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Saudi king appoints son to head Mecca province

BY ANGUS MCDOWALL Saudi King Abdullah on Sunday appointed his son Prince Mishaal as governor of Mecca Province, one of the most prominent jobs in the country, the latest move in a rolling reshuffle of senior ruling family members over the past two years. He replaces Prince Khaled al-Faisal, who has been made education minister,...

Somalia: UN envoy welcomes appointment of new Prime Minister
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Somalia: UN envoy welcomes appointment of new Prime Minister

The top United Nations official in Somalia congratulated Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, who was appointed today following a vote in the Federal Parliament, calling the process a key step heading into 2014, which will be “pivotal year” for the country. “I congratulate the new Prime Minister,” Nicholas Kay, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, said...

Two men injured in fight
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Two men injured in fight

Two Somalis were injured in a fight in Birzebbuga late last night, the police said. Preliminary investigations indicate that the two men had an argument, and the resultant injuries came about from the use of some sort of glass weapon. One of them, a 29-year-old man, was critically hurt but his condition improved after intensive...

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Warsaxaafadeed: Baarlamaanka oo cod aqlabiyad leh ku ogolaaday magacaabista R.wasaare Dr. Cabdiwali

Golaha Baarlamaanka ee Dawladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa maanta cod aqlabiyad ah ku oggolaaday magacaabista Ra’iisul Wasaare Dr. Cabdiwali Axmad Maxamed, waxaana kulankan oo ay soo xaadireen 246 Mudane ayaa waxaa shir guddoominayay Guddoomiyaha Golaha Baarlamaanka Mudane Maxamed Sheekh Cismaan Jawaari.  Kulanka ayaa waxaa sidoo kale ka soo qeybgalay madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Mudane Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud, isaga...

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Fear And Loathing In Ethiopia: Groups, Individuals Cite Government Abuse In New Opposition Party Report

By Jacey Fortin ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia– Members of this northeast African nation’s most prominent opposition party say they weren’t doing anything wrong one day in late September when police officers came along to stop, question and detain them. Several members of the group had gathered in Kazanches, a central neighborhood in Ethiopia’s capital city of...