Firefighting efforts intensify as forest fires rage in Turkey’s western provinces

By Anadolu Agency Multiple forest fires continue to burn in western Türkiye’s Aydin, Izmir, and Manisa provinces, with firefighters working tirelessly to contain the spreading flames. In Aydin’s Bozdogan district, aerial and ground teams are combating a fire that broke out in the upper parts of Alhisar neighbourhood on Friday. The blaze has intensified near

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Mogadishu market is closed, due to corrupt president’s family raising taxes

File Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, the situation related to the decision of the government on sales tax is felt in the big markets of the country such as Bakara. Read: Somalia’s corruption is widespread throughout the regime Businessmen are still complaining about the government’s decision, which came into effect today, which is a sales tax of

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Wildfire sweeps Turkish city, forces hundreds to evacuate

Efforts continue to combat forest fires in Izmir. Credit Photo Anadolu Agency By Xinhua News Agency A forest fire that erupted in Turkey’s western port city of Izmir has reached residential areas, prompting hundreds of residents to evacuate, local media reported Saturday. The fire that started in the Karsiyaka district entered its third day, and

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Uganda demanded 100 billion dollars from the US for the soldiers killed in Somalia

General Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Credit Photo Reuters Uganda Defence Force Commander General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is the son of dictator President Museveni, has demanded $100 bn in compensation from the United States for the loss of Ugandan forces in Somalia. Mohamed El-Amine Souef, the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission in Somalia,

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Somalia president Hassan Sheikh twice elected and twice failed

File Photo/Somali Times First term of failure 2012-2017 When Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud was elected to the presidency in 2012 it was a big surprise to many and a joyful event to the public. For the first time since 1991 a leader was elected that was not part of the warring factions in the country and

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Kenya-Uganda tourism benefits from relaxed border restrictions

Kenya and Uganda have an arrangement where tourists arriving in Kenya can go on to visit Uganda on the same visa while using Uganda Airlines as a connecting carrier By The East African Relaxed border restrictions have been credited for the near double growth in tourism numbers between Kenya and Uganda in the past two

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WHO Europe chief fears mpox spread, urges member states to enhance surveillance

By Anadolu Agency The World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for Europe warned on Thursday that mpox could spread to other countries after Sweden confirmed the first case of infectious viral disease outside of Africa. Sweden early Thursday reported the first case of the more contagious variant of mpox outside of Africa, just a day

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Dollar drifts as ebbing US inflation sets the stage for rate cuts

U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters The dollar was soft on Thursday, with the euro perched near an eight-month high after data showed U.S. inflation was slowing, underpinning wagers that the Federal Reserve could lower borrowing costs next month. The yen was steady at

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Farmajo says youths who have been demonstrating in Mogadishu in the past two days deserve to be supported

File Photo/Somali Times The former president of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, has issued a statement on the plight of young people who work at Bajaj motorcycles in Mogadishu. Read: Protests kick off in Mogadishu against Hassan Sheikh and his family for looting public funds Read: Somalia’s corruption is widespread throughout the regime Farmajo said that

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Protests kick off in Mogadishu against Hassan Sheikh and his family for looting public funds

Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, violent demonstrations are still going on for the second day in a row, which are being staged by young people working on Bajaj motorcycles. Read: Somalia’s corruption is widespread throughout the regime Read: US stopped the food supply Somalia Danab commandos for corruption The drivers gathered again today at the

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