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Turkish First Lady meets MPs, Somali diaspora in London

Multiculturalism, refugee crisis, Somali’s future discussed during Emine Erdogan’s meetings Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan met with representatives of the Global Somali Diaspora Organization and members of the U.K. parliament Wednesday following a NATO summit in London, the Turkish Presidency said in a statement. Erdogan met with members of the House of Lords, Conservative Baroness

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London holds vigil after attack thrusts security to election fore

Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones, victims of the London bridge stabbing attack on November 29, 2019, are seen in this undated combination image provided by the Metropolitan Police. Metropolitan Police/Handout via REUTERS London held a vigil on Monday for two people killed near London Bridge by a convicted terrorist who had been released early from

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The latest in Bosaso: A prominent politician who criticizes governor Dani, Aran Jaan has been arrested

Photo/Somali Times Bosaso, Somalia – A police official in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region of Puntland has been arrested politician Muse Jama in the port city of Bossaso, official reports. The reason for the arrest of the politician Muse Jama is that he and other elders arrested have criticized the government of governor Said Abdullahi Deni.

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People convicted of terror offenses must serve full prison terms: UK PM

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to the media at the scene of a stabbing on London Bridge, in which two people were killed, in London, Britain, November 30, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/Pool British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said people convicted of terrorism offenses should not be allowed out of prison early after it was revealed

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London Bridge attacker had been convicted of terrorism offenses but released last year

Usman Khan has been named as the perpetrator of Friday’s attack on London Bridge (West Midlands Police/PA) The 28-year-old British man who killed two people in a stabbing spree on London Bridge before police shot him dead had previously been convicted of terrorism offenses and was released from prison last year. Sporting a fake suicide

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London police shoot suspect dead after ‘terrorist’ stabbings

In this grab taken from video made available by @HLOBlog, a man is surrounded by police after an incident on London Bridge, in London, Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. A man wearing a fake explosive vest stabbed several people before being tackled by members of the public and then shot dead by armed officers on London

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Dutch-Somali man who stabbed commuters in UK gets minimum 11 year term

A video screen grab shows the moment that Mahdi Mohamud began to stab unsuspecting victims at a Manchester, Britain, trains station. BBC A U.K. judge has sentenced a man who screamed “allahu Akbar” while stabbing commuters at random in Manchester’s Victoria Train station on New Year’s Eve to at least 11 years in prison. Judge

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Mogadishu mayor discusses officials to fight al-Shabaab

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, The Governor of Banadir region and the mayor of Mogadishu, Mr. Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Omar Filish) held a special meeting with officials of the country’s armed forces, discussing the strength of the fight against al-Shabaab. Abdullahi Gafow, a former NISA commander and other members of the Benadir regional administration, was present at

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United Nations Concern over delay of Somaliland elections

We, the undersigned regional and international partners* of Somaliland, recall the significant agreement between political parties in July 2019 which recognised the “critical importance of holding the long due Parliamentary and Local Council Elections” and “agreed to hold the elections as soon as they will be politically and technically possible”. We are concerned that events

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Somaliland: Arrested 9 United Arab Emirates nationals illegally hunting wildlife in Hargeisa

Photo/Somali Times Hargeisa, Nine foreign nationals from the United Arab Emirates has been arrested and detained in Hargeisa this morning. The Somaliland police arrested the mens who were trying to leave the airport on their way to the UAE and were arrested at Hargeisa airport. The UAE foreign nationals are accused of illegally hunting wildlife

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