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Turkey’s Turksat 5B satellite launched into space

By Anadolu Agency Turkey’s new telecommunication satellite was launched on Sunday by US aerospace company SpaceX at 6.59 a.m. Turkish time (0359GMT). Turksat 5B, which launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in the US state of Florida, will reach 42 degrees East orbit in 164 days. Then, a 45-day test process will begin. The

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Somali army chief’s Facebook account has been hacked-sources say

Somali army chief’s General Odowa Yusuf Rage A group of cybercriminals has taken control of the Facebook account of the Commander of the Armed Forces, General Odowa Yusuf Rage on Facebook, according to the outlet media reported. The Commander of the Armed Forces has informed the Somali public that his Facebook page has been hacked.

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African absence at UN Security Council is ‘great injustice,’ says Turkish president

By Anadolu Agency Turkey to send 15M COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa, says Recep Tayyip Erdogan at 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit It is a “great injustice” that the African continent, with its population of 1.3 billion, is not represented at the UN Security Council, Turkey’s president said on Saturday. Referring to his slogan, “the world

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Russia demands NATO roll back from East Europe and stay out of Ukraine

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov arrives for a meeting with U.S. special envoy Marshall Billingslea in Vienna, Austria June 22, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/Files By Reuters Russia said on Friday it wanted a legally binding guarantee that NATO would give up any military activity in Eastern Europe and Ukraine, part of a wish list of

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Eyes on General Kibochi as Amisom mandate expires

By Daily Nation General Kibochi go home peacefully Somalia is responsible its own security The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) may not withdraw from Somalia in the next few months as earlier planned.The African Union (AU) has appealed to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to extend the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom), which was to end on December 31.In a

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Somalis living in Turkey face serious threats

Photo: Credit to Pinterest The situation of the Somali people in Turkey is deteriorating following the attack by Bashi Hosh Jabril, a Somali Canadian national, by Turkish bandits earlier this month, who died of his injuries. Somali nationals living in Turkey have been stigmatized by the Somali community in some neighborhoods, especially Kizilay, which has

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Discontent with Johnson imperils his future, UK virus rules

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions at the Houses of Parliament, in London, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. British lawmakers have voted to approve new restrictions to curb the spread of the omicron coronavirus variant. The House of Commons approved measures ordering masks to be worn

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Somalis will stick with DP Ruto — Duale

Garissa township MP Aden Duale and Deputy President William Ruto at a recent function. By The Star, Kenya Garissa Township MP Aden Duale has said the Muslim and Somali community will stick with Deputy President William Ruto to the end and make sure he clinches the presidency. Duale said Ruto was a true friend to

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Danish ex-minister jailed for separating asylum-seeking couples

By Al Jazeera Denmark’s former immigration minister has been sentenced to two months in prison after a special court found her guilty of illegally separating several couples of asylum seekers where the female member was a minor. “Inger Stojberg is found guilty of a deliberate violation of the Ministerial Responsibility Act,” Denmark’s Court of Impeachment

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Israeli PM meets crown prince in UAE, Iran on agenda

Credit to Photo Anadolu Agency/Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Crown Prince of the UAE, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan By Reuters Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held talks with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan on Monday in the first ever public meeting between an Israeli leader and the United Arab

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