World urges Somali leaders to resolve election dispute International partners urge all Somali leaders to make fair compromises necessary for credible elections By Mohammed Dhaysane
29 January, 2021 Comments Off on World urges Somali leaders to resolve election dispute International partners urge all Somali leaders to make fair compromises necessary for credible elections By Mohammed Dhaysane
MOGADISHU, Somalia The US and Somalia’s international partners on Friday urged the Somali federal government and regional leaders to resolve the outstanding issues concerning the elections in the Horn of Africa country. The US Embassy in the Somali capital Mogadishu, in a statement Friday, urged Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and other Somali leaders, including […]
Continue reading …Coronavirus may be linked to mental illnesses, brain disorders: Study
29 January, 2021 Comments Off on Coronavirus may be linked to mental illnesses, brain disorders: Study
The novel coronavirus may be linked to increased risk of developing mental illnesses or brain disorders, a study by a University of Oxford professor suggested.For more coronavirus news, visit our dedicated page.A man holds his head. (File photo: Reuters) One in eight people who were infected with COVID-19 are diagnosed with a psychological or neurological […]
Continue reading …Iran has stockpiled 17 kilogram of 20% enriched uranium
29 January, 2021 Comments Off on Iran has stockpiled 17 kilogram of 20% enriched uranium
TEHRAN – Behrooz Kamalvandi, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), said on Thursday that after the implementation of the strategic law on lifting sanctions, Iran has accumulated about 17 kilograms of 20 percent enriched uranium. Paying a visit to the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant (FFEP), Kamalvandi said that as a technical organization, […]
Continue reading …Djibouti rejects Mogadishu’s bias claims in Igad’s report Says it adopted an unbiased approach based on strict objectivity.
29 January, 2021 Comments Off on Djibouti rejects Mogadishu’s bias claims in Igad’s report Says it adopted an unbiased approach based on strict objectivity.
In Summary • In response to Somalia’s claims, Djibouti said there is no doubt that the fat-finding mission was carried out with professionalism and impartiality. • In a press statement on Thursday, Djibouti said while remaining strictly neutral, it was driven by the sole purpose to help Kenya and Somalia ease tensions between them. Somalia […]
Continue reading …UN chief urges making vaccine solidarity top priority
29 January, 2021 Comments Off on UN chief urges making vaccine solidarity top priority
“Our first priority for 2021 is to respond to COVID-19. Vaccines are the first great moral test before us,” the UN chief told the UN’s 193 member states. Outlining his priorities for the months ahead, the secretary-general emphasized that vaccines “must be seen as global public goods – people’s vaccines – available and affordable to […]
Continue reading …UN chief Guterres urges foreign fighters to leave Libya
29 January, 2021 Comments Off on UN chief Guterres urges foreign fighters to leave Libya
Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) forces clash with putschist Gen. Khalifa Haftar’s militias, south of the capital Tripoli, Libya, May 21, 2019. (AP Photo) The United Nations Security Council and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on thousands of foreign fighters and mercenaries to immediately leave Libya after a deadline for them to depart […]
Continue reading …WHO team in Wuhan begins field visits at hospital that treated early Covid-19 cases
29 January, 2021 Comments Off on WHO team in Wuhan begins field visits at hospital that treated early Covid-19 cases
A resident wearing a mask sits outside the entrance to Hubei Provincial Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, where a WHO research team made its first field trip in Wuhan, China, on January 29, 2021. © Ng Han Guan, AP Photo A World Health Organization-led team of experts investigating the origins of COVID-19 on Friday […]
Continue reading …Novavax COVID-19 vaccine appears 89% effective in UK study
29 January, 2021 Comments Off on Novavax COVID-19 vaccine appears 89% effective in UK study
The Novavax vaccine appears to be effective according to a trial in the UK – Copyright AP Photo A UK study for Novavax’s coronavirus vaccine shows it appears to be 89% effective, based on early findings. It also appears to work – but not quite as well – against the new strains of COVID-19 that were first found […]
Continue reading …Kenya, Somalia stick to their guns as tensions soar Deteriorating relations between 2 East African neighbors take heavy toll on trade, security
28 January, 2021 Comments Off on Kenya, Somalia stick to their guns as tensions soar Deteriorating relations between 2 East African neighbors take heavy toll on trade, security
FILE PHOTO MOGADISHU, Somalia/NAIROBI, Kenya Kenya and Somalia are embroiled in a diplomatic row that has crippled security, education, and trade ties between the two neighbors. But where does this conflict stem from? What started wedging Kenya and Somalia diplomatic relations is a row that ensued between the two East African countries over a dispute […]
Continue reading …Biden presses ‘pause’ on Trump-era foreign policies as Blinken takes diplomatic helm
28 January, 2021 Comments Off on Biden presses ‘pause’ on Trump-era foreign policies as Blinken takes diplomatic helm
The Biden administration paused or put under review a wide swath of Trump-era foreign policies as America’s new top diplomat took the helm of the State Department.The administration placed at least temporarily holds on several big-ticket arms sales to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, while newly installed Secretary of State Antony Blinken said […]
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