Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian slammed on Friday “meddlesome remarks” by U.S. President Joe Biden, urging him to stop his hypocritical behavior and support for terrorism. In a tweet, Amir-Abdollahian said the White House, which increasingly supported “violence and terror during recent riots in Iran,” is …
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Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | Twin car bomb explosions targeting Somalia’s Education Ministry building on Saturday killed at least 100 people and injured more than 300 others, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Sunday. The fatalities are likely to rise, Mohamud told media after visiting the bombing site early Sunday. Several …
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Dakar, Senegal | Xinhua | Africa is confronted with multiple crises related to terrorism, internal conflicts, climate and health, the African Union (AU) Chairperson and Senegalese president Macky Sall said on Monday. “We must admit that the picture is not bright”, Sall acknowledged at the opening ceremony of the 8th edition …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court has allowed an application seeking to protect 70 witnesses the prosecutors intend to rely on to try the Rwenzururu cultural leader, Omusinga Charles Wesley Mumbere and his co-accused on terrorism charges. Mumbere and 203 others are facing …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jamil Mukulu, the alleged leader of the rebel Allied Democratic Forces-ADF has petitioned the International Crimes Division of the High Court to stop his trial for terrorism on grounds of torture. Mukulu filed his petition together with his co-accused Muhammed Matovu and Omar Abdallah Mutuka, on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court has dismissed an application in which jailed Members of Parliament Muhammad Ssegirinya and Allan Ssewanyana wanted two criminal files of charges against them consolidated. Lady Justice Alice Komuhangi Khauka on Wednesday dismissed the application on grounds that consolidation …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lawyers representing jailed Kawempe North Member of Parliament Muhammad Ssegirinya and his Makindye West counterpart Allan Ssewanyana, have protested the delayed trial of their clients on charges related to terrorism. The lawyers led by Samuel Muyizzi Mulindwa on Thursday protested the delay shortly after the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has moved a step in realizing President Museveni’s legislative agenda for the financial year 2022/23 with five Bills tabled on Wednesday, 24 August 2022. The Bills include the Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill, Partnerships Act (Amendment) Bill, Trustees Incorporation (Amendment Bill), Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill and …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Muslim leaders in Luwero district have asked the Internal Affairs Minister, Gen. Kahinda Otafiire to reign on security personnel linking terror activities to Islam. Several Imams and Muslims have been arrested from Luwero district since the year began for their alleged links to terror-related activities. The …
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United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that victims and survivors of terrorism must never be forgotten. “On this international day and every day, let us make sure that victims and survivors are always heard and never forgotten. And let us do everything we can to …
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