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By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
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Iran warns that ships violating Hormuz transit rules risk detention, seizure
By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
Read MoreWhy do Western travel bans keep treating African nations like security threats while our leaders just watch?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent A federal judge recently vacated a sweeping Trump administration policy that had suspended immigrant visa processing for citizens across 75 countries.
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File Photo Somali Times/Former Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and one of his wives By The Associated Press After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally
Read MoreUS says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran
A woman walks by a mural depicting Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026. Photographer Majid Asgaripour By Reuters U.S. Treasury
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By Anadolu Agency Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) said Thursday they uncovered an alleged criminal organization
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Featured ArticlesIran warns that ships violating Hormuz transit rules risk detention, seizure
By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
Iran warns that ships violating Hormuz transit rules risk detention, seizure
By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
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The UK-funded Energy Security and Resource Efficiency in Somaliland (ESRES) programme is giving more people across Somaliland access to affordable, clean and renewable energy. Through a phased
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Rights groups slam Greece over migrant camps
Human rights and migrant welfare groups are urging Greece to scrap its part of a deal between the European Union and Turkey, designed to reduce unchecked migration to Europe from the east. In a
Somali blast kills two generals and seven guards
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Military chiefs approve framework for exit of AU troops from Somalia
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Former al-Shabaab deputy candidacy leaves Southwest state election uncertainty
The national electoral body had banned Robow from participating in the elections because of his past record, but the Southwest State’s election body later cleared him. Now the government is
The Presidents of Sudan, Djibouti Arrive in Jimma
Addis Ababa-The leaders of Ethiopia, Sudan and Djibouti awarded the Jimma University Hospital. Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed welcomed President Omar Hassan Bashir and Djibouti President Ismael
Immigration minister defends UN migration pact, says it will allow Canada to work with other countries
Canada is committed to signing onto the United Nations pact on migration, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says, despite angry protest from right-wing political activists both here and abroad.
Al-Shabaab operations in Somalia to feature Trump diplomat visit
A senior US official yesterday met President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House in Nairobi for talks on deepening bilateral ties. Assistant Secretary for Bureau of African Affairs Tibor Nagy is in
Trump picks Heather Nauert as U.S.’ next UN ambassador and William Barr the next attorney general
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced he will nominate State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert as the new U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN). Heather Nauert, 48, was an American
Rights groups slam Greece over migrant camps
Human rights and migrant welfare groups are urging Greece to scrap its part of a deal between the European Union and Turkey, designed to reduce unchecked migration to Europe from the east. In a
Somali blast kills two generals and seven guards
Mogadishu – Nine Somali soldiers including two generals were killed on Thursday by a blast just outside the capital Mogadishu, militants and an army official said. Islamist group al Shabaab
UK’s ‘golden visa’ to be suspended amid crime crackdown
A general view of the U.K. Border crossing in the new Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, June 4, 2014. (EPA Photo) The United Kingdom’s tier one visa, known as the
Rejecting suggestions of delay, PM May’s team says Brexit vote will go ahead
Parliament’s vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal will go ahead on Dec. 11, her office said on Thursday, rejecting suggestions from lawmakers that she should seek ways to avoid a
Military chiefs approve framework for exit of AU troops from Somalia
Mogadishu-Military chiefs from eight African countries that contribute troops to Somalia have approved a strategic document that will guide security operations and the exit of African Union