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People visit the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 17, 2024. As the world celebrates International Museum Day on Saturday, Iraq remains haunted by the poignant scars of looted antiquities in
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21 years after U.S.-led invasion, Iraq strives to retrieve looted antiquities
People visit the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 17, 2024. As the world celebrates International Museum Day on Saturday, Iraq remains haunted by the poignant scars of looted antiquities in
Read MorePaul Kagame, the president of Rwanda since 2000, was nominated as the candidate dictator
Credit Photo Reuters/Rwandan President Paul Kagame Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Friday officially declared his candidacy for the presidential election scheduled for July 15. Read: The oldest
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The outside of the London Stock Exchange building is seen in the City of London, March 7, 2005. Photographer Toby Melville/File Photo By Reuters London stocks fell on Friday, tracking weakness in
Read MoreWhat was the topic of discussion between Hamza and Djibouti dictator Ismaïl Guelleh?
File Photo/Somali Times The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr. Hamza Abdi Barre, who is participating in the 33rd session of the Arab League Council in Bahrain, had a meeting
Read MoreUN envoy to Somalia James Swan will not please Hassan Sheikh
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced James Swan will be his special envoy for Somalia and head of the UN Mission in Somalia, abbreviated as UNSOM. Read: James Swan has been
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Featured Articles21 years after U.S.-led invasion, Iraq strives to retrieve looted antiquities
People visit the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 17, 2024. As the world celebrates International Museum Day on Saturday, Iraq remains haunted by the poignant scars of looted antiquities in
21 years after U.S.-led invasion, Iraq strives to retrieve looted antiquities
People visit the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 17, 2024. As the world celebrates International Museum Day on Saturday, Iraq remains haunted by the poignant scars of looted antiquities in
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