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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
Read MoreIsraeli opposition leader says Netanyahu’s political career is over
By Anadolu Agency Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to retire from politics, saying voters had rejected his continued leadership and warning him
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By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
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File Photo/Somali Times Read: Eritrea reveals UAE’s alarming plans for Somalia The former Somalia spy chief of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali
Read MoreBus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
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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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IOM staff in front of the new office buildings. Photo: IOM 2018/Jan van‘t Land Mogadishu – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) this week (19/12) opened a new main office in
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IOM Opens New Office in Mogadishu
IOM staff in front of the new office buildings. Photo: IOM 2018/Jan van‘t Land Mogadishu – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) this week (19/12) opened a new main office in
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Somalia: Puntland MPs vote to remove speaker out of office, Governor Said Deni is behind
Photo/Somali Times Speaker Abdi Hakim Dhobo Garowe. The meeting of the 53 sitting MPs, 49 members voted for the dismissal of the speaker, while 4 members abstained, so the speaker’s office.
US makes fresh Kenya pitch to counter China
US Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter US Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter on Monday threw a jab at Chinese relations with Kenya, suggesting it is heavily skewed in favour of the Asian economic
Somali who was target of threats wins US municipal election
Safiya Khalid speaks at a candidates forum at Geiger Elementary School in Lewiston, Maine. Lewiston, a city in Maine that is home to thousands of African newcomers, elected Khalid, a Somali
Prime Minister Khaire Meets Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire and Minister of Foreign Affairs Denmark, Jeppe Sebastian today arrived in Mogadishu at the meeting discussed cooperation and
Gunmen kill 15 in southern Thailand’s worst attack in years
Thai forensic experts examine the site where village defence volunteers were killed by suspected separatist insurgents in Yala province, south Thailand, November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan
Yemen government and separatists sign deal to end power struggle in south
Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (L), Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C) and Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi (R) are seen during a signing
Somalia to launch first oil licensing round in December
By Wendell Roelf Up to 15 blocks could be offered in first round Blocks may contain 30 bln barrels of oil – minister Somalia is planning to launch its first ever oil and gas licensing round
Police contact more than 100 families after nursery worker arrested over child sex abuse allegations
Jack and Jill Childcare nursery in Torquay is at the centre of a police investigation into child sex abuse (Picture: PA) By Ross McGuinness Police have contacted more than 100 families over
Zanzibar tests drones spraying rice fields to fight malaria
In this photo taken Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, Eduardo Rodriguez, left, of drone manufacturer DJI, trains Khadija Ali Abdulla, right, from the State University of Zanzibar, how to fly a drone to
Sudan launches its first ever satellite in partnership with China
Xinhua, China’s state news agency, reported that the satellite was launched on Sunday from the northern Chinese province of Shanxi [Reuters] Sudan’s first-ever satellite to carry out
Somalia: Puntland MPs vote to remove speaker out of office, Governor Said Deni is behind
Photo/Somali Times Speaker Abdi Hakim Dhobo Garowe. The meeting of the 53 sitting MPs, 49 members voted for the dismissal of the speaker, while 4 members abstained, so the speaker’s office.
US makes fresh Kenya pitch to counter China
US Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter US Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter on Monday threw a jab at Chinese relations with Kenya, suggesting it is heavily skewed in favour of the Asian economic
Somali who was target of threats wins US municipal election
Safiya Khalid speaks at a candidates forum at Geiger Elementary School in Lewiston, Maine. Lewiston, a city in Maine that is home to thousands of African newcomers, elected Khalid, a Somali
Prime Minister Khaire Meets Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire and Minister of Foreign Affairs Denmark, Jeppe Sebastian today arrived in Mogadishu at the meeting discussed cooperation and
Gunmen kill 15 in southern Thailand’s worst attack in years
Thai forensic experts examine the site where village defence volunteers were killed by suspected separatist insurgents in Yala province, south Thailand, November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan
Yemen government and separatists sign deal to end power struggle in south
Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (L), Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C) and Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi (R) are seen during a signing
Somalia to launch first oil licensing round in December
By Wendell Roelf Up to 15 blocks could be offered in first round Blocks may contain 30 bln barrels of oil – minister Somalia is planning to launch its first ever oil and gas licensing round
Police contact more than 100 families after nursery worker arrested over child sex abuse allegations
Jack and Jill Childcare nursery in Torquay is at the centre of a police investigation into child sex abuse (Picture: PA) By Ross McGuinness Police have contacted more than 100 families over
Zanzibar tests drones spraying rice fields to fight malaria
In this photo taken Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, Eduardo Rodriguez, left, of drone manufacturer DJI, trains Khadija Ali Abdulla, right, from the State University of Zanzibar, how to fly a drone to