Why Bosaso port is closed for one month?

Photo/Somali Times Why they closed Aran Jaan and puppet Said Deni Bosaso port? Bosaso port was closed for a month, and the fishing and fishing vessels were shut down, but Puntland authorities has spoken out. The Minister of Fisheries, Commerce and Ports, who held a press conference in Garowe on Sunday, falsely dismissed reports that

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UK’s biggest airports ask for help as possible closure looms

A British Airways Airbus A321-200NX plane taxis near Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson Britain’s biggest airports including Heathrow and Gatwick have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ask that any government support for the aviation industry should include help for airports, which they said could have

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Bin Zayed acts to save Abu Dhabi economy

Mohammed Bin Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu-Dhabi on 30 November 2018 [En.kremlin.ru] The authorities in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, are searching for urgent solutions to save the economy from collapse due to the devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic locally and around the world. The losses incurred by

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Coronavirus: Iran releases 85,000 prisoners in effort to combat virus

This picture taken on 14 March 2020 shows a general view of Hafte Tir square in Iran’s capital Tehran (AFP) A judiciary spokesperson said tens of thousands of prisoners, including political prisoners, had been released Iran has released around 85,000 prisoners, including political prisoners, from its jails to combat the spread of coronavirus, a judicial

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Jubaland forces still holed up in Mandera – Roba

Mandera Governor Ali Roba County putting pressure on government to expel foreign soldiers Roba claimed there were gunshots along the border believed to be from forces allied to Janan. Hundreds of residents have since fled their homes to areas fa from the border Mandera Governor Ali Roba has said the county is still unstable and

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COVID-19: Turkish Airlines suspends flights to Somalia

2-week suspension comes after Somalia confirms 1st coronavirus case and suspends international flights. Turkish Airlines on Monday suspended its flights from Istanbul to Somalia after the Horn of African country confirmed its first case of coronavirus and took a similar suspension. The flag carrier has suspended all flights to the capital Mogadishu for two weeks,

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Somali chief spy Fahad Yasin offers Jubaland military commander, Major Mahad $1 million bribe, to overthrow President Ahmed Madobe

Photo/Somali Times/ Jubaland President Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe promoting Major Mahad Mohamed Islam A senior Jubaland military commander has sensationally claimed the Federal Government is exploring means to capture parts and set base to eventually end Ahmed Madobe’s reign. Major Mahad Mohamed Islam, who was promoted by President Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe Saturday told

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Tension as Kenyan fighter jets fly over Jubaland

Kenya Air Force fighter jets patrolling the border with Somalia on Saturday flew over the airspace in Jubaland after clashes between rival forces spilled into Mandera Town. The jets overflew Bula Hawo borderlands and south of the frontier before retreating. It came amid tension after troops from Somalia National Army and the Jubaland clashed. Residents

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In Indian capital, riots deepen a Hindu-Muslim divide

Security force personnel stand guard in a street following Hindu-Muslim clashes triggered by a new citizenship law, in Mustafabad in the riot-affected northeast of New Delhi, India, March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis For years, Hindus and Muslims lived and worked peacefully together in Yamuna Vihar, a densely populated Delhi district. But the riots that raged

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Somalia: Puntland President Deni says, ‘Puntland is a individual country.’

Photo/Somali Times Puntland President Deni “Failure to Resolve Somali Government-Puntland Conflict” The President of Puntland State of Somalia, Said Abdullahi Deni, delivered a speech at a consultative meeting held in Garowe on Sunday, including issues that the Somali government and Puntland administration have not yet resolved. President Said Deni told the State emphasized that the

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