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Report: Saudi crown prince backed Israel plan to overthrow Jordan king

Photo: Credit Associated Press Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is said to have supported an Israeli plot to overthrow the Jordanian King Abdullah II in exchange for guardianship of the holy sites in the occupied city of Jerusalem, Lebanon’s Al-Akhbar newspaper reported. The paper quoted a Jordanian

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In Minneapolis, a fortified city awaits Chauvin verdict

In this image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin listens as his defense attorney Eric Nelson gives closing arguments as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill preside Monday, April 19, 2021, in the trial of Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George

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Farmajo asks African Union’s help on solving the crisis in Somalia

Photo/Somali Times Somalia said Monday that it would welcome the African Union taking a principal role in facilitating a process that would lead to dialogue between the government and other stakeholders in the country. According to Anadolu Agency report. Mr Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo said on Twitter, ”African Union is taking a leading role in facilitating

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Philippines’ Duterte would send navy ships in South China Sea to assert claim over resources

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during his fourth State of the Nation address at the Philippine Congress in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo/File Photo Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday he was prepared to send his military ships in the South China Sea to “stake a claim” over

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Farmajo and Felix Tshisekedi meet in Kinshasa

Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, who is visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo has today met with his counterpart Felix Tshisekedi. ‘To re-establish security, economic growth, debt rescheduling process, strengthening of democracy and the fight against terrorism,’ according to a statement from Villa Somalia. ”Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo face

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Pakistan recalls diplomats from Saudi Arabia

Photo: Credit Associated Press/Anjum Naveed/ Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Pakistan has summoned a number of its diplomats in Saudi Arabia due to “multiple” complaints from the Pakistani community there, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Quresh announced on Saturday. “The diplomatic personnel in Saudi Arabia have been directed to provide all services and facilities to

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Outgoing Somali President Farmajo arrives in Kinshasa

Photo/Somali Times Outgoing Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and a delegation led by him arrived in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, last night, where they began a two-day visit. Farmajo and his delegation were welcomed at N’djili International Airport by officials, according to a statement from Villa Somalia. The presidency also

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Parliamentarians and journalists are campaigning in Mogadishu to fight against the Somali Government, and Amison praises Al-Shabaab

Federal Somali parliamentarians and Somali journalists living abroad began inciting the groups to start another civil war in Somalia. Somali Times has been monitoring since 16th of April 2021 on social media inciting hatred and violence, calling their own community to fight other communities, praising Al-Shabaab to fight the African Union, EU, the international community

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U.S. embassy to withdraw staff as Chad rebels advance

Chad’s President Idriss Deby attends a working session of the G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott, Mauritania, June 30, 2020. Ludovic Marin /Pool via REUTERS/File Photo The United States has ordered its non-essential staff in Chad to leave the African country as rebel fighters approached the capital on Sunday after early election results showed President Idriss

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Somalia donors reject extension of Farmajo’s term

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s Federal Government says it will stick to the decision of the country’s Parliament to extend the mandate of the President and legislators, in spite of global condemnations. A statement issued on Wednesday night indicated that Mogadishu will defy threats from its main donors. Somalia called for support rather than criticism after

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