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5 Turkish workers injured in suicide attack in Somalia

Photo/Somali Times At least five Turkish laborers were injured after a suicide bomber carried out an attack on a road construction site in Somalia, security sources said Saturday. One of the workers is in critical condition, the sources said. Dismissing reports that the attack targeted Turkish troops in the country, sources said the perpetrator carried

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Suicide bomber strikes Turkish engineers outside Mogadishu

File Photo/Somali Times The suicide bombing on the road took place between Mogadishu and Afgoye, where Turkish engineers and other workers are building. The blast, which was carried out by a suicide bomber, took place between Lafole and Hawa Abdi, killing and injuring several people. Reports say that the blast targeted Turkish engineers who are

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Amin Amir’s sister, Basmo Amir apologizes for insulting Galmudug players

Photo/Somali Times The Benadir regional commissioner for Social Affairs Basmo Amir has apologized for a statement she made yesterday about the Benadir region team’s victory in a football tournament in Mogadishu. Basmo said she was overwhelmed by the excitement of her region’s victory, which led to her losing to the Galmudug players in a penalty

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Why the Somali government have only trained one community Mohamoud Salebaan?

Photo/Somali Times The federal government of Somalia today deployed a large number of troops at the Garowe International Airport, who have been trained by the central government of Puntland. The troops are said to be the first unit of the Puntland Police Force, a traffic police unit that has undergone five months of training in

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Somalia: Electoral Commission announces changes in the Election schedule

Photo/Somali Times The Electoral Commission team will elect President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo as a plan The Federal Electoral Implementation Team informs election stakeholders that there has been a change in the Upper House election schedule originally scheduled for December 31, 2020 to January 6, 2021. The Committee shares with the Heads of State of the

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Prime Minister Roble says, ”We are ready for dialogue who has concerns about the election.”

Photo/Somali Times Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble sent a message to opposition politicians and candidates who is opposed to the election, saying his government was ready to appease anyone who had concerns about the election. “I say my door is open to anyone who has a complaint about the election. I am ready to

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The term of the Somali Parliament ends today

Photo/Somali Times The four-year constitutional term of the Somali parliament has finally ended today, December 27, 2020. Debate and controversy over the overall election process have led to the arrival of no other parliament to replace the now-defunct 10th parliament. The end of term will change the course of the country and raise a number

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Farmajo and Fahad Yasin deploy more troops to 11 towns.

Photo/Somali Times The federal government of Somalia has announced that it has deployed special forces to ensure the security of the elections, which are part of the government’s security plan. State Minister of Somalia, Ali Ahmed Farhan said election security plan, with the help of some of the nation at the election dispute. He also

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The disputed Electoral Commission has made a strong offer to the regional administrations.

Photo/Somali Times/Disputed Electoral Commission working for Farmajo’s Government. Somalia’s disputed Electoral Commission has announced that it distributed election forms and procedures to regional administrations. The commission, which recently issued an emergency timetable for the Upper House elections, said in a statement last night that it had asked state governments to begin registering and receiving applications

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Somali Finance Minister Beyle denies Khaire allegations

Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Finance of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mr. Abdirahman Duale Beyle, speaking to state media, denied a statement from Khaire, describing how the Federal Government of Somalia is financially preparing for the upcoming elections in the country. Beyle said the cost of the election is estimated at $ 40 million,

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