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Somali government expresses optimism that it will win the maritime case

Credit to Twitter/Somalia’s officials in International Court of Justice. The Somali government today expressed great hope that it will win the maritime case, which is due to be officially announced by the ICJ this afternoon, as planned. Somalia’s Attorney General Suleiman Mohamed Mohamoud, who is part of a Somali government delegation to The Hague, said

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Top UN court to rule on bitter Kenya-Somalia border spat

By AFP The UN’s top court will rule in a bitter border dispute between Somalia and Kenya on Tuesday, delivering a verdict with potentially far-reaching consequences for bilateral ties and energy extraction in the region. The International Court of Justice (ICJ), is to give its final word in a case filed by Mogadishu more than

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China has won AI battle with U.S., Pentagon’s ex-software chief says

An autonomous delivery vehicle by Damo is displayed at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Yilei Sun By Reuters China has won the artificial intelligence battle with the United States and is heading towards global dominance because of its technological advances, the Pentagon’s former software chief told the Financial

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Algeria’s president demands ‘total respect’ from France

By Anadolu Agency Abdelmadjid Tebboune says return of ambassador to France conditional on ‘total respect’ for country’s sovereignty Algeria’s president on Sunday demanded France’s “total respect” for his country after increased tensions between the two nations over remarks by his French counterpart, The return of the Algerian ambassador to France is conditional on the “total

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Exclusive: DPP bribes Somaliland politicians for a long time in exchange for political support: source

The Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei,the island of Taiwan File Photo:Xinhua Global Times By Fan Lingzhi The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the ruling party on the island of Taiwan, has been bribing some Somaliland politicians and families for a long time in exchange for support to sell “Taiwan secessionism” advocacy on international platforms, a source

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Somali government delegation arrives at The Hague, ICJ

Photo/Somali Times A delegation led by Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled has arrived in The Hague, Netherlands. The purpose of the delegation is to witness the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which will announce the verdict on the Kenyan maritime dispute on October 12 2021. “A delegation led by me

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Iraqis vote in general election, a test for democratic system

Iraq’s President Barham Salih casts his vote at a polling station in Baghdad, as Iraqis go to the polls to vote in the parliamentary election, in Iraq, October 10, 2021. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani Reuters By John Davison and Ahmed Rasheed Iraqis were voting on Sunday in a general election that many said they would boycott, having

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Ikran Tahlil’s mother Qali Guhad works for the Kenyan Intelligence Agency

A photograph appear on the Internet Qali Guhad, Ikran Tahlil’s mother, for the past three months asked to see her daughter when she knew her daughter’s location, in Kenya, safe according to Kenyan officials told Somali Times. Even our sources say the mother has been paid by foreign actors to cause destruction and to destabilise

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There aren’t enough black headteachers, new education secretary Nadhim Zahawi says

Britain’s COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment Minister Nadhim Zahawi speaks during a media briefing on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at Downing Street in London, Britain, June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson. The Independent By Jon Stone New Secretary of State signals break in emphasis from predecessor Gavin Williamson There are still not enough black headteachers in England’s

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Taliban say they won’t work with US to contain Islamic State

Relatives and residents pray during a funeral ceremony for victims of a suicide attack at the Gozar-e-Sayed Abad Mosque in Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. The mosque was packed with Shiite Muslim worshippers when an Islamic State suicide bomber attacked during Friday prayers, killing dozens in the latest security challenge to the Taliban

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