President Farmajo received warm welcome in Dhusamareb

Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has arrived in Dhusamareb, the capital of Galmudug state. The delegation led by President Farmajo was welcomed at the airport by Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, the presidents of HirShabelle, Galmudug and South West regions. The President will attend the second phase

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Iran estimates it has 25 million coronavirus infections

Iran’s president on Saturday estimated as many as 25 million Iranians could have been infected with the coronavirus since the outbreak’s beginning, as he urged the public to take the pandemic seriously, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. Hassan Rouhani cited a new Iranian Health Ministry study in offering the unprecedentedly high numbers. Rouhani also

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Somalia cannot afford repeated political crises

Photo/Somali Times The recent meeting of Somalia’s regional leaders in Dhusamareb, the capital of Galmudug State, without the attendance of the federal government, indicates that there are political turmoil and disunity among the bureaucratic elites in Somalia. The current political crisis between the regional states and the federal government, however, is about two main issues.

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With tribal card, Cairo lays ground for potential intervention in Libya

A group of Libyan tribal leaders paid an official visit to Cairo to meet with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The visit was part of Cairo’s efforts to shore up legitimacy for a potential Egyptian intervention in Libya to deter Turkey’s ambitions, and by extension those of its Islamist allies in the Tripoli-based Government of National

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‘Get off my neck’: London police officer suspended after arrest incident

Photo: Credit Evening Standard A Metropolitan police officer has been suspended after a video appeared to show him briefly apply pressure with his knee to a suspect’s neck area during an arrest in London. The suspect, who is handcuffed and on the ground, shouts “get off my neck”. The Metropolitan police said the video was

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Princess Beatrice marries in private ceremony at Windsor

FILE – In this Aug. 31, 2019 file photo, Britain’s Princess Beatrice with her fiance, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, attend the wedding of Ellie Goulding and Caspar Jopling, in York, England. Buckingham Palace says that Princess Beatrice has got married in a private ceremony, with her grandmother Queen Elizabeth II in attendance. Beatrice married Edoardo Mapelli

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Report: Saudi Arabia oil exports drop 41.2% in May

A gas flame is seen in the desert near the Khurais oilfield, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 27 September 2016 [REUTERS/Ali Jarekji/File Photo] Saudi Arabia’s exports of crude oil and petroleum products fell 41.2 per cent in May month on month, the Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI) revealed yesterday. According to JODI, Saudi Arabia exported 6.020

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President Farmajo is travelling to Dhusamareb for talks about the federal member state leaders to re-elect 2021

Photo/Somali Times President Mohamed Farmajo is expected to travel to Dhusamareb today ahead of a meeting with regional presidents who have been in the town for a week now. Advisers of President Farmajo have told Somali Times an advance security team of the President has reached the central Somalia town. Dhusamareb is the capital of

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Shilling hits historic low against the dollar after reopening

The shilling slumped to a record low against the dollar on Thursday on stronger demand for the greenback, pointing to a rise in the cost of importing goods into the country in the short term. Commercial banks quoted the shilling at 107.40 to the dollar, an all-time-low, after four successive days of weakening. Demand for

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US says Europe not doing enough to stop Libya fighting

European nations are not doing enough to check Russian and allied activities in Libya, the US’s senior diplomat for the Middle East said Thursday. Addressing the German Marshall Fund during a virtual discussion, David Schenker said while European capitals are “proud” of their efforts to enforce a UN arms blockade on the North African country

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