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U.S. senators seek details on nuclear power cooperation with Saudi Arabia

Photo Reuters U.S. senators from both parties on Tuesday asked Energy Secretary Rick Perry for details about recent approvals for companies to share nuclear energy information with Saudi Arabia, with the lawmakers expressing concern about possible development of atomic weapons. Saudi Arabia has engaged in “many deeply troubling actions and statements that have provoked alarm

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KAMAU: United Nations linked to Al Shabaab payments

The United Nations has been accused of pouring billions to Somalia’s Al Shabaab. Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Macharia Kamau has said the UN was giving 10 per cent of humanitarian aid to terrorists to grant safe passage of food and other supplies in war-torn regions controlled by the deadly militia group. Prof Kamau termed last

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Has Abiy Ahmed turned Ethiopia into a one-man show?

Photo Reuters Befeqadu Hailu, a blogger and human rights activist had good reason to celebrate Abiy Ahmed’s swearing-in ceremony on April 2 last year. Just days before, Hailu was arrested for the fifth time. As usual, his profile had brought him to trouble with the authoritarian state. Along with millions of Ethiopians, he hoped Ahmed

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BREAKING: Omar Under Investigation for Using Campaign Funds for Herself

Embattled freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar is under investigation for using her campaign funds for personal use. Daily Caller reported that Omar is facing a probe into her campaign spending after complaints alleged that she misused contributions for personal use, according to a report published on Monday. The Minnesota Campaign Finance Board is investigating Omar after

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Envoy recalled, official fired as Somalia uniquely abstains on anti-Israel vote

On March 22, Somalia abstained on a UN Human Rights Council vote condemning Israel. Though it passed mostly unnoticed, the Muslim nation’s abstention on a resolution about Israel’s occupation of the Golan Heights made history: It is believed to have been the first time a member state of the Arab League missed an opportunity to

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Israeli researchers – hundreds of fake Twitter accounts boost Netanyahu

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to a news conference in Jerusalem April 1, 2019. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Two Israeli researchers said on Monday they had discovered a network of hundreds of fake Twitter accounts that promoted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and attacked his political rivals, a week before a national election. No

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PM Modi rescues Hyderabad woman who was held captive by her in-laws in Somalia

Afreen Begum and her three daughters were rescued from Somalia Prime Minister Modi’s PM Modi rescues Hyderabad woman who was held captive by her in-laws in Somalia was rescued from her captivity at Mogadishu in Somalia on March 28. She and her three daughters will land at the Mumbai airport on April 2. As India

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Kenya rebukes Somalia for taking maritime border row to The Hague

Kenya prefers to have an African solution in its maritime border dispute with Somalia. According to documents in our possession, Kenyan authorities argue that Somalia ought to have engaged the East Africa Community first, then move to the African Union if the dispute escalated, instead of filing the case at the International Court of Justice

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Think About it: Trump’s recognition of Israel’s sovereignty in the Golan

Before boarding the plane on his return to Israel last Monday from Washington, where several hours earlier President Donald Trump had officially recognized Israeli sovereignty in the Golan Heights, Prime Minister Netanyahu told the press: “I am returning from a historic visit. This is something that will be remembered for generations. We have historical roots

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UN hopeful for Libya following Tunis meeting

Libya’s two rival leaders may for the first time be on the path to solving a key dispute over control of the army, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday. This is the latest development in the ongoing efforts to overcome the country’s eight-year-long conflict. “If is there is a word that defines what

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