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GAZA, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Hamas said on Sunday it had suspended talks on a prisoner swap with Israel after accusing Israel of targeting its negotiating delegation in the Qatari capital Doha last week.   "Negotiations cannot continue if the delegation responsible for them is attacked inside the country acting as mediator," Tahir al-Nono, a senior Hamas official, said in a...

BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- China firmly opposes a U.S. demand that Group of Seven (G7) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries impose tariffs of 50 to 100 percent on China due to the country's purchase of Russian oil, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said Monday.   In response to a media query, the spokesperson said China has...

NEW DELHI, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Eight school students at a hostel in India's eastern state of Odisha were hospitalized after fellow students put instant glue in their eyes when they were sleeping, local media reports said Monday.   The incident took place on Friday night at a boarding school in Salaguda of Kandhamal district, about 248 km west of Bhubaneswar,...

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Ministers of Defence and Internal Security on Monday took part in a high-level meeting to endorse the country’s new National Counter-IED (Improvised Explosive Devices) Strategy, aimed at curbing the deadly use of homemade explosives by armed groups.   Also in attendance were the National Security Advisor and representatives from international partners, signaling broad-based support for the new framework. Defence Minister...

Muqdisho — Wasiirada Gaashaandhigga iyo Amniga ee Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa maanta si wadajir ah uga qeybgalay kulan muhiim ah oo lagu ansixinayey Qorshaha Qaranka ee Ka-hortagga Qaraxyada Macmalka ah (C-IED).   Kulankan ayaa sidoo kale waxaa goob joog ka ahaa Lataliyaha Amniga Qaranka iyo wakiillo ka socday beesha caalamka oo taageero iyo latalin siinaya dowladda Soomaaliya. Wasiirka Gaashaandhigga, Axmed Macalin Fiqi,...

ABU DHABI — Reports from the United Arab Emirates indicate ongoing efforts to bring together Somalia’s Federal Government and the leaders of the Puntland and Jubaland regional states to resolve a longstanding political dispute.   The presidents of Jubaland and Puntland, Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Ahmed Madobe) and Said Abdullahi Deni, are currently in the UAE holding separate meetings with senior Emirati officials. The...

ABU DHABI - Wararka laga helayo dalka Imaaraatka Carabta ayaa sheegaya in halkaas ay ka socdaan dadaallo lagu doonayo in la isugu keeno Dowladda Soomaaliya iyo madaxda maamullada Puntland iyo Jubaland, si loo dhameeyo khilaafka siyaasadeed ee u dhexeeya.   Madaxweynayaasha Jubaland iyo Puntland, Axmed Maxamed Islaam (Axmed Madoobe) iyo Saciid Cabdullaahi Deni, ayaa haatan ku sugan Imaaraatka, halkaas oo ay...

Mogadishu, Sept. 15 – The spokesman for Somalia’s police force, Brigadier General Abdifatah Aden, on Friday issued a strong warning to social media users who insult national leaders, undermine government authority, and spread immoral behavior online.   Speaking at a press conference in Mogadishu, Aden also cautioned young people who film themselves wearing military uniforms and handling weapons, saying such acts...

Muqdisho – Gaashaanle Abdifatax Aadan Xirsi, afhayeenka Ciidanka Booliska Soomaaliyeed, ayaa maanta shir jaraa’id oo uu warbaahinta kula hadlay magaalada Muqdisho ku sheegay in awaamiir iyo digniin culus loo dirayo bulshada, gaar ahaan dadka baraha bulshada ku aflagaadeeya madaxda qaranka, sumcad xumeynaya dowladnimada, iyo kuwa faafinaya anshax xumo. Afhayeenku wuxuu si gaar ah digniin ugu diray dhalinyarada muuqaalada iskaga duuwa...

Baidoa, Somalia – Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) carried out a large-scale security operation in Baidoa late Saturday night, detaining several youths suspected of belonging to the militant group Al-Shabaab. The operation took place across multiple locations in the city, prompting heightened alertness among residents in several neighborhoods, many of whom reportedly found it difficult to sleep due...