Israel to allow U.S. Rep Tlaib to visit family in West Bank

U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib listens to a comment from a constituent during a Town Hall style meeting in Inkster, Michigan, U.S. August 15, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook Israel will allow U.S. lawmaker Rashida Tlaib to visit her family in the occupied West Bank on humanitarian grounds, the interior ministry said on Friday, after barring an official

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A Southall man has been banned from annoying anyone in all of Ealing

Abdillahi Adan is only allowed to take a very specific route home and cannot “loiter” along the way (Image: Ealing Police) Abdillahi Adan has also been banned from the Havelock Housing Estate A man from Southall has been banned from the estate where he lives as well as from annoying anyone in the entire borough

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Southall girl whose mum died when she was a week old achieves uni dream

Hamdaa Ali worked to support herself and sister while studying a levels at Villiers High School (Image: Submitted) She moved to the UK without her parents when she was just nine years old A Southall student from Somalia who had to work in a call centre to fund her A-level studies has said she’s ecstatic

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Senior representatives International community engages with stakeholders in Jubaland’s electoral process

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu – Senior representatives of the African Union (AU), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the United Nations (UN) travelled to Kismayo today to engage with stakeholders on Jubaland’s ongoing electoral process, which is expected to culminate in the election by the State Assembly of the State President. The delegation held a

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Israel bans entry to outspoken US congresswomen

Photo (AP) Israel said Thursday that it will bar two Democratic congresswomen from entering the country ahead of a planned visit over their support for a Palestinian-led boycott movement, a decision announced shortly after President Donald Trump tweeted that it would “show great weakness” to allow them in. The move to bar Reps. Rashida Tlaib

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India’s Modi defends Kashmir policy amid clash with Pakistan

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses to the nation on the country’s Independence Day from the ramparts of the historical Red Fort in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. Modi said that stripping the disputed Kashmir region of its statehood and special constitutional provisions has helped unify the country. Modi gave the annual Independence

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Gibraltar releases Iranian tanker Grace 1: Gibraltar Chronicle

A boat sails after approaching to the boarding ladder (L) of the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 as it sits anchored after it was seized in July by British Royal Marines off the coast of the British Mediterranean territory on suspicion of violating sanctions against Syria, in the Strait of Gibraltar, southern Spain August 14,

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Amisom and FGS Commence Audit Of Companies And Organisations

The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) on Wednesday commenced a physical audit of companies and organisations operating within the Aden Abdulle International Airport protected area. The audit, targeting companies and organisations contracted by the United Nations and Amisom, is aimed at ensuring the private entities operate within

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The Rebirth of ‘Frontier Soldiering’?

Photo/Somali Times In June 2019 the UK officially opened the new Somali National Army (SNA) training facility. Located in Baidoa. a town 150 miles West of the capital Mogadishu and deep into the country’s interior, it lacks many of the comforts of the capital. Baidoa does not enjoy the constant onshore breeze of Mogadishu and

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Accused Somali pirate hauled before judge in Brooklyn, denied bail

Abdi Yusuf Hassan An accused pirate who was allegedly part of a Somali crew that kidnapped an American journalist and held him hostage on a hijacked ship while demanding a $20 million bounty was hauled before a federal judge in Brooklyn Wednesday. Abdi Yusuf Hassan, 51 — who is accused of negotiating the writer’s ransom

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