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Salaam Somali Bank has announced its partnership with Mastercard in order to launch the Waafi Card, a digital-first co-branded multi-currency prepaid card. Following this announcement, the collaboration between Salaam Somali Bank and Mastercard is expected to launch a digital-first multi-currency prepaid card, which was developed in order to optimise digital payment solutions. In addition, both financial institutions will […]

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday strongly condemned the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, calling it “perfidious” and sending his condolences to Palestine and Haniyeh’s family. The Gaza Strip’s Hamas Prime minister Ismail Haniya (L) and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan salute together the lawmakers of Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party […]

Supreme leader says avenging Haniyeh’s assassination is Tehran’s duty as Iran announces three days of mourning. Supreme leader says avenging Haniyeh’s assassination is Tehran’s duty as Iran announces three days of mourning. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has promised “harsh punishment” for Israel in retaliation for the killing of Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh in […]

Flights were canceled, diplomats scrambled to lower tensions as Lebanon was on edge Monday over Israel’s likely response to Saturday’s rocket strike on occupied Golan Heights. Smoke billows following an Israeli airstrike in the village of Chihine, southern Lebanon, July 28, 2024. (AFP Photo) Mourners gathered in the Druze Arab town of Majdal Shams for […]

European airlines have not been able to compete on a “level playing field” with Chinese counterparts, who are permitted to use Russian airspace. Earlier this year, Air France-KLM spoke out about the challenges the airline faced in reinstating flights between Europe and China to what they were pre-pandemic   Here’s how restrictions on flying over […]

Partially endorsed by the opposition, a new presidential motion that authorizes sending Turkish troops to Somalia for two years is passed by Parliament Turkish marine forces stand guard aboard the Turkish Navy Ship F514 after it docked at the Mogadishu Sea Port, Mogadishu, Somalia, April 23, 2024. (Reuters Photo) Türkiye’s unwavering support for Somalia was […]

Donald Trump on Saturday sought to release an endorsement for Missouri’s gubernatorial race, but it did not go as planned. Former President Donald Trump used Saturday to test out a slew of attack lines, hitting Vice President Kamala Harris on everything from the border to inflation to abortion and crime — even taking a swipe […]

Israeli military targeted several towns and villages in Southern Lebanon on Sunday, a day after an alleged Hezbollah attack killed 12 in the occupied Golan Heights. Local residents comfort each other as they gather at a site where a reported strike from Lebanon fell in Majdal Shams village in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, July 27, […]

Lop-sided constitutional reform processes pushed by one party and opposed by the rest, political out-maneuverings by some parties as opposed to others, blame games of parties against each other and all based on ethnicity and clans, governing infrastructures based on clan-based regions, inability to rely on local resources and continuous begging, and aid from others, […]

Humanitarian workers welcome the gesture but say it is a “drop in the ocean” as children continue to bear the scars of war in Gaza. Copyright Abdel Kareem Hana/Copyright 2023, The AP. All rights reserved Humanitarian workers welcome the gesture but say it is a “drop in the ocean” as children continue to bear the […]