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Somali summons its ambassador to Sudan over alleged drunkenness

Photo/ Somali Times Somalia has recalled its ambassador to Sudan following what it termed as.’Drunkenness within the embassy amid reports of a scuffle. Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmed Isse Awad ordered ambassador Mohammed Isaaq Ibrahim and his first advisor Osman Ahmed Mohamed to return to the Somalia. Mr Awad instructed the two officials to return home

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Intel officials say Russia boosting Trump candidacy

FILE – In this June 28, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. Intelligence officials say Russia is interfering with the 2020 election to try to help Trump get reelected, The New York

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Al-Shabaab militant surrenders in Mandera

Photo Credit/ Daily Nation/ Salat Hajir Jimale, a suspected Al-Shabaab fighter at Elwak Police Station in Mandera on February 20, 2020. A suspected Al-Shabaab militant has surrendered to security agencies in Mandera, a day after three people were killed in a bus attack. Salat Hajir Jimale, 23, surrendered to security agencies at Elwak town in

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German gunman kills 9 in attack on migrant bars

Flowers and candles are placed near the Midnight Shisha bar after a shooting in Hanau, near Frankfurt, Germany, February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski A gunman with suspected far-right links shot dead nine people, some of them migrants from Turkey, in an overnight rampage through a German city before killing himself, officials said. Chancellor Angela Merkel

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Disputed oil blocks at stake as law gives Somalia power to sell

Photo/ Somali Times Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has signed a law that gives the central government powers to sell the country’s oil blocks for commercial drilling, giving his administration full control of the unexploited crude deposits. The new Petroleum Act paves the way for creation of a state-owned oil company with authority to sign

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Duale on the spot for distributing expired food

National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale is on the spot for distributing expired foodstuffs at an orphanage in Garissa County. The Garissa Township MP was summoned by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) yesterday to explain the matter which he has termed “fake”. The Nation has learnt that Mr Duale had been asked to appear

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Ethiopian Colony arrives in Hargeisa as Abiy Ahmed role in Somalia-Somaliland talks

Photo/ Somali Times An Ethiopian Colony led by Finance Minister Ahmed Shide arrived in Hargeisa Wednesday in what sources said was set to lay the groundwork for PM Abiy’s Ahmed mediation for a visit by President Mohamed Farmajo to the breakaway region of Somaliland. Ethiopian Ahmed Shide arrived in Hargeisa at about afternoon and is

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Bernie Sanders calls Saudi Arabia’s rulers ‘murderous thugs’

Sanders described Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman as a ‘billionaire dictator’ (Reuters/AFP) Sanders says he would bring Tehran and Riyadh together to resolve issues, promising more balanced policy in Middle East Senator Bernie Sanders, the Democratic frontrunner for the US presidency, lambasted Saudi Arabia’s leadership during a town hall meeting on CNN, reaffirming his promise

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Chinese people in UK targeted with abuse over coronavirus

© Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA A spate of racist incidents linked to the coronavirus outbreak are being investigated by police, prompting fears among members of the Chinese community that they will face abuse if they wear face masks. Chinese students in Southampton have been targeted with abuse, including one who had a

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Man Convicted In Fatal Beating Of Somali Cab Driver Sentenced To Life In Prison

(Photo Courtesy of Mahoning County Jail) A Pittsburgh man was sentenced Tuesday morning for his role in the beating death of a cab driver. Daniel Russell received a sentence of life without parole for second degree murder and 54 to 108 years for conspiracy to commit robbery. Ramadhan Mohamed had been working as a zTrip

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