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Philippines and India refuse to receive deportees from Kuwait

Kuwait security sources revealed that the Ministry of the Interior stopped completing the procedures for deporting 340 Filipino and Indian nationals caught for violations from the deportation centre after the two countries refused to receive the deportees and insisted on a health certificate for each person proving that they were free of the new Coronavirus.

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Somali government apologizes to Ethiopian for supporting Egypt-Nile tensions

Photo/Somali Times The Ethiopian government has been deeply saddened by the recent Arab League summit on Egypt’s Nile tensions between Egypt and Somalia. The resolution has been criticized by Ethiopia, which has prompted the Ethiopian government to intensify its opposition to Djibouti and Somalia, which has a close friendship with Abiy Ahmed.

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Rouhani: U.S. should lift sanctions if it wants to help Iran amid coronavirus

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a meeting of the Iranian government task force on the coronavirus, in Tehran, Iran March 21, 2020. Official Presidential website/Handout via REUTERS The United States should lift sanctions if Washington wants to help Iran to contain the coronavirus outbreak, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday, adding that Iran

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‘Saudi puppet’: Yemenis question their president’s legitimacy

Emirati Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan walks with Hadi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh in November 2019 (AFP) In 2015, anti-Houthi sentiment bolstered Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi’s leadership. Today, many say his support hangs by a thread Five years ago, Yemen President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi

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Iran leader refuses US help, citing virus conspiracy theory

Iran. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani in separate new year messages vowed to overcome the new coronavirus and increase economic growth. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP) Iran’s supreme leader Sunday refused U.S. assistance to fight the new coronavirus, citing an unfounded conspiracy theory that the virus could be man-made by

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Clashes erupt between Saudi and UAE in Aden

Violent clashes have erupted between allies of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the temporary Yemeni capital of Aden in the south of the country, Anadolu Agency reported on Friday. Eyewitnesses informed Anadolu Agency that different weapons were used in the clashes which erupted after an attempt by the Storm Brigades, affiliate

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Yemen security forces seize weapons onboard UAE aid ship

Yemeni security services in Socotra have seized an Emirati humanitarian ship carrying weapons and armoured vehicles, local sources said. According to the sources, the “aid” ship belonged to the Khalifa Foundation for Humanitarian Affairs which is run by the UAE delegate in Socotra, Brigadier Khalfan Al-Mazroui. A local official said the Emirati ship was carrying

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Somali Prime Minister Khaire travel to Ethiopian Colony

Photo/Somali Times The Somali Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia Hassan Ali Khaire and a delegation led by him travel to Ethiopian Colony. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, the Prime Minister will hold various meetings with the Ethiopian Government in Addis Ababa. No further details were given on

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Time for strategy review in Kenya’s war on terror

The current terrorism crisis situation in the country calls for a serious national awakeningIf the al Shabaab problem is yet to be exterminated from its source in Somalia, then it is only wise for Nairobi to restrategise and redeploy its troops to Northeastern. Equally, there is a necessity for Kenya to use its intelligence to

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China to expel American reporters after US curbs its media

In this Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 file photo, a member of an honor guard wears a face mask as he stands guard in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. On Wednesday, March 17, 2020, China announced that it will revoke the media credentials of American journalists at three major U.S. news organizations, in effect expelling them from

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