Corrupt Somali Speaker of the Parliament calls for the release of former al-Shabaab terrorist

Mogadishu–Corrupt Speaker of the House of the People of the Somali Federal Parliament, . Mohamed Mursal Sh. Abdirahman on Saturday called for the release of Mukhtar Robow and postpone the Southwest State governor election ahead, Somali Times investigated Corrupt Somali Speaker, Mr Mohamed Mursal Abdirahman been paid through former Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali

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Canada’s immigration minister calls out Conservatives for “spreading lies” about UN migration agreement

Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen spent Friday night at Ryerson University addressing what he says are a number of myths surrounding Canada’s recent signing of the UN Global Compact on Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration. Hussen had just returned from Marrakech, Morocco where 164 countries signed onto the symbolic agreement — the first of its kind

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US says new airstrike in Somalia kills 8 al-Shabab fighters

The U.S. military says it has killed eight members of the al-Shabab extremist group with an airstrike south of Somalia’s capital. The U.S. Africa Command statement says the airstrike occurred on Saturday near Gandarshe, a coastal community. The statement says no civilians were involved. The U.S. military has carried out at least 40 airstrikes this

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Somalia uproar continues after former al-Shabab No. 2 seized

Mukhtar Robow was added to the U.S. list of designated terrorists in 2008 and a multi-million-dollar bounty was put on his head.AP file NAIROBI, Kenya — Somalia saw a third day of protests on Saturday over the arrest of the former No. 2 leader of the al-Shabab extremist group, who has been a leading candidate

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Britons will have to pay 7 euros for visa-free travel to EU after Brexit

British travellers will have to pay 7 euros (6.29 pounds) for a three year pre-travel authorisation to visit the European Union after Brexit, provided London seals a divorce agreement with the bloc. The EU is readying a new electronic visa waiver system by 2021 to beef up security. The bloc’s executive proposed to exempt Britain

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Four accused of extorting ‘protection money’ from Somali shopkeepers denied bail

Four men have been denied bail in a case involving the alleged extortion of protection money from Somali shopkeepers based in Delft, Cape Town. The four appeared in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court on Friday after their arrest for the alleged extortion of protection money amounting to R2 000 per business. In denying them bail, Magistrate

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Turkish professor disappears in Colombia

Turkish academic Prof. Dr. Ramazan Gençay, a Simon Fraser University (SFU) economics professor, has vanished in the city of Medellín, Colombia and been missing for almost a week. Gencay, also a Canadian citizen, traveled to Colombia on Nov. 28 to attend several seminars at the Center for Research in Economics and Finance of the EAFIT

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Somalia and Eritrea Presidents agree to enhance two nations’ relations

Mogadishu, Dec. 14, 2018:President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed , President of the Federal Republic of Somalia and President Isaias Afwerki, President of the State of Eritrea, held a two-day consultation meeting in Mogadishu, Somalia on December 13th-14th 2018. The two Presidents held bilateral discussions at Villa Somalia and they agreed to strengthen the two nations historical

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Supporters of ex-al Shabaab leader clash with police in Somalia’s Baidoa city, 11 dead

At least 11 people were killed in Somalia’s city of Baidoa in clashes between security forces and supporters of a former al Shabaab leader who is seeking election as a regional president, a military officer and an elder said on Friday. Authorities arrested Mukhtar Robow on Thursday, accusing him of bringing Islamist militants and weapons

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Qatar government launches construction of Hobyo Port

Doha-Somali Times Minister of Transport, Communications and Qatar, Jassim Bin Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti, announced that his government will begin construction of the Hobyo port in Mudug region. The minister said the project started in private talks with Prime Minister of Somalia, Mr. Ali agenda, and visit in Qatar. Minister of Planning, Investment and Economic

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