Somali Prime Minister Khaire travel to Ethiopian Colony

Photo/Somali Times The Somali Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia Hassan Ali Khaire and a delegation led by him travel to Ethiopian Colony. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, the Prime Minister will hold various meetings with the Ethiopian Government in Addis Ababa. No further details were given on

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Time for strategy review in Kenya’s war on terror

The current terrorism crisis situation in the country calls for a serious national awakeningIf the al Shabaab problem is yet to be exterminated from its source in Somalia, then it is only wise for Nairobi to restrategise and redeploy its troops to Northeastern. Equally, there is a necessity for Kenya to use its intelligence to

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China to expel American reporters after US curbs its media

In this Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 file photo, a member of an honor guard wears a face mask as he stands guard in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. On Wednesday, March 17, 2020, China announced that it will revoke the media credentials of American journalists at three major U.S. news organizations, in effect expelling them from

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Somali National Army launches action to oust al-Shabaab from Janaale

By Jared Szuba Somalia’s Federal Government said elements of the Somali National Army and elite Danab forces launched an operation to capture the town of Janaale from al-Shabaab militants at dawn on Monday. “Government forces have successfully taken over the Janaale bridge and drive[n] al-Shabaab from their strongholds in the city,” the information ministry said

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Europe to shut borders amid specter of long coronavirus crisis

Photo: Credit Reuters European Union leaders meeting via videoconference on Tuesday are likely to seal off the EU’s external borders and stress a “whatever it takes” approach to easing the economic fallout from the likely long coronavirus crisis. France was going into lockdown on Tuesday to contain the spread of the disease and the death

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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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