Puntland President departs to Kenya to meet Uhuru Kenyatta

Photo/Somali Times The President of Puntland State of Somalia, Said Abdullahi Deni, has left for Nairobi, Kenya, to meet Uhuru Kenyatta. According to sources from a Kenyan official which told Somali Times that former Somali prime minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke arranged the meeting mainly to discuss, with a Kenya-Somalia Maritime case. Also Kenya are interfering

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Trump says he and first lady tested positive for coronavirus

President Donald Trump stands on stage with first lady Melania Trump after the first presidential debate with Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. President Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, the president tweeted

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Exclusive: ‘We would not accept US drone strikes inside Kenya,’ warns President Kenyatta

In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta warned that it was too early to say the worst was over regarding the Covid-19 pandemic. He said he had ordered a relaxation of restrictions in Kenya because the trend of infections was improving, but he said schools would remain closed for now and

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The King says, ‘Ali saleeban are a great community, very business orientated from richest properly with no doubt about it. But they have no political muscle.

Photo: Credit social media On behalf of the King Tarameed of the Ismail Ali community and Ali Salebaan people in particular and the King of the Ali Salebaan people, I call on the Federal Government not to allow rigged election the people of eastern Puntland to reach the Somali Government and the Puntland Autonomous Region.

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‘This Is Fascism’: Trump Riles Up Minnesota Supporters With Racist Attack on Somali Refugees

President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during a news conference at the White House, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) By Jake Johnson “This is the overlap between white supremacy, the climate emergency, misogyny, and human rights abuses.” Just 24 hours after refusing to condemn white supremacists during the first 2020 general

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EU takes legal action against UK over planned Brexit bill

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, prepares to take off her protective mask, prior to making a statement regarding the Withdrawal Agreement at EU headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. The European Union took legal action against Britain on Thursday over its plans to pass legislation that would breach parts of the legally

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Rolls-Royce looks to raise £5bn to shore up balance sheet

Photo: Credit Reuters Technicians inspect a Rolls-Royce a car on the production line of the Rolls-Royce Goodwood factory, near Chichester, Britain, September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls By Peggy Hollinger Rolls-Royce has announced plans to raise £2bn in a rescue rights issue, as well as drawing in government support for a new debt package of up

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Iran accuses UAE of inciting war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, President Donald Trump, Bahrain Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan react on the Blue Room Balcony after signing the Abraham Accords during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, in Washington.

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Sheikh Nawaf sworn in as Kuwait’s new ruling emir

The new Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, center, performs the constitutional oath at the Kuwaiti National Assembly in Kuwait, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. Kuwait’s Sheikh Nawaf was sworn in Wednesday as the ruling emir of the tiny oil-rich country, propelled to power by the death of his half-brother after a long

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Banks restructure Sh1.1 trillion loans on Covid cash woes

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) said lenders reviewed Sh849.9 billion of business loans in the period to August. Banks have restructured loans worth Sh1.12 trillion or 38 percent of the total loan book by end of August due to the coronavirus-induced economic hardships that have hurt the borrowers’ ability to repay. Personal and household

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