Trump signs Sept. 11 victims’ compensation fund extension

President Donald Trump walks out to speak before signing H.R. 1327, an act ensuring that a victims’ compensation fund related to the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, July 29, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Donald Trump on Monday signed a bill

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6 African peacekeeping soldiers killed in Somalia

Soldiers from Burundi attacked in Balad district, killing 6 and injuring 3 others Atleast six soldiers from East African country of Burundi, were killed in an attack near Somali capital Mogadishu, an official said. The soldiers were part of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom). “Elements of the al-Shabaab terrorist group have attacked Burundian

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Kenya’s undiplomatic behavior toward Somalia signals failure at ICJ

The Kenyan government is pursuing a determined campaign, engaging in outlandish and undiplomatic behavior, and targets Somalia so as to pressure Mogadishu to withdraw an International Court of Justice (ICJ) maritime dispute case it filed against the former in 2014. On Feb. 16, 2019, Kenya expelled Somalia’s Ambassador to Kenya Mohamed Mohamoud Nour and recalled

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Nigeria bans local Shi’ite group after protests

FILE PHOTO: Members of the police head down Banex road during their operation to disperse members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) from a street in Abuja, Nigeria July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde Nigeria’s government has banned a Shi’ite Muslim group whose followers have been holding protests to demand the release of their detained

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Kenya Airways goes full circle with two-year nationalisation plan

Photo/Reuters Kenya will take at least 21 months to take back full control of its national carrier Kenya Airways, buying out minority shareholders and converting shares held by banks into Treasury bonds, a lawmaker briefed on the transaction said. The loss-making airline, which is 48.9 per cent government-owned and 7.8 per cent held by Air

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Ruling on maritime dispute to severely test Kenya’s soft power

The clock is ticking towards the September 9-13, 2019, tipping point, when the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague, Netherlands, will decide on the maritime delimitation case filed by Somalia against Kenya on August 28, 2014. Never before in its history has Kenya’s capacity to harness the technologies of soft power to protect

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Diabetes: Could vitamin D supplements slow progression?

By Tim Newman Scientists have yet to prove whether or not vitamin D can treat or slow type 2 diabetes. A new study of people who have recently received a diagnosis of diabetes or are at risk of developing it concludes that the vitamin may be beneficial. According to the Centers for Disease Control and

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Israel, US carry out successful test of Arrow-3 missile over Alaska

Israel, US carry out successful test of Arrow-3 missile over Alaska. (photo credit: ISRAEL DEFENSE MINISTRY) By Anna Ahronheim Test comes days after Iran tested a medium-range ballistic missile. In face of Iran’s continued development of long-range missiles, Israel and the United States completed a series of tests of the new long-range Arrow-3 ballistic missile

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Former Mogadishu Mayor Thabit mourning faulty CCTV at Mayor office as security loophole

Former Mogadishu Mayor Thabit Abdi Mohamed has asked security heads to come clear on the functionality of CCTV at the meeting hall where a female suicide bomber detonated herself last Wednesday killing seven people. In a Facebook post on Saturday Mohamed raised the issue over reports that some of the CCTV installed at the Mayor’s

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Top lawyer on brink of making history as the first blind judge

Dr Imaana Laibuta (left) when he appeared for an interview with the Judicial Service Commission in 2016 for the position of Supreme Court judge, When the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) announced the list of 11 nominees for appointment as Court of Appeal judges, Dr Kibaya Imaana Laibuta did not receive any special mention apart from

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