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  • Kenya delays schools reopening due to devastating floods

    By Anadolu Agency The Kenyan Ministry of Education has announced a one-week delay in the reopening of schools across the country due to the severe flooding caused by heavy rains. In a statement

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  • UN refugee agency says 88,000 displaced in Somalia in 3 months

    File Photo/Somali Times By Xinhua News Agency The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Sunday that about 88,000 people were internally displaced in Somalia in the first

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  • Somalia rising as source of remittances for Kenya and Uganda

    A section of the attendees at the Invest Somalia Conference & Expo 2024 in Mogadishu By The East African Somalia has emerged as a new source of remittances for Kenya and Uganda, accounting

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  • Russia threatens West with severe response if its assets are touched

    A Russian state flag flies over the Central Bank headquarters in Moscow, Russia, August 15, 2023. A sign reads: “Bank of Russia”. Photographer Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo Purchase By

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  • Yemen’s Houthis release video showing downing U.S. spy drone

    The screenshot captured from a video released by the Houthi group on April 27, 2024 shows the wreckage of what it said was a “U.S. MQ9 spy drone” in a mountain in Saada, northern

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Kenya delays schools reopening due to devastating floods

By Anadolu Agency The Kenyan Ministry of Education has announced a one-week delay in the reopening of schools across the country due to the severe flooding caused by heavy rains. In a statement

UN refugee agency says 88,000 displaced in Somalia in 3 months

Somalia rising as source of remittances for Kenya and Uganda

Russia threatens West with severe response if its assets are touched

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Former Al-Shabaab commander and a current presidential candidate, Sheikh Sharif warned of a civil war in Somalia

Photo/Somali Times Former Al-Shabaab commander and a current presidential candidate Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, who is also the chairman of the Union of Opposition Candidates, today spoke

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AU and UN Special Envoys on Funding Consultations for Amisom make an assessment visit to Somalia

Mogadishu- The Special Envoys on Funding Consultations for the African Union Mission in Somalia  Amisom, made a day’s visit to Mogadishu today, to discuss sustainable funding to peace operations

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Greek lawmaker accuses government of ‘turning country into huge US base’

By Anadolu Agency Greek lawmaker Kleon Grigoriadis has accused the government of turning the country into a “huge US base.” In a speech in parliament on Tuesday, Grigoriadis, a deputy

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Blog Posts

World Cup stunner: Saudi Arabia beats Messi’s Argentina 2-1

Argentina’s Lionel Messi reacts disappointed during the World Cup group C soccer match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (AP

King Charles hosts first state visit for S.Africa’s Ramaphosa

Members of the Royal Air Force (RAF) welcome South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, as he arrives at Stansted airport, in Stansted, Britain, November 21, 2022. Photographer Henry Nicholls By

NATO chief says Sweden, Finland should cooperate more with Turkey to fight terrorism

By Anadolu Agency Sweden and Finland need to cooperate more with Turkey and tighten their anti-terror laws to combat terrorist groups to join NATO, the alliance’s top official has said. The

Saudi prince’s new title key to dodging lawsuit over killing

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (Rungroj Yongrit/Pool Photo via AP) By The Associated Press It raised eyebrows six weeks ago when Saudi Arabia’s aged king, Salman, named

England thrash Iran 6-2 in strong start to World Cup

Soccer Football – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Group B – England v Iran – Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar – November 21, 2022 England players celebrates

Maritime ‘encounter’ in South China Sea greets US vice president in Philippines

By Anadolu Agency A maritime “encounter” was reported in the South China Sea between patrolling parties of China and the Philippines, as US Vice President Kamala Harris landed in Manila for a

Qatar signs 27-year deal with China as LNG competition heats up

Qatari liquid natural gas (LNG) tanker ship being loaded up with LNG at Raslaffans Sea Port, northern Qatar. (AP Photo, File) By Reuters QatarEnergy has signed a 27-year deal to supply

Turkey’s Erdogan shakes hands with Egypt’s Sisi at World Cup

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the sidelines of the World Cup in Doha, Qatar, November 20, 2022. Murat

Qatar’s World Cup opener shows its reemergence after boycott

Actors perform during the opening ceremony before the World Cup, group A soccer match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan

Equatorial Guinea leader poised to extend 43 years in power

Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. (Ludovic Marin/Pool via AP, File) By The Associated Press Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Africa’s