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JILL LAWLESS and GREGORY KATZ, Friday, June 9, 2017 LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May's gamble in calling an early election backfired spectacularly, as her Conservative Party lost its majority in Parliament and pressure mounted on her Friday to resign. The shock result throws British...

Fatimah Hussein was born in Somalia and immigrated to Minneapolis when she was 6 with her family, fleeing civil war. Ms. Hussein and her sister played softball when they were young, but in middle school they stopped, as did many of their Muslim peers. “It...

Project funded by international and local investors to include sports, cultural and recreational facilities near Riyadh. Saudi Arabia has announced plans to build a 334sq km "entertainment city" south of the capital Riyadh that will feature sports, cultural and recreational facilities, including a safari and...

Somali troops have taken over a military base in the capital Mogadishu run by the United Arab Emirates. The order to end military cooperation between Somalia and UAE comes amid growing bilateral tensions. It follows the closure of a UAE-funded hospital last week. Al...

Ethiopian government has taken a 19 percent stake in Somaliland's Port of Berbera. Dubai's state-owned DP World said on Thursday the Ethiopian government had taken a 19 percent stake in Somaliland's Port of Berbera. The port operator said it would retain a 51 percent stake in...

By:Gulf Times Amir of Qatar His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met on Sunday at Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Majlis at the Amiri Diwan, with Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo. During the meeting, co-operation relations between the two countries and ways to develop...

  Hundreds of people mourned the Somali Bantu cab driver who died after he was beaten in Beltzhoover, offering a solemn prayer Sunday afternoon at the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh. While two of the four suspects were still at large, many at the Oakland mosque helped...

Facing abuse and violence in Libya, thousands of African children flee to Italy across the Mediterranean Sea, most of them alone and unprepared for Europe, the United Nations children's agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. The majority of Africa's child migrants leave home without their parents'...

By:USAfricaCommand In coordination with the Libyan Government of National Accord, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting ISIS-Libya terrorists in the vicinity of Murzuq, Libya, September 19, 2019. "U.S. Africa Command conducted this airstrike to eliminate terrorist leaders and fighters and to disrupt terrorist activity," said...

By Scott Clement and Dan Balz With three weeks until Election Day, Hillary Clinton holds a four-point lead over Donald Trump in the race for the White House, according to a newWashington Post-ABC News poll, with the Republican nominee hobbled by persistent perceptions that he...