UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nicholas Haysom, a white South African anti-apartheid activist who was tapped by prisoner-turned-president Nelson Mandela to help draft the country’s new constitution that enshrined equal rights for Black people, minorities and white people, has died at 73. Haysom went on from high-level positions promoting human rights in his home country to a distinguished...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The role of Israel’s hijacking of Iran’s street cameras in the killing of the country’s supreme leader underscores how surveillance systems are increasingly being targeted by adversaries in wartime. Hundreds of millions of cameras have been installed above shops, in homes and on street corners across the world, many connected to the...
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — When a U.S. immigration judge told a 28-year old refugee from East Africa that he was free to leave detention in California after 13 months, he was overjoyed. Though an asylum request was denied, the judge ruled he could not be deported home because it would put him in danger. “He...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump relied on his gut and largely side-stepped diplomatic coordination as he made the decision to launch strikes on Iran with Israel. But now with the war’s economic and geopolitical consequences unfurling rapidly, he’s cajoling allies and other global powers to help mop up the mess. Trump says he’s asked roughly a half-dozen other...
By Dayib Sh. Ahmed Introduction The CEO, of Arimas Group of Companies, Abdirisaaq, who is also the son of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and his family have taken direct control of all cargo operations and warehouse facilities at Aden Adde International Airport in the capital Mogadishu, consolidating one of Somalia’s most important economic gateways under their company, Arimas...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Explosions sent up clouds of dark smoke in the Iranian capital city early Saturday, and Tehran retaliated by firing missiles at Israel as the United States warned of a forthcoming bombing campaign that officials said would be the most intense yet in the weeklong conflict. There was no foreseeable end to the fighting....
By: FRANCE 24 Somaliland is willing to give the United States access to its minerals and military bases, a minister has told AFP, as the breakaway region of Somalia seeks international recognition. Israel became the only country in the world to recognise Somaliland’s independence in December – something the territory has been seeking since declaring its autonomy from Somalia in 1991. The government in Mogadishu still considers Somaliland...
Reviewed by: Abdulkadir Osman FarahAuthor: Ali Jimale AhmedPublisher: Red See PressYear: 1997Pages: 176 Once, an exiled scholar in history and literature returns to his ancestral region (town). Hoping to access, learn and research more about ancestral history, culture and heritage. As soon as the scholar arrived, his thrilled close relatives received him with expectations and...
NPR News Dozens of asylum cases filed by Somali migrants in immigration courts were suddenly rescheduled and recategorized over the weekend, according to four lawyers interviewed by NPR. NPR has learned that lawyers across at least three states, Minnesota, Illinois and Nebraska, received notices starting Friday night that moved up hearings for their clients to...
By Oz Arab Media In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud addressed several pressing issues facing the Horn of Africa, including rising regional tensions, the relationship with Israel, and the situation in Somaliland. President Mohamud emphasized the importance of peace and stability in the region, particularly in light of ongoing...