Somalia: President Farmajo meets with UN Security Council arms embargo

Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, who met with the United Nations Security Council in Somalia, shared information on the areas liberated by Somali Army, the plan was to reform the Somali National Army and fight to eliminate. Al-shabaab extremist ideology.’  The President proposed to the UN Security

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Saudi Arabia pledges full support to Greek Cypriot administration

Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud expressed full support for the Greek Cypriot administration amid ongoing tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean following a meeting with Greek Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday. Greek Cypriot daily Politis cited a statement by the Saudi foreign minister which said, “Saudi Arabia carefully follows ongoing

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Iraqi president meets Trump in Davos, discuss foreign troops cut: Iraqi statement

Photo Credit Reuters Iraqi President Barham Salih met U.S. President Donald Trump in Davos Iraqi President Barham Salih met U.S. President Donald Trump in Davos on Wednesday and discussed reducing foreign troops in the country, the Iraqi presidency said, after Washington spurned an Iraqi request earlier this month to pull out its troops. “During the

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Saudi involved in hacking of Amazon boss Bezos’ phone, U.N. report will say

Photo Credit Reuters Two UN officials will report on Wednesday that there is enough evidence suggesting that Saudi Arabia had hacked Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos’ phone and both the kingdom and the United States should investigate, a person familiar with the matter said. The United Nations’ officials plan a public statement asserting that they

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250 workers stranded in Dubai with no job, salary and food

Over 250 workers stranded in Dubai with no job, pay, food Image Credit: Twitter Indian consulate steps in, staff confirms the company closed in September Speaking to Gulf News, some workers of the company said that for the last seven months they have not been paid salaries. In addition, for the the past four months,

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Somalia says oil tenders open to all following Erdoğan’s expression of interest

Somalia’s offering of offshore oil exploration tenders will be open to all, the country’s Petroleum and Mineral Resources minister said on Tuesday, a day after Ankara announced its eagerness to participate in exploration in the region. While Somalia enjoys good relations with Turkey, the country’s oil operations will be transparent and without favoritism toward any

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Kenya risks debt distress over high interest rates: IMF

Kenya uses nearly half of its tax collection to service interest on loans, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said in a review Kenya uses nearly half of its tax collection to service interest on loans, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said in a review, warning that the situation is synonymous with countries at

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UAE has no right to interfere in Libyan affairs: GNA

Libya’s Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj Al-Sarraj said he will not sit with Haftar again, hoping ‘his supporters would review their decisions’ Libya’s Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj has said in an interview with Al-Jazeera that he will not sit with Gen. Khalifa Haftar again, hoping that his supporters would review their decisions. Within part of the

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Turkish plane takes off to bring wounded from Somalia

Members of medical team head to Mogadishu to bring back those injured in suicide car bombing Members of the National Medical Rescue Team departed for Somalia’s capital Tuesday to bring those wounded in a suicide car bombing over the weekend back to Turkey. At least three people were killed and 20 others injured, including several

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Erdogan says Somalia has invited Turkey to explore for oil in its seas: NTV

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Somalia had invited Turkey to explore for oil in its seas, after Ankara signed a maritime agreement with Libya last year, broadcaster NTV reported. Turkey has been a major source of aid to Somalia following a famine in 2011 as Ankara seeks to increase its influence in

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