TEHRAN (FNA)- Senior parliamentarians from Iran and Somalia, in a meeting in Tehran on Monday, expressed hope that the bilateral ties between the two friendly states would witness further enhancement in various sectors, particularly in parliamentary fields. During the meeting, First Vice-Speaker of the Iranian parliament Mohammad Hassan Aboutorabi Fard said Tehran and Mogadishu should...
November 14, 2026
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EU set to extend Somalian anti-piracy force until 2016
EXCLUSIVE / The EU is poised to prolong the life of Operation Atalanta, a multi-million euro counter-piracy naval force off the coast of Somalia, as part of the bloc’s comprehensive approach to state-building and peace-making in the Horn of Africa. The mandate for the force was due to run out in December 2014, but an...
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Cannibal in Central African Republic ate man’s leg as ‘revenge’ for his family’s murder
The Christian man who called himself Mad Dog allegedly dragged the Muslim stranger from the bus and ate part of his leg Kashmira Gander A man in the Central African Republic (CAR) ate another man’s flesh to seek “revenge” for the murder of his family, it has been reported. The man who called himself Mad...
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20% cut in quota for foreign Hajis stays
CORDIAL TALKS: Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar holds talks with Mehmet Gormez, head of religious affairs in Turkey and the country’s Haj mission, in Jeddah on Sunday. (SPA) JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that it would continue to impose a 20-percent cut in foreign pilgrims and a 50-percent reduction in domestic...
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Kenyan hotelier running Somalia’s best hotel
by OLIVE BURROWS NAIROBI, Kenya, It’s the kind of stuff of which television shows are made; a four-star hotel in the heart of a battle zone, Heads of State for guests, snipers for security and at the centre of it all is one Justus Kisaulu – the man that runs the show. Except a writer somewhere...
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A daily cup of strong coffee drunk AFTER a period of learning can help retain information
Researchers in Baltimore, Maryland, carried out tests on 100 people Showed them a series of images which they had to remember Then gave some participants 200mg of caffeine – the same as a strong cup Those who took dose could remember pictures more clearly the next day By LIZZIE EDMONDS A cup of coffee can help...
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Here’s How the Muslim World Believes Women Should Dress
By Daniel Pipes A survey conducted in seven Muslim-majority countries (Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Pakistan) finds that a median of 10 percent of the respondents prefer women to wear either a niqab or burqa when in public. The specific country figures range enormously, from 74 percent approval of these two garments in...
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Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan idiin heyno waxaa maanta ka mid ah: barlamaanka oo ka doodaya warka ku aadan in ay soo laabtaan wasiirro ka mid ah xukuumaddii hore, weerarro xalay ka dhacay degmada yYaqshiid oo ay ka hadleen maamulka degmadaasi iyo warar kale. Warka oo dhan hoos ka dhegeyso
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Acclaimed debut in ‘Captain Phillips’ opens doors for Somali-born actor
Three months ago it might have seemed that Barkhad Abdi’s life could not become any more incredible. Two years earlier he was picked from an open casting call in Minneapolis to co-star with Tom Hanks in the piracy drama Captain Phillips. Since the film’s October release, Abdi’s fame has spread in breathtaking fashion. “Honestly, I’m in a state of shock,”...
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In This Rape Case, the Victim Was 4
NAIROBI, Kenya — SHE’S a 4-year-old girl named Ida, fragile and shy, and when she was raped by a neighbor boy in September, her family tried to have the attacker arrested. Yet the only interest the police showed was to ask for a bribe equivalent to $11.50 to make the arrest, the family says. The...