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United States and Turkey mutually suspend visa services
Both the United States and Turkey have suspended all non-immigrant visa services for travel between the two countries, after last week's arrest of a US consulate employee in Istanbul.
With some exception...
Monday, October 9, 2017
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Breaking: Injuries after car hits pedestrians in London: Police
LONDON -- British emergency services raced to London's Natural History Museum after a car struck pedestrians Saturday outside the building. Police said a number of people were injured and one person was detained at the scene.
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Saturday, October 7, 2017
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Ethiopia’s ethnic federalism is being tested
FOR centuries the city of Harar, on the eastern fringes of the Ethiopian highlands, was a sanctuary, its people protected by a great wall that surrounded the entire city. But in the late 19th century it was finally annexed by the ...
Friday, October 6, 2017
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Syria: Probe reveals chemical weapons use in Hama
Previously, former US President Barack Obama had said that the use of chemical weapons would cross a "red line", but failed to follow through.
After the Khan Sheikhoun attack, the US had said t...
Thursday, October 5, 2017
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Djibouti looks to tap its geothermal potential
In July 2017 Djibouti secured $27m in funding from the Kuwait Development Fund for the development of the Gale-Le-Koma geothermal project in the Lake Assal region. The funding deal came on the back of a two-week technical and fina...
Thursday, October 5, 2017
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Somali refugees head home as Yemen crisis bites: UN
Somali refugees are fleeing war, cholera and hunger in Yemen, the United Nations said Thursday, with 10,000 expected to return home to a country they escaped over conflict and poverty.
Somalis make up 91 percent o...
Thursday, October 5, 2017
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Indians mark 148th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
Indians are celebrating the 148th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of the South Asian nation's independence.
He is remembered for his non-violent protests against British colonia...
Monday, October 2, 2017
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Somaliland Presidential Election Should Be Fair and free Election
We remember our noble previous president Dahir Riyale Kahin, he clearly accept the results after Somaliland election and we believe his elections
Somaliland presidential election is approaching and all Somaliland citi...
Monday, October 2, 2017
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Kenyan police fire tear gas at opposition protesters
Before a rerun presidential election, supporters of Kenya's opposition have called for electoral officials to be sacked and demanded the ruling party is blocked from changing voting laws.
In the oppositi...
Monday, October 2, 2017
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Las Vegas Shooting: More Than 50 Killed and 200 Hurt Near Mandalay Bay
More than 50 people were killed in the worst mass shooting in modern American history when a lone gunman opened fire into an outdoor country music festival from the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel on Sunday night, police said.
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Monday, October 2, 2017
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Austria face veil ban ‘criminalises Muslim women’
Activists and experts have condemned a law implemented in Austria on Sunday prohibiting the face veil as "counterproductive" and as an "attack on religious freedom".
The law, commonly known as the "Burqa ban," came into effect ...
Sunday, October 1, 2017
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Waiting in the wings: Dubai’s autonomous flying taxis
With a whirling buzz from 18 rotors, the pilot-less helicopter gently lifted off the ground and soared up into the afternoon sky, the spire of the world's tallest building visible behind it.
Th...
Saturday, September 30, 2017
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Africa lost about $237 million to internet shutdowns since 2015: report
Africa has lost about $237 million dollars due to internet disruptions since 2015, a report by the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) disclosed.
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Saturday, September 30, 2017
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‘They drowned before our eyes’ – dozens die as Rohingya refugee boat capsizes
“He just slipped from my hands,” said Rashida, as she described the moment her seven-month-old son drowned, one of more than 60 people presumed dead when a boat carrying Rohingya Muslims capsized off the coast of Banglades...
Friday, September 29, 2017
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Suicide bomb blast near Kabul mosque kills five
At least five civilians were killed on Friday when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a Shia mosque in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, according to officials.
As many as 19 others were wounded in the attack clos...
Friday, September 29, 2017
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‘Ethiopia had to back Eritrea sanctions lifting as head of UNSC’
A former United States diplomat has averred that Ethiopia had to use its influence as head of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to champion the lifting of sanctions on neighbouring Eritrea.
Ethiopia for t...
Friday, September 29, 2017
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Baghdadi reemerges with new speech calling on followers to be patient and strong
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has re-emerged in a new voice recording released on social media on Thursday calling his followers to be “patient and strong”.
Baghdadi added in his speech that America, Europe...
Thursday, September 28, 2017
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Qatar rebuts concerns over World Cup workers’ safety
Qatar has rebutted a human rights group's report that expressed concern about the safety of workers building stadiums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup amid the scorching summer heat.
The Supreme Committee for Delivery ...
Thursday, September 28, 2017
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US bombers fly close to North Korea in show of force
US bombers escorted by fighter jets have flown close to North Korea's east coast, according to US officials, in a display of military strength after an escalating war of words between the two countries.
The Pentagon said Saturd...
Saturday, September 23, 2017
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Gates bolsters relief efforts as drought ravages Somalia
Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Bill Gates has offered financial support to Somalis hit by drought.
Through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, he gave out $1 million (Sh100m) toward this cause.
Bill Ga...
Saturday, September 23, 2017
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Lufthansa’s hijacked ‘Landshut’ plane returns to Germany
The German aircraft was hijacked by Palestinian militants in 1977 and taken to Somalia. The plane, which is a reminder of the so-called "German Autumn," will now be put on display at a museum in Friedrichshafen.
After 40 ye...
Saturday, September 23, 2017
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Kenya keen on stabilising Somalia, partners must help – CS Amina tells UNGA
Kenya is committed to stabilising Somalia, Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohamed has said, and asked partners to help.
Amina noted the country has suffered decades of instability but that remarkable positive developments have been w...
Friday, September 22, 2017
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Trump Tells African Leaders His Friends Go There to ‘Get Rich.’ Awkward Silence Follows
U.S. President Donald Trump was met with silence from African leaders Wednesday when he tried to congratulate them for the economic progress the continent has made.
"Africa has tremendous business potential. I've ...
Thursday, September 21, 2017
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70,000 Displaced Amid Ethnic Clashes In Ethiopia
More than 70,000 ethnic Oromos have been displaced from Ethiopia's Somali regional state after a week of clashes with ethnic Somalis that left scores dead, China's Xinhua news agency reported.
A smaller number of ethnic Somalis...
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
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Egyptian son beats 81-year-old mother to death to please his wife
The death of an elderly woman after she was ruthlessly beaten by her own son in Alexandria sparked outrage in Egypt, with many calling for severe punishment to her son.
The 81-year-old mother, Zeinab as-Sayyid Mahfouz, was ...
Monday, September 18, 2017
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Arab Federation for Human Rights calls on UN to intervene in Al-Murrah case
The United Nations is being called on to intervene in the unraveling issue of the al-Ghufran branch of Al-Murrah tribe in Qatar, many of whom were left displaced after Doha stripped them of their citizenship.
Member...
Monday, September 18, 2017
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Syrian army closes in on ISIL in Deir Az Zor
Syrian troops battling ISIL crossed to the eastern bank of the Euphrates River in Deir Az Zor on Monday, securing their hold on the war-torn city but threatening a potential standoff with US-backed forces operating nearby.
Russ...
Monday, September 18, 2017
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Ethiopian PM woos Stakeholders To Help Resolve Oromo-Somali Ethnic Conflict
Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, has called on major stakeholders to assist the government to achieve a durable peace among the feuding parties in the Oromia and Somali regional states.
Clashes between members of...
Monday, September 18, 2017
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Iran’s Khamenei: Tehran will not bow to US bullying
Iran will not give in to US "bullying" as Washington attempts to undermine Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers, the Islamic Republic's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said.
"Iran, which is a powerful nation, will not ...
Sunday, September 17, 2017
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‘We will kill you all’: Rohingya beg for safe passage
Thousands of Rohingya Muslims in violence-wracked northwest Myanmar are pleading with authorities for safe passage from two remote villages cut off by hostile Buddhists and running short of food.
"We're terrified," Maung Maung,...
Sunday, September 17, 2017
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Ethiopia receives 72,890 refugees in first 8 months of 2017: UNHCR
Ethiopia received 72,890 refugees in the first eight months of 2017 ending August 31, according to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).
Speaking to Xinhua on Friday, Kisut Gebreegziabher, Assistant Commu...
Sunday, September 17, 2017
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Hundreds Apprehended in Connection with Conflict b/n Oromia, Somali Regional States
Minister of GCAO, Dr. Negeri Lencho told the media today that the suspects have been detained in connection with the conflict as part of the effort to restore peace and bring the responsible persons to justice.
"People who took...
Saturday, September 16, 2017
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Deaths, displacement as battle for CAR continues
At least 25 people have been killed in a series of clashes between armed groups over one week, in escalating violence in the Central African Republic.
The UN said on Tuesday that thousands of people continue to be uprooted and ...
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
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Solla Calls Political Parties To Respect Their Code Of Conduct.
With the Promotion of Somaliland Constitutions, democratic process, and rule of law, Somaliland Lawyers Association never remains silent from the non-observance of electoral laws by the political parties. Recently, the role of Ele...
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
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Farah set to teturn at the London Marathon
London — World and Olympic champion Mo Farah will return to the Virgin Money London Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label road race, in 2018.
Farah retired from track competition this summer with 10 global gold medals over 5000m and 10,...
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
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1 woman arrested after police say she was involved in a drunk driving hit-and-run, had 3 children in car
The hit-and-run happened Tuesday morning around 12:20 at the intersection of Wilder Road NW and West Circle Dr. NW. According to the Rochester Police Dept., two cars were heading west when the victim's vehicle stopped at a red lig...
Sunday, September 10, 2017
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Interpol removes Muslim scholar al-Qaradawi from wanted list
Interpol removed Yousef al-Qaradawi, head of the Doha-based International Union of Muslim Scholars, from its "wanted" list, the Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR) announced Sunday.
The Egyptian authorities had earlier ac...
Sunday, September 10, 2017
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Rohingya exodus to Bangladesh nears 300,000: UN
Rohingya exodus to Bangladesh nears 300,00 Nearly 300,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar's Rakhine state into Bangladesh in the 15 days since new violence erupted and the United Nations is braced for a further surge, officials...
Saturday, September 9, 2017
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Minneapolis legislator Ilhan Omar makes the cover of Time
Minnesota legislator Ilhan Omar is on the cover of Time magazine and listed alongside 45 other women who have broken barriers to change the world.
In the Sept. 18 issue that hits newsstands Friday, Omar, who is the first Somali...
Friday, September 8, 2017
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China carries out live-fire exercise fending off ‘surprise’ overseas attack
Beijing has deployed its air defense missile weapons systems to fire at simulated surface and air targets at sea, as the Chinese Air Force said its personnel are to be modified to long distance training, having previously concentr...
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
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