Deni and Ahmed Islam meet with International Community Ambassadors.

Photo/Somali Times Presidents of Puntland Said Abdullahi Deni and Jubaland’s Ahmed Mohamed Islam has met with representatives of the international community in Mogadishu, Somalia, especially the Ambassadors of the USA, UK, Sweden, Italy and the European Union. The meeting of the presidents and the international community focused on holding timely and credible elections in Somalia.

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Governor Omar Filish welcomes the Presidents of Puntland and Jubaland in Mogadishu

Photo/Somali Times The governor of the Benadir region, Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Omar Filish) ministers and parliamentarians of the Somali government welcomed Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni and Jubaland president Ahmed Islam at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu. The presidents will meet with the president of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Sources told Somali Times the

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King Salman’s legacy: The world has lost faith in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks with King Salman in Riyadh in 2018 (SPA/AFP) By Madawi al-Rasheed Since the discovery of oil in the country in the 1930s, Saudi Arabia has been an important hub for western interests in the Middle East region. King Salman bin Abdulaziz will leave the throne almost a century

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Somalia’s Intelligence Chief May Be Green Lighting Terrorism Against Americans

Somalia’s spy chief Fahad Yasin. By Michael Rubin Another terror threat against America could be brewing. On August 23, 1996, Usama Bin Laden, a then-obscure Saudi jihadist, declared war on the United States. It would be more than a week before wire services or the U.S. press would pick up Bin Laden’s statement which came

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Rwanda’s hero was kidnapped in Dubai last week and taken to Rwanda.

Paul Rusesabagina appears in front of media at the headquarters of the Rwanda Bureau of investigations building in Kigali, Rwanda Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. Rusesabagina, who was portrayed in the film “Hotel Rwanda” as a hero who saved the lives of more than 1,200 people from the country’s 1994 genocide, and is a well-known critic

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UN honors Ugandan troops for their service in Somalia

The Secretary-General of the United Nations has awarded medals to over 600 Ugandan Officers and Militants serving under the sixth United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU VI) in Somalia. /Social Media United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has honored 600 Ugandan troops guarding UN facilities and personnel in volatile Somalia, a Ugandan official said on Monday. Lt.

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Israeli, U.S. officials arrive in UAE on historic trip to finalize accord

U.S. President’s senior adviser Jared Kushner speaks as Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat stands next to him upon arrival at Abu Dhabi International Airport, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Christopher Pike Top aides to U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in the United Arab Emirates

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EU Member States Should Act on Philippines Abuses

Veiled protesters, mostly relatives of victims of alleged extra-judicial killings, display placards during a protest outside the Philippine military and police camps in Quezon City, Philippines on Wednesday, July 17, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Bullit Marquez Support at UN Human Rights Council Crucial to Establish International Inquiry Last year, European Union member states at the

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Israeli, US delegations depart to UAE in 1st direct flight

Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat, left, U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner, center, and U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien, right, board the Israeli flag carrier El Al’s airliner as they fly to Abu Dhabi for talks meant to put final touches on the normalization deal between the United Arab Emirates and

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Foreign investor holdings fall at NSE on selling spree in Kenya

The volume of shares held by foreign investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has dropped in the past one year following sustained selling by the investors in a bear market. Data from the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) shows that foreign investors held 18 percent of the issued shares at the Nairobi bourse by the

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