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250 workers stranded in Dubai with no job, salary and food

Over 250 workers stranded in Dubai with no job, pay, food Image Credit: Twitter Indian consulate steps in, staff confirms the company closed in September Speaking to Gulf News, some workers of the company said that for the last seven months they have not been paid salaries. In addition, for the the past four months,

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UAE has no right to interfere in Libyan affairs: GNA

Libya’s Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj Al-Sarraj said he will not sit with Haftar again, hoping ‘his supporters would review their decisions’ Libya’s Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj has said in an interview with Al-Jazeera that he will not sit with Gen. Khalifa Haftar again, hoping that his supporters would review their decisions. Within part of the

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Turkish plane takes off to bring wounded from Somalia

Members of medical team head to Mogadishu to bring back those injured in suicide car bombing Members of the National Medical Rescue Team departed for Somalia’s capital Tuesday to bring those wounded in a suicide car bombing over the weekend back to Turkey. At least three people were killed and 20 others injured, including several

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Crimes? Impeachment prosecutors, defense lay out arguments

The U.S. flag flies over the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) President Donald Trump’s defense team and the prosecutors of his impeachment are laying out their arguments over whether his conduct toward Ukraine warrants his removal from office. Trump’s lawyers on Sunday previewed their impeachment defense with the

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Kenyan tv star Betty Kyallo’s Somali boyfriend finally spotted during mini vacay at Nakuru resort

Photo Credit Instagram Betty Kyallo has been hiding her man for more than a year- The two have dated on the down low and enjoyed some playful times behind the scenes- After months of searching, social media users finally unveiled the mysterious Somali guy- The handsome man’s photos and videos were plastered on Instagram after

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Berlin summit commits to cease-fire in Libya

International committee to follow implementation of cease-fire, says final declaration of Berlin summit for peace in Libya At its conclusion, Sunday’s international conference in Berlin on finding peace in Libya stressed its commitment to implementing a fragile cease-fire in the North African country. “We call on all parties concerned to redouble their efforts for a

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Germany hosts summit on Libya, seeks to halt proxy fighting

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, greets United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, during arrivals for a conference on Libya at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosts the one-day conference of world powers on Sunday seeking to curb foreign military interference,

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Somalia wouldn’t be the first or the last to be dismembered

Several weeks ago, I opined on Twitter that Somalia, the most dysfunctional state in Africa, must either be dismembered, disaggregated, re-aggregated, or abolished altogether. LEGAL FICTIONS I immediately received flak and opprobrium from all manner of pedestrian commenters. Much of the commentary was emotionally charged without any redeeming argumentation. I wasn’t surprised, or offended. That’s

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Uhuru signals anti-terror sting operations

President Uhuru Kenyatta President Uhuru Kenyatta has said that security officers will mount sting operation to flush out Al Shabaab operatives in the North Eastern and Coastal regions which have witnessed a spike in terrorist attacks since December. The Head of State announced the move on Friday as he heralded a fresh war against terror

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Khamenei: Iran gave U.S. ‘slap on face’, calls missile strikes ‘day of God’

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prays near the coffins of Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Tehran, Iran January 6, 2020. Official Khamenei website/Handout via REUTERS Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said

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