Somali President Mohamed Abdillahi Formajo criticizing the revised U.S. travel ban
Somalia’s new president is criticizing the revised U.S. travel ban, telling journalists that “definitely” he would prefer it be lifted and reminding the United States that it has a large Somali community. President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, who holds both U.S. and Somali citizenship after having lived for many years in the United States, spoke on […]
Counter-Terrorism force says 60% of western Mosul recaptured
7 March, 2017 Comments Off on Counter-Terrorism force says 60% of western Mosul recaptured
Abdul-Ghani al-Assadi, commander of Iraq’s anti-terrorism forces. Archival photo. Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi government forces recaptured 60 percent of the western side of Mosul since oeprations to clear the region from the Islamic State began in February, according to the commander of the army’s Counter-Terrorism Force. Abdul-Ghani al-Assadi said in statements quoted by Iraqi news websites […]
Continue reading …Seoul: North Korea executed 5 senior officials with anti-aircraft guns
7 March, 2017 Comments Off on Seoul: North Korea executed 5 senior officials with anti-aircraft guns
(File) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, uses binoculars to look at the South’s territory from an observation post. Pic: AP. NORTH KOREA used anti-aircraft guns to execute five senior security officials after they allegedly made false reports that left the regime’s supreme leader “enraged”, South Korea’s spy agency said earlier this week.An Associated Press (via […]
Continue reading …United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has arrived in Somalia on an emergency visit
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Secretary-General Antonio Guterres makes emergency visit as worsening drought leaves 6.2 million hungry. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres makes emergency visit as worsening drought leaves 6.2 million hungry. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has arrived in Somalia on an emergency visit aimed at drumming up support for an effort to avert a famine that could affect 6.2 […]
Continue reading …Iraqi Captain Rambo kills 260 militants and fills IS with dread
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Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Muhammad Ali Karim is an Iraqi-Kurdish sniper and soldier in the Peshmerga forces fighting the extremist Islamic State in Iraq, and due to his extraordinary courage and daring, he is known as Captain Rambo. Muhammad killed 260 militants and is considered a threat to the Islamic State group, so it placed a large […]
Continue reading …Watch: 2 woman pilots fly Emirates A380 for International Women’s Day
7 March, 2017 Comments Off on Watch: 2 woman pilots fly Emirates A380 for International Women’s Day
Women makeup close to 44 per cent of Emirates’ workforce. As we ring in the International Women’s Day this week, Dubai-based carrier Emirates gave wings to two female pilots to fly the iconic Emirates Airbus A380. On board to fly from Dubai to Veinna were Captain Nevin Darwish from Egypt and First Officer Alia Al Muhairi […]
Continue reading …AMISOM partners with Somali government to mark International Women’s Day
7 March, 2017 Comments Off on AMISOM partners with Somali government to mark International Women’s Day
Mogadishu, 6 March 2017 – Somalia has made significant progress in enhancing the status of women, Lydia Wanyoto, the deputy AU Special Representative for Somalia said today. Wanyoto commended the Federal Government of Somalia for supporting the women’s cause and ensuring greater political participation for women in the recently concluded elections. She was addressing journalists […]
Continue reading …Soldier Reportedly Killed in Syria Is Laid to Rest in Nizhny Novgorod
7 March, 2017 Comments Off on Soldier Reportedly Killed in Syria Is Laid to Rest in Nizhny Novgorod
Artem Gorbunov / Vkontakte This Monday, the city of Nizhny Novgorod buried Artem Gorbunov, the 24-year-old Russian soldier killed on March 2 during the storming of Palmyra, according to the newspaper Kommersant. Gorbunov’s widow told Kommersant that her husband’s unit was ambushed. Russia’s Defense Ministry and Gorbunov’s unit, however, have refused to confirm or deny […]
Continue reading …Israeli PM Netanyahu to press Putin on Iranian influence in Syria
7 March, 2017 Comments Off on Israeli PM Netanyahu to press Putin on Iranian influence in Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Amid concerns over whether Syria’s civil war will result in Iran having increased power in the Middle East, Israeli PM Netanyahu will meet Russian President Putin this week in Moscow to press for a limit to Iran’s influence in Syria Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]
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