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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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Read MoreUS says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran
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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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Photo/Somali Times The presidents of Somalia’s five regional states have rejected suggestions by the country’s electoral body to postpone federal level polls, according to media reports.
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Somali state leaders reject delay in holding polls
Photo/Somali Times The presidents of Somalia’s five regional states have rejected suggestions by the country’s electoral body to postpone federal level polls, according to media reports.
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The World Bank has approved an International Development Association (IDA) package of $20 million to support Djibouti’s efforts to improve the living conditions for residents of urban areas,
EU executive to recommend exempting Britons from visas after Brexit – sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s executive is due to propose on Tuesday that Britons be allowed to visit the bloc without visas after Brexit, diplomatic sources and officials in
Dozens in court as Ethiopia says security chiefs ordered attack on PM
Dozens of Ethiopian security officials appeared in court on Monday after the attorney general accused security chiefs of ordering a grenade attack on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The arrests
UK urges Saudi cooperation in Khashoggi case
British foreign secretary visits the Gulf region to build support for peace in Yemen, It is “unacceptable” that the full circumstances behind Jamal Khashoggi’s murder still remain unclear,
Mogadishu Flights Delayed As Fire Guts Down Aden Abdulle Airport Restaurant
Mogadishu-Hundreds of travellers remained stranded at Mogadishu’s Aden Abdulle Airport after an inferno forced flights to be delayed. The fire gutted down a section of a restaurant within
Migrant boat sinks off Turkey’s Aegean coast, 13 missing
Thirteen people were missing on Monday after a boat carrying illegal migrants sank in the Aegean Sea off Turkey’s western coast, the Turkish coastguard said. Two migrants swam to shore not
Somali security forces conduct search operations in Mogadishu
Somali police officers have been conducting search operations overnight in Mogadishu, where over the last few days the killings. The forces have explored the KM13 and Garasbeley camps in
Somali President orders army commanders to complete a comprehensive report on the security and bombings Friday
The President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, has called on the Force Commander to come up with a complete report on the security and the recent
Erdogan, Trump meet over dinner in French capital
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump chatted for a while on Saturday during a dinner hosted by the French leader. Erdogan arrived in Paris on Saturday at
Eritrea, Ethiopia pledge to respect Somalia’s sovereignty
The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea have pledged to respect the ‘sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence’ of Somalia, following a second tripartite meeting, held in the
World Bank approves $20m to upgrade Djibouti residential conditions
The World Bank has approved an International Development Association (IDA) package of $20 million to support Djibouti’s efforts to improve the living conditions for residents of urban areas,
EU executive to recommend exempting Britons from visas after Brexit – sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s executive is due to propose on Tuesday that Britons be allowed to visit the bloc without visas after Brexit, diplomatic sources and officials in
Dozens in court as Ethiopia says security chiefs ordered attack on PM
Dozens of Ethiopian security officials appeared in court on Monday after the attorney general accused security chiefs of ordering a grenade attack on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The arrests
UK urges Saudi cooperation in Khashoggi case
British foreign secretary visits the Gulf region to build support for peace in Yemen, It is “unacceptable” that the full circumstances behind Jamal Khashoggi’s murder still remain unclear,
Mogadishu Flights Delayed As Fire Guts Down Aden Abdulle Airport Restaurant
Mogadishu-Hundreds of travellers remained stranded at Mogadishu’s Aden Abdulle Airport after an inferno forced flights to be delayed. The fire gutted down a section of a restaurant within
Migrant boat sinks off Turkey’s Aegean coast, 13 missing
Thirteen people were missing on Monday after a boat carrying illegal migrants sank in the Aegean Sea off Turkey’s western coast, the Turkish coastguard said. Two migrants swam to shore not
Somali security forces conduct search operations in Mogadishu
Somali police officers have been conducting search operations overnight in Mogadishu, where over the last few days the killings. The forces have explored the KM13 and Garasbeley camps in
Somali President orders army commanders to complete a comprehensive report on the security and bombings Friday
The President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, has called on the Force Commander to come up with a complete report on the security and the recent
Erdogan, Trump meet over dinner in French capital
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump chatted for a while on Saturday during a dinner hosted by the French leader. Erdogan arrived in Paris on Saturday at
Eritrea, Ethiopia pledge to respect Somalia’s sovereignty
The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea have pledged to respect the ‘sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence’ of Somalia, following a second tripartite meeting, held in the