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Somali president Farmajo appoints Khayre as new prime minister
Feb 23, 2017 16:46Somalia’s new president has picked Hassan Ali Khayre, a former aid worker and oil executive, to serve as the prime minister in the war-torn country.
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Car bomb blast kills 39, wounds about 50 in Somali capital
Feb 19, 2017 15:12At least 38 people have lost their lives and about 50 others have been wounded in a car bomb explosion in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, officials and witnesses say.
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Famine ‘threatens hundreds of thousands’ in Somalia
Feb 16, 2017 10:05The United Nations (UN)’s former special representative for Somalia has warned of the looming threat of famine in the Horn of Africa country, calling for immediate action to stop a potential humanitarian disaster.
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Somalia ‘plans to file legal complaint against UAE’ over Somaliland base
Feb 15, 2017 14:16Somalia’s internationally-backed government is reportedly planning to file a legal case against the rulers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for setting up a military base in the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland.
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Terrorist attack on Somali hotel on election day
Feb 08, 2017 05:27A terrorist attack by the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militants on a hotel in Somalia’s port city of Bosasso has left four guards and two assailants dead.
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Czech judge dismisses hijab ban complaint by Somali refugee woman
Jan 27, 2017 14:27A judge in the Czech Republic has rejected a complaint lodged by a young Muslim woman banned from wearing hijab to school.
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Ash-Shabab terrorists clash with peacekeepers in Somalia
Jan 27, 2017 10:47Takfiri ash-Shabab terrorists have clashed with Kenyan soldiers at a military base in a remote southwestern region of Somalia.
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Gunmen attack hotel in Somali capital after car bomb, 13 killed so far: Police
Jan 25, 2017 07:17Heavily-armed gunmen have fought their way into a popular hotel in Somalia’s capital following a car bomb attack on the entrance to the building, police say, adding that 13 people have been killed so far.
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Car bomb attack kills three in Somali capital
Jan 02, 2017 12:09A car bomb attack has killed at least three security forces at a checkpoint near the international airport in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, police say.
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Chain of recent bombings show terrorists desperation: Iran
Dec 13, 2016 01:34Iran says the chain of terror explosions in different countries over the past few days shows the terrorist groups’ desperation and dismay.