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US court issues summons for MBS and MBZ over hacking of Al Jazeera anchor

In April, a group of photos of Oueiss was leaked on Twitter and social media, allegedly after her phone was hacked (Facebook) Summons follows lawsuit claiming Saudi crown prince and Abu Dhabi crown prince recruited a network of US citizens to attack Ghada Oueiss A federal court in Florida has issued a summons for Saudi

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The latest: Somalia needs a good leader not a puppet

Photo/Somali Times Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni welcomed a delegation from the Federal Government led by Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled from Mogadishu. The delegation, including many of the ministers is attending the meeting due to open tomorrow in Puntland and Somalia issues. The Speakers of both Houses of the Federal Parliament, the Presidents

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Turkey warns ‘thug Haftar’ against attacking its forces in Libya

Turkish Minister of Defence Hulusi Akar, right, is pictured with his Libyan counterpart Salah Eddine Namrouchin, left, during a visit to Turkish troops in Tripoli (AFP) Defence minister says renegade general’s forces will be ‘legitimate targets’ in such an event during visit to Tripoli Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar warned on Sunday that the forces

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Somali Trade Union Demands The Release Of Jailed Zimbabwean Teacher

ARTUZ Masvingo Gender & Social Welfare Secretary Sheila Chisirimunhu The Somali Public Trade Union (SPTU) has called for the immediate release of Sheila Chisirimunhu, a Zimbabwean teacher recently sentenced to 10 months in jail for protesting against poor salaries. In a statement from Mogadishu on Christmas Day, SPTU General Secretary Mohamed Abdi Nour said Chisirimunhu’s

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‘No independence without strong defense industry’

Turkey focusing on future war technologies such as electro-magnetic, laser systems, says defense industries’ head There is no economic and political independence without a strong defense industry, the head of Turkey’s Presidency of Defense Industries said on Saturday. As the country’s defense industry is increasingly getting indigenous, Turkey’s independence and negotiation power is also increasing,

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Police: Explosion in Nashville believed to be ‘intentional’

Emergency personnel work near the scene of an explosion in downtown Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard early Christmas morning.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and THALIA BEATY NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An explosion shook the largely deserted streets of downtown

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Ethiopia successfully launches second satellite into space, with help from China again

The Deputy General Director of Ethiopia Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI), Yishrun Alemayehu, confirmed the Horn of Africa nation successfully launched its second Chinese-backed satellite into space on Tuesday, Xinhua News Agency confirmed. Named ET-Smart-RSS, the satellite, which was blasted into orbit from the China Wenchang spacecraft launch site, is equipped with highly advanced

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US continues to pardon war criminals in Iraq, Afghanistan

By Ovunc Kutlu President Trump’s executive clemency keeps adding controversial military figures who were found guilty of killing civilians US President Donald Trump announcing this week a wave of pardons was the latest in a series of wielding his clemency powers over the years for war criminals that were convicted of killing civilians in Iraq

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U.S. conducts airstrikes against terrorists in Somalia

By Mike Glenn U.S. forces killed multiple explosives experts in Somalia earlier this month who have been linked to the al-Shabaab jihadi terrorist group, officials confirmed Thursday. In coordination with government officials, the U.S. launched two airstrikes Dec. 10 at an al-Shabaab compound in the vicinity of Jilib, Somalia, U.S. Africa Command said. The bomb

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Anger boils over in Dover as stranded truckers demand to leave UK

Photo: Credit Reuters By John Sibley DOVER, England (Reuters) -Angry truck drivers briefly scuffled with police in the streets of Dover on Wednesday as a partial blockade by France designed to stop the spread of a new highly infectious coronavirus variant left thousands stranded before Christmas. Paris and London agreed late on Tuesday that drivers

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