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4 men charged in court for IED bomb blast at Kenya’s main airport
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4 men charged in court for IED bomb blast at Kenya’s main airport

NAIROBI, Kenya – NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Four men, including a man identified as a Somali diplomat, have been charged in a Kenyan court with terrorism-related offences for the detonation of an improvised explosive device at a popular restaurant at the Nairobi international airport. The four denied involvement Tuesday in the Jan. 16 attack, which...

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Aid for Somalis students divides parents

CAROLINE ALPHONSO Suban Abdullahi has taken on an unusual charge: She is fighting the Toronto District School Board so her children do not receive any special treatment. On Wednesday, school trustees will be reviewing – and possibly approving – a task force report that calls for more supports for Somali students, postsecondary scholarships, a Somali...

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UAE summons Qatari ambassador over Muslim cleric’s criticism

CREDIT: REUTERS The United Arab Emirates summoned the Qatari ambassador over what it called insults against the UAE made by an influential Sunni Muslim cleric in a broadcast from Doha, state news agency WAM reported on Sunday. The incident reflects deepening splits between the two members of the Western-allied Gulf Cooperation Council in their approach...

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Shabaab members arrested in Kenya

Mombasa – More than 100 people (have been) arrested after deadly rioting following a police raid on a Kenyan mosque were charged on Monday for being members of Somalia’s al-Qaeda linked Shabaab insurgents. “We received information that there was a jihad convention in the mosque and that’s when we moved in,” said local police chief...

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U.N. seeks $2 billion for Sahel, fears donor fatigue

By Misha Hussain DAKAR,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The United Nations appealed on Monday for more than $2 billion to feed and care for a record 20 million people across Africa’s Sahel belt, but aid workers said they feared donor fatigue and a weak global recovery may prevent them from reaching the target. Conflicts in...

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Adoption of Somali child by lesbian couple suspended by Harrow Borough Council

By Bruce Thain The planned adoption of a child with a lesbian couple has been put on hold following protests from the Somali community. As reported by the Harrow Times more than 50 women protested outside Harrow Borough Council offices last week against the adoption as they said it was against their religious beliefs. It is understood the...

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Two police officers arrested over abduction of Ethiopian officials

By CYRUS OMBATI NAIROBI, KENYA: Two Kenyan police officers were Monday arrested in connection with the abduction of two top officials of Ethiopia’s Ogaden National Liberation Front ( ONLF) from outside a popular restaurant in Upper Hill, Nairobi last week. The officers, an inspector and a constable attached to Nairobi Area CID are expected to...