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Kenya lacks titles for 13 properties abroad

Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Macharia Kamau Kenya has no title documents for 13 of its foreign properties spread across the world, a parliamentary team has said in a report. Macharia Kamau, the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, agreed with former Auditor-General Edward Ouko that the government does not have original title documents

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House votes on impeaching Trump for abuse of office

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks as the House of Representatives debates the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. (House Television via AP) US President Donald Trump faced his ultimate political crisis Wednesday in a historic congressional vote to impeach him for abuse of

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‘Wealthy Western, Arab states failed in refugee crisis’

Turkey’s president says avoiding the refugee problem does not eliminate it, after co-chairing 1st Global Refugee Forum Developed and wealthy Western countries, as well as some rich Arab nations, failed to step up to resolve the refugee crisis, according to Turkey’s president. “The world avoiding the refugee problem does not eliminate this problem,” Recep Tayyip

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Four kidnapped in Wajir by suspected Al-Shabaab militants

Credit: Daily Nation Wajir East Deputy County Commissioner Omara Beja (centre) with a section of the county security team in a past event Four construction workers were Tuesday abducted by an unknown number of suspected Al-Shabaab militants in Wel Garas area in Wajir County. Wajir East Deputy County Commissioner (DCC) Omar Beja confirmed the incident

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Woman forced to remove hijab in jail settles for $120K

Aida Shyef Al-Kadi, of St. Louis Park, speaks during a press conference at CAIR-MN headquarters in Minneapolis on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. Al-Kadi reached a settlement with Ramsey County for $120,000 after claiming religious discrimination after being forced to remove her hijab for a booking photo and go without a hijab for a time while

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South Sudan’s Kiir and Machar say they will form government

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and former rebel leader Riek Machar have agreed to form a transitional unity government even if they fail to resolve all their differences before a new deadline, the two leaders said on Tuesday. Kiir and Machar signed a peace deal last year under pressure from the United Nations, United States

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France on strike: Power cuts, schools shut, no Eiffel Tower

A protester passes by flares during a demonstration in Lyon, central France, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. Workers at the Eiffel Tower, teachers, doctors, lawyers and people from across the French workforce walked off the job Tuesday to resist a higher retirement age, or to preserve a welfare system they fear their business-friendly president wants to

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Pakistan court sentences former military ruler Musharraf to death for treason

Photo/Reuters Pakistan’s anti-terrorism court sentenced on Tuesday former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to death on charges of high treason and subverting the constitution, a senior government official said. “Pervez Musharraf has been found guilty of Article 6 for violation of the constitution of Pakistan,” government law officer Salman Nadeem said. Musharraf has been on trial

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US seeks clarification on Turkey’s warning over air bases

Photo/Reuters U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday said he needed to speak with his Turkish counterpart to understand how serious Ankara about shutting down two strategic air bases. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned Sunday that Turkey could could close Incirlik and Kurecik air bases in response to threats of U.S. sanctions and a separate

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UAE lobbying US Congress to impose sanctions on Turkey, documents reveal

This file photo taken on May 05, 2015 shows Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and ruler of Dubai, M. bin Rashid al-Maktoum, upon his arrival for a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Riyadh. (AFP Photo) The United Arab Emirates is lobbying the U.S. Congress to impose sanctions on Turkey, Anadolu Agency

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