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By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
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Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent A federal judge recently vacated a sweeping Trump administration policy that had suspended immigrant visa processing for citizens across 75 countries.
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Iran warns that ships violating Hormuz transit rules risk detention, seizure
By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
Read MoreWhy do Western travel bans keep treating African nations like security threats while our leaders just watch?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent A federal judge recently vacated a sweeping Trump administration policy that had suspended immigrant visa processing for citizens across 75 countries.
Read MoreThousands flee years long drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks
File Photo Somali Times/Former Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and one of his wives By The Associated Press After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally
Read MoreUS says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran
A woman walks by a mural depicting Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026. Photographer Majid Asgaripour By Reuters U.S. Treasury
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By Anadolu Agency Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) said Thursday they uncovered an alleged criminal organization
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Featured ArticlesIran warns that ships violating Hormuz transit rules risk detention, seizure
By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
Iran warns that ships violating Hormuz transit rules risk detention, seizure
By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
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U.S. President Joe Biden falls to the ground after riding up to members of the public during a bike ride in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, U.S., June 18, 2022. Reuters/Elizabeth Frantz By Reuters U.S.
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By Anadolu Agency Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told the media Friday that Ankara’s security concerns will be addressed as part of a tripartite memorandum between Finland, Sweden and
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Biden falls after flubbing bike dismount, but uninjured
U.S. President Joe Biden falls to the ground after riding up to members of the public during a bike ride in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, U.S., June 18, 2022. Reuters/Elizabeth Frantz By Reuters U.S.
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) rejected on Wednesday the U.S. objection on Iran’s bid to recover $1.75 billion worth of frozen assets which the U.S. claims should go to victims of
Israeli leader hopes summit brings Arab ties out in the open
Photo (AP) The Mideast conference in Poland that started Wednesday offers Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an opportunity to flaunt in public what he has long boasted about happening
Somalia opens offshore licensing round
(Map courtesy Spectrum Geo) Somalia is inviting bids for 15 blocks across various basins under the country’s 2019 offshore licensing round. Delegates from the country’s Federal Ministry of
Trump: Congresswoman Omar’s apology for Israel remark ‘lame’
Photo (AP) President Donald Trump said Tuesday that freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar’s apology for suggesting that members of Congress support Israel because they are being paid to do so was “lame” and
This British Man Of Somali Heritage Wants To Know Why He Has Been Denied A US Visa
Photo BuzzFeed A British man who was born in London but spent time in Somalia as a child has been refused a visa to travel to the United States. Abdiwale Duale told BuzzFeed News that he fears
Somalia lobbies AU Summit for US$4.6 billion international debt cancellation
Somali government officials, international development partners and civil society organisations engaged in humanitarian operations in Somalia met at the African Union Summit to lobby African
Ilhan Omar’s tweets were appalling. What happened next was inspiring.
Thank you, Ilhan Omar. The first-term Democratic representative from Minnesota did something ugly Sunday night. Responding to a tweet about the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against
Afreximbank plans to disperse 85 billion USD to support intra-African trade in 3 years
Benedict Okey Oramah, the president and chairperson of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximabank), on Sunday said the bank planned to disperse about 85 billion U.S. dollars in support of
Qatar revamps investment strategy after Kushner building bailout
Photo Reuters When news emerged that Qatar may have unwittingly helped bail out a New York skyscraper owned by the family of Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, eyebrows were raised in
Ethiopian PM and Somalia President discussed Amisom operation in Somalia
The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed held their meeting after ending the 32th AU summit, which opened on Sunday. discussed
ICJ rejects US claims on Iran’s frozen assets
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) rejected on Wednesday the U.S. objection on Iran’s bid to recover $1.75 billion worth of frozen assets which the U.S. claims should go to victims of
Israeli leader hopes summit brings Arab ties out in the open
Photo (AP) The Mideast conference in Poland that started Wednesday offers Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an opportunity to flaunt in public what he has long boasted about happening
Somalia opens offshore licensing round
(Map courtesy Spectrum Geo) Somalia is inviting bids for 15 blocks across various basins under the country’s 2019 offshore licensing round. Delegates from the country’s Federal Ministry of
Trump: Congresswoman Omar’s apology for Israel remark ‘lame’
Photo (AP) President Donald Trump said Tuesday that freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar’s apology for suggesting that members of Congress support Israel because they are being paid to do so was “lame” and
This British Man Of Somali Heritage Wants To Know Why He Has Been Denied A US Visa
Photo BuzzFeed A British man who was born in London but spent time in Somalia as a child has been refused a visa to travel to the United States. Abdiwale Duale told BuzzFeed News that he fears
Somalia lobbies AU Summit for US$4.6 billion international debt cancellation
Somali government officials, international development partners and civil society organisations engaged in humanitarian operations in Somalia met at the African Union Summit to lobby African
Ilhan Omar’s tweets were appalling. What happened next was inspiring.
Thank you, Ilhan Omar. The first-term Democratic representative from Minnesota did something ugly Sunday night. Responding to a tweet about the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against
Afreximbank plans to disperse 85 billion USD to support intra-African trade in 3 years
Benedict Okey Oramah, the president and chairperson of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximabank), on Sunday said the bank planned to disperse about 85 billion U.S. dollars in support of
Qatar revamps investment strategy after Kushner building bailout
Photo Reuters When news emerged that Qatar may have unwittingly helped bail out a New York skyscraper owned by the family of Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, eyebrows were raised in
Ethiopian PM and Somalia President discussed Amisom operation in Somalia
The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed held their meeting after ending the 32th AU summit, which opened on Sunday. discussed