Twitter removes thousands of pro-Saudi propaganda accounts

Photo/ (AP) Twitter on Friday announced the removal of thousands of accounts linked to Saudi Arabia’s “state-run media apparatus” and others in the United Arab Emirates and Egypt. The company said all of them amplified pro-Saudi messages. The social media giant said it suspended a group of 4,258 accounts operating uniquely from the UAE, mainly

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US military to present several options to Trump on Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP) The Pentagon will present a broad range of military options to President Donald Trump on Friday as he considers how to respond to what administration

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Iran diplomat warns of ‘all-out war’ if hit for Saudi attack

FILE – In this Aug. 29, 2019 file photo, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a forum titled “Common Security in the Islamic World” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In an interview published by CNN Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, Zarif warned that any U.S. or Saudi military strike on Iran will result in “all-out war.”

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President Farmajo decision Kismayo faces humanitarian crisis following the ban on direct flights

Photo/Somali Times Kismayo, Official says the Federal government of Somalia has devised a plot to frustrate the leadership of the state. Among the plots that Mogadishu has devised according to the state leadership is cut off aid and restricting airplane movements. In a statement, the leadership said the humanitarian situation was worsening with the restrictions,

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U.S. and Gulf allies discuss response to Saudi oil attack

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo takes part in a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, September 18, 2019. Mandel Ngan/Pool via REUTERS The United States was discussing with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf allies possible responses to an attack on Saudi oil facilities they blame on Iran

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Trump sees many options short of war with Iran after attacks on Saudis

Saudi defence ministry spokesman Colonel Turki Al-Malik displays remains of the missiles which Saudi government says were used to attack an Aramco oil facility, during a news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia September 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday there were many options short of war with Iran after

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10 topics the Somali president should address when he visits the US

Photo/Somali Times By Michael Rubin On Sept. 9, Somalia’s government announced that President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed who is better known as “Farmajo,” would make his first visit to the United States as president, first visiting the United Nations General Assembly before traveling to Washington, D.C. This trip will be a homecoming of sorts for Farmajo

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Mogadishu deadly blast hits new restaurant suicide car bomb attack

Photo/Somali Times At least two people have been killed and dozens others injured in a suicide car bomb attack at a new restaurant in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, officials said. today, the mine is said to be observers on the tarmac for a new restaurant recently opened called Al Asimah, which is located at the road

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HIV on the rise among youths in Garissa, agency says

GARISSA—The National Aids Control Council (NACC) has raised concern over rising cases of new HIV infection among young people in Garissa County. Garissa regional coordinator Wario Boru attributed the growing threat to lack of parental guidance. Speaking in Garissa during a HIV and Aids Tribunal workshop that sought to sensitize area residents on their rights

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Somali army liberates 3 villages from al-Shabaab

Somali forces liberate Rahole, Biyo-dhale and Bandhub villages in southwestern region of Bay, officials say Somali army has liberated at least three villages from al-Shabaab militant group in the country’s southwestern region of Bay on Wednesday, officials said. Nour Ali Mohamed, acting commander of the Somali military’s 154th battalion, told media that Somali forces liberated

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