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Taliban set up military tribunal to enforce Shariah law in Afghanistan

By Anadolu Agency Tribunal to have power to interpret Shariah law, issue decrees and also register complaints, cases against Taliban officials The interim Taliban administration announced on Wednesday the establishment of a military tribunal to enforce Islamic law in Afghanistan. The tribunal has been formed on the command of supreme leader Hebatullah Akhundzada to enforce

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Benin’s president says France must return other cultural treasures

By Anadolu Agency France restitutes 26 cultural artifacts Benin’s president said Tuesday that he regretted that many artifacts of Beninese cultural heritage continued to be kept in museums in France even though Paris has returned some of the looted antiquities. Speaking at the Elysee Palace after signing an agreement on the handover of 26 cultural

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Somalia’s Foreign Minister says the nation will not accept intimidation, lies and delays that hinder successful security

Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Government of Somalia Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamoud met with members of the African Union Peace and Security Council in Mogadishu to discuss Amisom’s mandate, which is due to end on December 31, 2021, according to the decision. United Nations Security Council No. 2568.

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Iain Duncan Smith accused of ‘brazen conflict of interest’ over £25,000 job

Duncan Smith was a director of Byotrol between June 2009 and May 2010 and has previously declared share options. Photograph: Vickie Flores/EPA The Guardian By Ben Quinn Ex-Tory leader chaired government taskforce that recommended new rules benefiting firm he was employed by Iain Duncan Smith is facing questions over his £25,000-a-year second job advising a

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The European Union bans Somali citizens applying for office jobs

The European Union bans Somali citizens without international passports from applying for office jobs The European Union has barred Somali nationals in the country applying for jobs, citing a foreign passport, With more than 40 vacancies in the offices of the European Union Mission in Somalia, local applicants are subject to conditions that prevent them

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Blinken says Egypt has more ‘issues of concern’ on human rights ahead of dialogue

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, gestures, to Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry during a U.S.-Egypt strategic dialogue at the State Department, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, in Washington, U.S., Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS By Reuters Top U.S. diplomat Antony Blinken said on Monday that Egypt had more work to do on human rights amid calls

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Sudan: Hemeti emerges from the shadows to support Burhan’s coup

General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, or ‘Hemeti’, pictured in 2019 (AFP) Middle East Eye By Oscar Rickett The commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, has stepped out of the shadows to deliver a speech affirming his support for the military coup led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. Burhan’s deputy on the

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Abu Dhabi to allow non-Muslim civil marriage under family law shakeup

UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo/File Photo By Reuters Non-Muslims will be allowed to marry, divorce and get joint child custody under civil law in Abu Dhabi according to a new decree issued on Sunday by its ruler, state news agency WAM

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At rally to back military’s campaign, Ethiopians denounce the U.S.

Civilians attend a pro-government rally to denounce what the organisers say is the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Western countries’ interference in internal affairs of the country, at Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 7, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri By Reuters Tens of thousands of Ethiopians rallied in Addis Ababa on Sunday in

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Former Somalia’s AU envoy Simon Mulongo, has committed rape, blackmail-sources say

The Federal Government of Somalia has expelled the Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia, Mr Simon Mulongo. A letter November 4th from the foreign ministry accused Simon Mulongo of “engaging in activities that are inconsistent with Amisom’s mandate and security strategy in Somalia,” and ordered him to leave

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