Russia may have deployed S-400 air defence system in Libya

Pictures circulating on social media suggest Russia may have deployed its S-400 air defence system in Libya, an analyst writing for Forbes said on Thursday. Images posted online appear to show a large radar and vertical missile tubes near Ras Lanuf in eastern Libya. If they are part of Russia’s S-300 or S-400 system, “it

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Deaths and injuries caused by storms in Jubaland

Photo/Somali Times Jubaland Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources regional says, Mr. Ibrahim Abdi Hassan provided details of casualties from the storm hit the coastal region. Ibrahim Abdi Hassan told Somali Times that nine fishermen died off the coast of Ras Kamboni in the Lower Jubba region. He also pointed out that 12 others were

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Saudi hit squad sent to Canada to kill former intel official, lawsuit alleges

Mohammed bin Salman still reportedly works to hunt down Jabri, even obtaining a fatwa from Saudi clerics that endorses his killing (AFP/File photo) Saudi Arabia has been accused of dispatching a group of hitmen to Canada to kill former intelligence official Saad al-Jabri, who is living in exile and reportedly resisting pressure from Crown Prince

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A Somali woman has given birth to quintuplets in Mogadishu

Photo: Credit Twitter Health workers who helped deliver the baby. Doctors, nurses celebrate after woman gives birth to five kids A woman in Somalia has delivered five children at once at the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Hospital – The hospital announced the good news on Twitter on Monday, August 3, saying the woman and her five

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Ex-king of Spain refused offer to move to Saudi

The photo was posted on the Twitter account of the Saudi Foreign Ministry. Former Spanish King, Juan Carlos, refused a Saudi offer to move to a palace in the kingdom after abdicating the throne and going into exile after facing allegations of corruption. Spanish media said Carlos moved to the Dominican Republic in an effort

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Somalia expects to announce winners of first petroleum auction early 2021

Somalia expects to announce the winners of its first oil and gas licensing round early next year, as the country seeks petro dollars to help rebuild its struggling economy, a senior government oil official said on Wednesday. Battered by violence and an Islamist insurgency since clan warlords overthrew a dictator in 1991, Somalia is offering

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Trump again says Lebanon blast might not have been accident

President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday continued to suggest that the massive explosion that killed at least 135 people in Lebanon might not have

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Huge £300m superyacht owned by Qatari royal family spotted in Cornwall among heatwave staycation crowds

The Katara, one of the largest mega super yachts in the world, was spotted berthed in FalmouthCredit: SWNS:South West News Service By Ben HillThe Sun newspaper A £300 million-pound superyacht belonging to the Qatari Royal Family has docked in the UK. The Katara, one of the largest mega super yachts in the world, was spotted

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Somali spy chief Fahad Yasin released journalist Abuja

Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s military court has announced the final verdict in the case of journalist Mohamed Abdiwahab Nur Abuja, who has been detained by the Somali government for almost five months. Chairman of the Supreme Court in the armed forces, Hassan Nur Shuute investigation has revealed that, not guilty after being charged Abuja after publishing

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Foreigners among victims of Beirut explosion

Photo: Credit Associated Press Hussein Malla. Several countries and organizations have announced the death and injury of a number of their citizens and staff of their diplomatic missions in Beirut massive explosion which has left at least 100 people dead. The Egyptian Embassy in Beirut said in a statement on its Facebook page that one

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