UAE lobbying US Congress to impose sanctions on Turkey, documents reveal

This file photo taken on May 05, 2015 shows Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and ruler of Dubai, M. bin Rashid al-Maktoum, upon his arrival for a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Riyadh. (AFP Photo) The United Arab Emirates is lobbying the U.S. Congress to impose sanctions on Turkey, Anadolu Agency

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Somalia’s oil may secure the peace

The federal country is on the verge of launching a licensing round that could be transformative for the country—if IOCs are convinced by improvements to the security situation The geology of offshore Somalia is proven— and fresh details attracted even more attention at Africa Oil Week in November—as the country prepares for its much-delayed first

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‘The dollar lured my husband to Somalia’

Credit: Daily Nation Idris Opwora Wesonga and Joseph Juma Odhiambo at a Mandera court on December 10, 2019. Idris Wesonga left his rented house in Mumias town on November 11, 2019 in search for a job that would see him get paid in US dollars. Wesonga and his friend Joseph Juma Odhiambo hit the road

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Philippine court dismisses case seeking $3.9 billion of Marcos wealth

Former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos takes the witness stand at the anti-corruption court Sandiganbayan in Quezon City, Metro Manila, in Philippines November 16, 2018. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez A Philippine court threw out a high-profile, 32-year-old forfeiture case on Monday involving the family of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, citing insufficient evidence to order the return of

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Somali-Turkish agriculture expo kicks off

Minister for Labor and Social Affairs seeks Turkey’s assistance to help Somalia realize its potential in agriculture An exhibition organized by Somalia and Turkey officially kicked off Sunday, attracting hundreds of participants, including business leaders from all sectors of agriculture. Among those attending was Turkish Ambassador to Somalia Mehmet Yilmaz, who said he was pleased

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Purdue Pharma’s foreign affiliate now selling overdose cure

This Dec. 12, 2019, photo shows a sign at the Mundipharma International headquarters at Cambridge Science Park in England. Mundipharma is the international affiliate of Purdue Pharma, the maker of the blockbuster painkiller OxyContin. Mundipharma is now marketing Nyxoid, a new brand of naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal medication. (AP Photo/Leila Coker) The gleaming white

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Johnson eyes parliament vote before Christmas to “get Brexit done”

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures during a visit to newly elected Conservative party MP for Sedgefield, Paul Howell at Sedgefield Cricket Club in County Durham, north east England on December 14, 2019, following his Conservative party’s general election victory. Lindsey Parnaby/Pool via REUTERS British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will “get Brexit done” by Jan.

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Strong quake in southern Philippines kills one, injures several

A strong earthquake struck near the Philippine city of Davao on Sunday, killing a child, damaging buildings and causing several injuries, officials said, the latest in a series of tremors to strike the southern part of the country in recent months. The magnitude 6.8 quake was centered 61 km (38 miles) southwest of Davao on

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Turkish navy orders Israeli ship out of Cyprus’ waters

The Israeli research ship was escorted out of waters off of Cyprus [File: AFP] Israeli ship had no choice but to depart even though Turkey does not have any jurisdiction over the area. The Turkish navy intercepted an Israeli ship in Cypriot waters and escorted it away as tension over natural resource exploration continues to

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Mo Farah’s knife attack brother deported and left to rot 4,000 miles from home

Credit: Daily Mirror Ahmed Farah’s flight back to Somalia (Image: Ahmed Farah) By Alan Selby EXCLUSIVE: Ahmed Farah, 30, was sent back to Somalia after being freed from prison following a knife raid and now has to make a living in fourth poorest country in the world The disgraced brother of athletics legend Sir Mo

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