IGAD Leaders to Help Send Refugees Back Home
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta, right, and Ethiopia’s PM Hailemariam Desalegn and the Chairman of the IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government, left, listen to speeches during the special summit, in Nairobi, March 25, 2017. The leaders of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development regional grouping, meeting in Nairobi Saturday, agreed to facilitate the voluntary […]
Iraqi military says 61 bodies found in Mosul district, combat around key mosque
26 March, 2017 Comments Off on Iraqi military says 61 bodies found in Mosul district, combat around key mosque
Smoke rises over the city during clashes between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants, in Mosul, Iraq March 25, 2017. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily Mosul (Reuters) Iraq’s military said on Sunday that 61 bodies were recovered from a collapsed building that Islamic State had booby-trapped in west Mosul, but there was no sign the building had […]
Continue reading …Yemen: Attack on Refugee Boat Likely War Crime
26 March, 2017 Comments Off on Yemen: Attack on Refugee Boat Likely War Crime
Body of a Somali refugee, killed in an attack by a helicopter while travelling in a vessel off the coast of Yemen, is carried at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen, March 17, 2017. (Beirut) – An apparent Saudi-led coalition attack on a boat carrying Somali civilians off the coast of Yemen highlights the need […]
Continue reading …DPRK army warns U.S., South Korea against “special operation” targeting leadership
26 March, 2017 Comments Off on DPRK army warns U.S., South Korea against “special operation” targeting leadership
The General Staff of the Korean People’s Army said in a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency that it is ready to “mercilessly smash the enemy’s moves with its own style of special operation and preemptive attack, now that the sinister aim of the U.S. imperialists and the South Korean War maniacs’ ‘special […]
Continue reading …Restaurant owner fed emergency workers for free during Westminster attack
26 March, 2017 Comments Off on Restaurant owner fed emergency workers for free during Westminster attack
Ibrahim Dogus with police officers in Troia restaurant A Muslim-born restaurateur has told how he fed hundreds of emergency service workers for free in the aftermath of Wednesday’s terror attack. When police ordered Ibrahim Dogus to evacuate and close his three restaurants in the wake of the incident, he decided to keep Troia, on Belvedere […]
Continue reading …Ivanka Trump’s DC neighbors irked by security, parking, garbage
26 March, 2017 Comments Off on Ivanka Trump’s DC neighbors irked by security, parking, garbage
Pic: AP Residents of a posh Washington neighborhood say Ivanka Trump and her family don’t make for very good neighbors, taking up much of the parking on an already crowded street and leaving trash bags at the curb for days. A big part of the complaint: a huge security presence, with even a trip to […]
Continue reading …Iraqi forces stated that they are pausing operations to deal with the high civilian casualty
26 March, 2017 Comments Off on Iraqi forces stated that they are pausing operations to deal with the high civilian casualty
The U.S.-led Coalition has admitted to launching an airstrike that reportedly killedhundreds of civilians on March 17, claiming that Iraqi forces requested a strike on Islamic State militants at that location. On Saturday, Iraqi forces stated that they are pausing operations to deal with the high civilian casualty rate. When they resume operations, they may […]
Continue reading …President Kenyatta roots for increased support for Somalia
26 March, 2017 Comments Off on President Kenyatta roots for increased support for Somalia
President Uhuru Kenyatta today made an appeal to the international community to act right to fully bring back Somalia into the fold of the international community of nations as he rooted for durable solutions to the Somali refugees problem. President Kenyatta said the recent presidential elections in Somalia is the latest indication that Somalia is […]
Continue reading …Turkey may hold referendum on whether to continue EU accession talks, President Erdoğan says
26 March, 2017 Comments Off on Turkey may hold referendum on whether to continue EU accession talks, President Erdoğan says
Turkey may hold a referendum on whether to continue European Union accession talks after the April 16 referendum on the presidential system, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Saturday. Speaking at the sixth Turkish-British Tatlıdil Forum in southern Antalya province on Saturday, Erdoğan said that Turkey may hold a referendum on the issue as 54 […]
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