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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
Read MoreG7 summit ends without communique, exposing deepening divisions
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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Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain, October 28, 2019, in this screen grab taken from video. Parliament TV via REUTERS Britain was
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Iraq calls for foreign forces to leave after U.S. killing of Iran commander
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Stampede kills 32 at funeral for Iran general killed by US
Mourners attend a funeral ceremony for Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani and his comrades, who were killed in Iraq in a U.S. drone strike on Friday, in the city of Kerman, Iran, Tuesday, Jan. 7,
TIKA empowers Somaliland with agricultural development project
Turkey’s development aid agency TIKA launched a project to boost agriculture in Somaliland, covering the training of farmers, delivery of seeds and the modernization of agricultural
St. Louis Park’s youngest and first Somali-American city council member sworn in
St. Louis Park’s Nadia Mohamed sees a “new era” of inclusivity. Standing before City Clerk Melissa Kennedy, Nadia Mohamed took the oath of office Monday as an at-large member of
Push to oust US troops from Iraq a risky undertaking
FILE – In this Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, file photo, this photo provided by the U.S. Army, paratroopers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division walk as they prepare
Uhuru urged to withdraw KDF troops from Somalia after Lamu attack
President Uhuru Kenyatta at a past function [Source/State House/Twitter] Activist Boniface Mwangi has asked President Uhuru Kenyatta-led government to withdraw the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) from
Three held for trying to enter British army camp: Kenyan police
British Army soldiers on training. /COURTESY. NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 6 – Kenyan police have arrested three men who tried to force their way into a British military camp in central Kenya, according to
US-Iran tensions roil world markets as gold hits 7-year high
A woman rides a bicycle past at an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, in Tokyo, marking the start of this
Kenya, Somalia keep eyes on court over ocean block dispute
Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo (left) and his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta during a press conference in Nairobi on November 14, 2019. Somalia’s diplomatic relations
Three US citizens die, two wounded in Manda Bay attack
An image distributed by al Shabaab after the attack on a military base in Kenya shows a Somalia’s al Shabaab militant holding the group’s flag next to a burning aircraft, said to be
Iraq calls for foreign forces to leave after U.S. killing of Iran commander
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