Asian shares fall as caution sets in after Wall St retreat

A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday as caution again after a retreat on Wall Street driven by a decline in technology shares.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday

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US envoy to Israel says UAE will have to wait ‘six or seven years’ for F-35 jets

The UAE has long voiced interest in the F-35 jets and were promised a chance to buy them when agreeing to normalise ties with Israel (AFP/File photo) David Friedman told the Jerusalem Post that Israel’s military edge in the region is a ‘matter of law, not a matter of policy US Ambassador to Israel David

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Sudan denies holding Israel normalisation talks in UAE

Sudanese leader General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, 6 February 2020 [Twitter] The Sudanese Minister of Information and transitional government spokesman, Faisal Muhammad Saleh, yesterday denied media reports claiming a Sudanese delegation currently visiting the United Arab Emirates had discussed normalising relations with Israel. “The ministerial delegation accompanying the head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council [Abdel Fattah

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Lukashenko abruptly sworn in, Belarus opposition calls for more protests

Alexander Lukashenko takes the oath of office as Belarusian President during a swearing-in ceremony in Minsk, Belarus September 23, 2020. Andrei Stasevich/BelTA/Handout via REUTERS Ignoring calls for an end to his 26-year grip on power, President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus was sworn in for a sixth term on Wednesday after an election that the opposition

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What are the challenges facing Prime Minister Roble?

Photo/Somali Times The Prime Minister-designate, Mr. Mohamed Hussein Roble, who will replace Mr. Hassan Ali Khaire, has a difficult task ahead of him, starting with the next elections in 2020 and 2021. Prof. Mohamed Hassan Doob, one of the Somali scholars, said that the new Prime Minister, who has a short tenure, is facing a

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Lawmakers approve new Somali prime minister Roble.

Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s parliament has unanimously approved the appointment of Mohamed Hussein Roble as the country’s new prime minister on September 17, 2020. The meeting, which was attended by 215 members, was chaired by the speaker of parliament, Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdirahman, and was attended by his two deputies, Abdiweli Sheikh Ibrahim Mudey and Mahad

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The Lawmaker of House of the People warns Farmajo not to discuss the election.

Photo/Somali Times The Lawmaker MP Abdi Shire Jama, a member of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia spoke about today’s speech that President Mohamed Abdullahi is expected to address the House of the People. MP Abdi Shire told Somali Times that President Farmajo should only talk about the vote of

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‘She’s telling us how to run our country’: Trump again goes after Ilhan Omar’s Somali roots

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on Tuesday in Moon Township, Pa. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo By Matthew Choi The comment, at a campaign rally, was one of the president’s many jabs suggesting that the Minnesota congresswoman is not an American President Donald Trump on Tuesday attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar yet again for

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Farmajo held a joint meeting with the Heads of State and the Speaker of both Houses.

Photo/Somali Times The President of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo today held a joint meeting with the Heads of State and Government, The Speaker of both Houses of the Federal Parliament of Somalia. The President discussed with the officials the importance of moving forward with the outcome of the Mogadishu Electoral Consultative Conference and finalizing the

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Somalia Ambassador to the United Nations chairs the UN General Assembly

Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Mr. Abukar Osman, who was recently elected as the Vice President of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly took over the chairmanship of part of the 75th session of the General Assembly. The conference is large and by 2020 most world leaders will be participating

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