Toyota Land Cruiser Prado (Land Cruiser 150. Wealthy Kenyans have been racing to dispose of their high-end cars in the wake of Covid-19 economic hardships, online listing of vehicle sales shows. Findings of a Tifa Research survey released on Wednesday show that 34.4 per cent of the 151,000 cars listed for sale on Cheki —

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France to inspect 76 mosques in coming days

France’s President Emmanuel Macron waits for Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez before a meeting at the Elysee Palace, Paris, July 15, 2020. (AP Photo) France will be inspecting 76 mosques in the coming days in a “massive and unprecedented” operation against separatism, the country’s interior minister said Wednesday, Anadolu reports. Gerald Darmanin said state services

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Magnitude 5.0 earthquake jolts southeastern Turkey

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake was recorded in Turkey’s southeastern Siirt province on Thursday morning, according to the country’s disaster management agency. ”The tremor occurred at a depth of 14.02 kilometers (8.7 miles) in the Kurtalan district at 08:45 a.m. local time (0545GMT), the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said. No reports of casualties were

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The secret deal between Deni and Farmajo

Credible sources obtained by the Somali Times said that the President of the Federal Government of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and the President of the Puntland State Said Abdullahi Deni of Somalia have reached a secret bilateral agreement. ”The agreed-upon points confirmed to us by our sources are in the interest of both parties they

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Saudi Arabia: Gulf crisis could end within 24 hours

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt have severed ties with Qatar [File photo] The current crisis between Qatar and the Gulf states could end “within 24 hours”, Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Abdullah Bin Yahya Al-Mouallimi, said yesterday. “If Qatar recedes from its previous stances, stops its support for terrorists, halts grants

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UK authorizes Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

This May 4, 2020, file photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, shows the first patient enrolled in Pfizer’s COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine clinical trial at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. Pfizer and BioNTech say they’ve won permission Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, for emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine

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