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Somalia enters transition as Amisom gives way to Atmist

File Photo Somali Times/Somali special forces commandos By The East African It is assumed that the current troop-contributing countries will retain their soldiers, albeit in reduced numbers. The new mission is then expected to tap technocrats from the African Union members After one and a half-decade of operation, the African Union Mission in Somalia, Amisom,

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Why Qatar call Farmajo?

File Photo/Somali Times Dozens of questions have been raised about the Qatari government’s plan to summon Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, who arrived in Doha yesterday. Mohamed Farmajo is expected to meet with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani today to discuss bilateral relations and issues of mutual interest, according to Villa Somalia. However, Somali

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Russian war in world’s ‘breadbasket’ threatens food supply

File – Farmers harvest with their combines in a wheat field near the village Tbilisskaya, Russia, July 21, 2021. The Russian tanks and missiles besieging Ukraine also are threatening the food supply and livelihoods of people in Europe, Africa and Asia who rely on the vast, fertile farmlands known as the “breadbasket of the world.”

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German university apologizes for discrimination against Muslim students

By Anadolu Agency A university in the southern German city of Munich has apologized to two female Muslim students for discriminatory practices during online exams after the incidents sparked widespread criticism on social media. HM Hochschule Munchen said on Twitter that “it offered sincere apologies” to the students who were asked by instructors to remove

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Anti-money-laundering body puts UAE on global ‘gray’ list

By The Associated Press A global body focused on fighting money laundering has placed the United Arab Emirates on its so-called “gray list” over concerns that the global trade hub isn’t doing enough to stop criminals and militants from hiding wealth there. The decision late Friday night by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force puts

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Kremlin says the West is behaving like bandits

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to St. Petersburg’s governor Alexander Beglov during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) By Reuters The Kremlin said on Saturday that the West was behaving like bandits but that Russia was far too big to be

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President Farmajo travels to Doha and get full support from Emir Tamim

File Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and a delegation led by him are traveling to Doha, Qatar today. President Mohamed Farmajo will meet with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on Sunday to discuss bilateral relations and ways to support and develop them, and get full support from Emir Tamim

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German anti-aircraft missiles offered to Ukraine not usable: Report

By Anadolu Agency The German government had to backtrack on Friday on the planned delivery of 2,700 East German-era Strela anti-aircraft missiles to the Ukrainian army, local media reported. According to a report published by the weekly Der SPIEGEL news magazine, a large proportion of the Strela missiles in the German army depots are not

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Thousands in US apply to Ukraine’s embassy to join fight against Russia

By Anadolu Agency Thousands of people have applied to the Ukrainian embassy in Washington, D.C. in a bid to join the fight against Russia along with the Ukrainian army. A military official at the embassy told Anadolu Agency that they received more than 3,000 emails from those who wanted to go to Ukraine. “We replied

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Fire out at Ukraine’s key nuclear plant amid Russian attacks

This image made from a video released by Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant shows bright flaring object landing in grounds of the nuclear plant in Enerhodar, Ukraine Friday, March 4, 2022. Russian forces shelled Europe’s largest nuclear plant early Friday, sparking a fire as they pressed their attack on a crucial energy-producing Ukrainian city and gained

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