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By The Associated Press U.S. officials have told several Middle East countries and regional allies to be prepared for potential renewed military action against Iran after next week’s midterm
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US warns allies to prepare for possible Iran strikes, retaliation after elections, AP sources say
By The Associated Press U.S. officials have told several Middle East countries and regional allies to be prepared for potential renewed military action against Iran after next week’s midterm
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Featured ArticlesUS warns allies to prepare for possible Iran strikes, retaliation after elections, AP sources say
By The Associated Press U.S. officials have told several Middle East countries and regional allies to be prepared for potential renewed military action against Iran after next week’s midterm
US warns allies to prepare for possible Iran strikes, retaliation after elections, AP sources say
By The Associated Press U.S. officials have told several Middle East countries and regional allies to be prepared for potential renewed military action against Iran after next week’s midterm
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By The Associated Press Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday it summoned Britain’s ambassador to protest what it described as a hostile atmosphere created by London-based Farsi language media
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US asks Qatar to ‘turn down the volume’ of Al Jazeera news coverage
File – In this Nov. 24, 2020, file photo, Tony Blinken, President Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of State, speaks at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. The Senate has confirmed Antony
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By The Associated Press Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday it summoned Britain’s ambassador to protest what it described as a hostile atmosphere created by London-based Farsi language media
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Blog PostsThe latest in Mogadishu: A car bomb exploded checkpoint near parliament 7 killed 20 injured
Photo/Somali Times A vehicle loaded with explosives went bust at a checkpoint in Sayidka area near parliament killing at least seven people in an attack claimed by the militant group Al-Shabaab.
A car bomb exploded checkpoint near parliament in Mogadishu
A bomb explosion has gone off at a checkpoint near the Lower House building in Mogadishu. The latest in Mogadishu the blast happened at a checkpoint in Sayidka area adjacent to the Ministry of
Iran missiles target U.S. forces in Iraq; Trump says ‘All well
Residents look at a crater caused by a missile launched by Iran on U.S.-led coalition forces on the outskirts of Duhok ,Iraq, January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Ari Jalal Iran launched missiles at U.S.-led
US official confirms airstrikes at Iraq’s Ain Assad air base housing U.S. troops
Iranian lawmakers chant slogans as some of them hold posters of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in Iraq in a U.S. drone attack, in an open session of parliament, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday,
Miguna finally on his way to Nairobi after standoff in Germany
Miguna Miguna traveling to Kenya. [Source/Miguna Miguna/Facebook] Exiled lawyer Miguna Miguna has finally boarded a Nairobi-bound aircraft after hours of uncertainty at Frankfurt airport in
US won’t grant Iran foreign minister visa for UN visit
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives to speak about Iran, Tuesday Jan. 7, 2020, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) The U.S. won’t issue Iran’s foreign minister a
Tough times for motorists as US, Iran row raises oil price
Motorists and cooking gas users face tough times ahead after global crude oil prices rose to an eight-month high after last week’s assassination of a top Iranian general by the US last Friday
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
The latest in Mogadishu: A car bomb exploded checkpoint near parliament 7 killed 20 injured
Photo/Somali Times A vehicle loaded with explosives went bust at a checkpoint in Sayidka area near parliament killing at least seven people in an attack claimed by the militant group Al-Shabaab.
A car bomb exploded checkpoint near parliament in Mogadishu
A bomb explosion has gone off at a checkpoint near the Lower House building in Mogadishu. The latest in Mogadishu the blast happened at a checkpoint in Sayidka area adjacent to the Ministry of
Iran missiles target U.S. forces in Iraq; Trump says ‘All well
Residents look at a crater caused by a missile launched by Iran on U.S.-led coalition forces on the outskirts of Duhok ,Iraq, January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Ari Jalal Iran launched missiles at U.S.-led
US official confirms airstrikes at Iraq’s Ain Assad air base housing U.S. troops
Iranian lawmakers chant slogans as some of them hold posters of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in Iraq in a U.S. drone attack, in an open session of parliament, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday,
Miguna finally on his way to Nairobi after standoff in Germany
Miguna Miguna traveling to Kenya. [Source/Miguna Miguna/Facebook] Exiled lawyer Miguna Miguna has finally boarded a Nairobi-bound aircraft after hours of uncertainty at Frankfurt airport in
US won’t grant Iran foreign minister visa for UN visit
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives to speak about Iran, Tuesday Jan. 7, 2020, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) The U.S. won’t issue Iran’s foreign minister a
Tough times for motorists as US, Iran row raises oil price
Motorists and cooking gas users face tough times ahead after global crude oil prices rose to an eight-month high after last week’s assassination of a top Iranian general by the US last Friday
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