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US police arrest man suspected of killing Imam Mohamed Aden

A man has been arrested in Columbus, Ohio, USA, on suspicion of killing Imam Sheikh Dr. Mohamed Hassan Adam Somali national. According to documents submitted to the court by police, John W. Wooden Jr. is accused of killing Imam Mohamed Hassan Adam on Christmas Eve. According to court documents, a search warrant was issued at

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Ukraine’s president says ‘enemy sabotage groups’ have entered Kyiv

By Anadolu Agency Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he remains in government quarter and ‘enemy has identified me as the number one target’ Ukraine’s president said Friday that “enemy sabotage groups” have entered the capital Kyiv and called on the public to be careful and follow curfew rules. In a video message on Facebook, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said

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Russia says it uses ‘high-precision weapons’ to disable air defense in Ukraine

By Anadolu Agency ‘Military infrastructure, air defense systems, military airports and air force in Ukraine disabled,’ says Russian Defense Ministry Russia on Thursday said it is using “high-precision weapons” to disable Ukrainian air defense systems. “Military infrastructure, air defense systems, military airports and air force in Ukraine were disabled with high-precision weapons,” Russian Defense Ministry

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Russian military convoy seen heading to Ukraine’s Donbas region

By Anadolu Agency A Russian military convoy was seen moving towards the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday. The convoy with nearly 200 military vehicles was seen near the Kuibyshevo settlement in the Rostov region of Russia while it was advancing towards the border with the Donbas region. Meanwhile, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba

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Why the US chose Qatar as a major non-Nato ally before Saudi Arabia and the UAE

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani meets with US President Joe Biden at the White House, on 31 January 2022 (AFP) Middle East Eye By Paul Iddon Qatar was designated a major non-Nato ally by the United States before Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates because of the unique role Doha plays

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Putin tells ex-Soviet republics: Ukraine was an exception – report

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a video address to the nation, following the initiative of the country’s lower house of parliament and security council to recognise two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent entities, in Moscow, Russia, in this picture released February 21, 2022. Sputnik/Alexey Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS By Reuters President Vladimir Putin

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Oil rises as Russia-Ukraine escalation spurs supply concerns

Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016. Picture taken March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford By Reuters Oil prices jumped more than $2 on Tuesday on supply disruption worries as tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalated after Moscow ordered troops into two breakaway regions

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Putin orders troops to carry out ‘peacekeeping operations’ in eastern Ukraine

By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed his country’s armed forces late Monday to carry out “peacekeeping operations” in the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics. The two separate presidential decrees ordered Russia’s Foreign Ministry to conduct negotiations on the establishment of diplomatic relations with the “people’s republics” and to formalize the agreements with

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Somalia’s Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission Muse Yusuf is corrupt paid by UAE, Kenya-sources say

The corrupt chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission, Muse Yusuf is corrupt paid by UAE, Kenya-sources say Muse has been meddling Somalia elections and paid by foreign actors. Muse work puppet Said Abdullahi Deni who is a senior informant when it comes to UAE and Kenya, according to our sources inside Federal Election Commission told

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Somalia’s President Farmajo disown oil deal with Coastline Exploration

File Photo Somali Times/Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo have publicly rejected an oil revenue sharing deal signed by the Petroleum Minister Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed and coastline exploration. On Saturday, Petroleum Minister Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed announced that Somalia had signed a production sharing agreement with Coastline Exploration Ltd (‘Coastline’), a US

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