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Somalia: Puntland forces plan to arrest Gen Jimale
File Photo/Somali Times There is currently a sense of security tension and conflicting military activities in the regions of Puntland, which are based on the political conflict between the
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By Anadolu Agency Uraloğlu told an AA correspondent that the transit fees to be collected from ships passing through the Turkish Straits without calling at any port, which are determined in
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By Xinhua News Agency The three-day Group of Seven G7 summit concluded Wednesday in Evian, France, amid visible divisions among member states, as leaders struggled to bridge differences on major
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By Anadolu Agency Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that the frigate Admiral Grigorovich fired warning shots after a British-flagged sailing yacht approached the warship in the
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Featured ArticlesSomalia: Puntland forces plan to arrest Gen Jimale
File Photo/Somali Times There is currently a sense of security tension and conflicting military activities in the regions of Puntland, which are based on the political conflict between the
Somalia: Puntland forces plan to arrest Gen Jimale
File Photo/Somali Times There is currently a sense of security tension and conflicting military activities in the regions of Puntland, which are based on the political conflict between the
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Photo/Somali Times The President of Puntland State of Somalia, Said Abdullahi Deni today officially opened the session of the Puntland Parliament, delivering a keynote address on security, his
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping of China, at the Sheraton Hotel, as he attends the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Picture date: Monday
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Photo Credit Reuters Ethiopia’s parliament passed legislation on Thursday aimed at curbing gun ownership after a surge in regional ethnic violence blamed on a proliferation of small arms in
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Photo Credit Daily Nation Some of the desert locusts which have invaded Gurar in Wajir North. The insects have been spotted in Meru and Isiolo. Desert locusts that have ravaged north-eastern
Iran says military shot down Ukrainian passenger plane in error
Iran said on Saturday its military had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 aboard, saying air defenses were fired in error while on high alert in the tense aftermath of Iranian
President Considers New Travel Ban
Photo Credit Reuters By Gary Leff Three years ago, shortly after President Trump entered office, he issued an executive order that, among other things, banned visas for people from Iran, Iraq,
US blames Iran for Ukrainian jetliner downing, pledges probe
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo briefs reporters about additional sanctions placed on Iran, at the White House, Friday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Washington with and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. (AP
Pakistan mosque blast kills at least 13: police
Men comfort each other as they mourn the death of a relative who was killed in a bomb blast in a mosque, at a hospital morgue in Quetta, Pakistan January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed A blast at
A Growing Challenge for America’s Somalia Policy
By Joshua Meservey In the early hours of Jan. 5, the al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group al-Shabaab attacked a joint Kenyan-American military base in Manda Bay, Kenya, where several hundred
Somali Islamic Leader Accused of Sexually Assaulting Four U.S. Children
Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office A Somali national who serves as an Islamic religious leader in Houston, Texas, has been accused of sexually assaulting four children in the United States
Iran most likely downed Ukraine airliner with missiles, U.S. officials believe
A Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, was most likely brought down accidentally by Iranian air defenses, U.S. officials said on Thursday, and President Donald
Ethiopia passes gun control law to tackle surge in violence
Photo Credit Reuters Ethiopia’s parliament passed legislation on Thursday aimed at curbing gun ownership after a surge in regional ethnic violence blamed on a proliferation of small arms in
European, Egyptian ministers reject Turkish deals with Libya
The foreign ministers of Greece, Cyprus, France and Egypt rejected two deals signed by Ankara and Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj’s U.N.-recognised Libyan government in Tripoli, calling them null
Locusts now in Meru, Isiolo counties
Photo Credit Daily Nation Some of the desert locusts which have invaded Gurar in Wajir North. The insects have been spotted in Meru and Isiolo. Desert locusts that have ravaged north-eastern