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Does Egypt have the right to build military bases in Somalia?

Photo: Credit Middle East Monitor In the context of the Renaissance Dam crisis which recently escalated between Egypt and Ethiopia, Somali reservations emerged regarding the fifth clause of the nine-clause resolution submitted by Arab League ministers on June 23, 2020. This angered the countries in question, who labelled Somalia’s reservations as “treachery” and a stab

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France to boost military presence in East Mediterranean

President Emmanuel Macron calls for greater consultation between Greece and Turkey France said Wednesday that it will temporarily increase its military presence in the Eastern Mediterranean in the coming days. President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis discussed the latest situation in the region, Macron’s office said in a statement. Underlining the importance

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Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate, first Black woman

FILE – In this June 27, 2019, file photo, then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listens to questions after the Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Art in Miami. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as

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Voters judge Omar’s mix of progressive politics, celebrity

Minneapolis voters line up to vote a day ahead of Minnesota’s Tuesday primary election on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, at the Minneapolis Election and Voters Services offices. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rep. Ilhan Omar is about to learn whether voters in her Minneapolis-area congressional district support the mix of confrontational, anti-Trump progressivism and

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Jawahir Roble ‘going all out’ to blaze a trail as female Muslim referee

Jawahir Roble wants to go to the top (Handout) The UK’s first female Muslim referee has set her sights on officiating in the Premier League. Jawahir Roble, 26, moved with her parents to Britain at the age of 10 to escape the civil war raging in Somalia. Leaving her home country, and all her friends,

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Mauritius oil disaster: Race to drain stricken ship before it splits in half

This photo provided by the French Defense Ministry shows oil leaking from the MV Wakashio, a bulk carrier ship that recently ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius, on Sunday. (EMAE via AP) By Greg Norman Fuel is leaking out of the Japanese ship MV Wakashio Environmentalists in Mauritius, an island country in the

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Greece calls Turkey’s seismic survey in Mediterranean illegal

Turkish Naval Forces’s ship, is seen docked in Istanbul, Turkey on 5 October, 2018 [Muhammed Enes Yıldırım/Anadolu Agency] Turkey dispatched a vessel to conduct a seismic survey in a disputed area in the eastern Mediterranean, a move which Greece said was illegal and is likely to heighten tensions between the two NATO allies. The advisory

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Hong Kong newspaper raided, tycoon detained under new law

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, right, who founded local newspaper Apple Daily, is arrested by police officers at his home in Hong Kong, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020. Lai was arrested Monday on suspicion of collusion with foreign powers, his aide said, in the highest-profile use yet of the new national security law Beijing imposed

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‘Turkey has sent medical aid to 150 countries’: President

Turkey has sent medical aid to over 150 countries and six international organizations, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. The value of our health investments is better noticed now in the pandemic process,” said Erdogan, speaking at the opening ceremony of health and research centers in Kocaeli University, in Turkey’s northwestern Kocaeli province.

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Afghan president agrees Taliban prisoner release

President Ghani’s statement comes after Afghan grand assembly passed a resolution on Sunday morning. Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has agreed to release 400 Taliban prisoners after an Afghan grand assembly, known as the Loya Jirga, passed a resolution to approve the move. The resolution recommending the release of the prisoners was passed on Sunday at

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