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2022 Somalia Military Strength-sources say

File Photo/Somali Times The Global Firepower website, which publishes an annual list of military powers in the world, has updated its data for this year with some changes. As usual, at the top of the list, the three most powerful countries in the military are the United States, Russia and China, respectively. However, if you

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China launches high-tech aircraft carrier in naval milestone

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, coloured smoke mark the launch ceremony for China’s third aircraft carrier christened Fujian at a dry dock in Shanghai on Friday, June 17, 2022. China on Friday launched its third aircraft carrier, the first such ship to be both designed and built entirely within the country. (Li

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Exclusive: Saudi Arabia hires Modi-linked company to process Hajj applications

A Muslim pilgrim prays around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia,  (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) By Middle East Eye The company tasked with collecting and facilitating applications from prospective Hajj pilgrims living in western countries has at least one

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German, French, Italian leaders ride into Kyiv with ‘message of unity’

France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis visit Irpin, Ukraine June 16, 2022. Ludovic Marin/Pool via Reuters By Reuters The leaders of Germany, France and Italy rode into Kyiv on an overnight train on Thursday in a joint demonstration of support for Ukraine, where

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President Uhuru Kenyatta, senior officials wealth to remain hidden

President Uhuru Kenyatta By Business Daily Africa Kenyans will not access information on the wealth of persons holding public office, including the President and his deputy, after fresh amendments to a proposed law on lifestyle audits. Nominated Senator Farhiya Ali Haji, who sponsored the Lifestyle Audit Bill, now wants the House to delete clause 25

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Greek lawmaker accuses government of ‘turning country into huge US base’

By Anadolu Agency Greek lawmaker Kleon Grigoriadis has accused the government of turning the country into a “huge US base.” In a speech in parliament on Tuesday, Grigoriadis, a deputy of the left-wing MeRA25 party, criticized the government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis over its foreign policy. He said an atmosphere of war with Türkiye

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Somalia warns Kenya for interfering its Sovereignty

The Kenyan government has apologized for allowing Somaliland to attend a conference of foreign diplomats based in Nairobi yesterday. Kenya has interfered with Somalia’s internal affairs and its Sovereignty Somalia warns to Kenya. The Kenyan government has told the Somali government that it is “deeply saddened” that the Somaliland flag was displayed during a diplomatic

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Spy agencies’ focus on China could snare Chinese Americans

A report issued by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is photographed in Washington, June 14, 2022. As America’s intelligence agencies ramp up efforts against China, top officials acknowledge they may also end up collecting more phone calls and emails from Chinese Americans, raising new concerns about spying affecting civil liberties. The new

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Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh has written to Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta demanding a full explanation of the violation of sovereignty

‎Somalia’s Ambassador to Kenya, Mohamed Ahmed Nur Tarzan walked out of a meeting organized by the Kenyan government for foreign ambassadors after Somaliland officials were invited. According to sources, Tarzan stormed out of the annual presidential address to the diplomatic corps at State House, which was chaired by the Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, after he

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Somalia’s ambassador to Kenya pulls out of Kenyan conference of foreign ambassadors

Somalia’s ambassador to Kenya, Mohamed Ahmed Nur Tarzan has today left the Kenyan government for a meeting with foreign ambassadors in Nairobi. The meeting, chaired by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, was called off by Somalia’s ambassador following the arrival of an alleged Somaliland ambassador to Kenya, sparking an uproar. The move by the Kenyan government

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