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Iranian teen genius who slept next to lizards to study now trapped by Trump's travel ban
Daily Mail
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August 30, 2025
He escaped an abusive father, wrote scientific papers by flashlight during power outages, and scored a university scholarship — all before turning 18. But now, Pooya Karemi, a once-homeless Iranian teenager with dreams of changing the world, is...
Somalia Launches E-visa System For All Foreign Arrivals Starting Septem
The Nigerian Voice
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Somalia has introduced a new electronic visa (E-Visa) and electronic travel authorization system (eTAS) to modernize immigration procedures, officials announced Thursday. The system, which becomes mandatory for all foreign visitors on September 1,...
Somalia launches e-Visa system to boost travel and security
Star
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Somalia's Internal Security minister Abdullahi Sheikh, Director General of the Immigration Mustapha Sheikh, Director of the Department of Foreigners and Entry permits Isxaaq Hassan Taakow during the e-Visa launch in Mogadishu/HANDOUT Somalia has...
Somalia introduces eVisas from Sept 1
The Standard
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Somalia's Immigration and Citizenship Agency Director General Mustafa Sheikh Ali Dhuxulow during the launch of the eVisa system. [Courtesy, IcaSomalia] All travellers entering Somalia starting September 1, 2025, will have to apply for an eVisa....
SalamAir welcomes brand-new Airbus A321neo into its fleet
Travel & Tourism News Middle East
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Travel, Tourism & Hospitality August 2025 171 Oman’s low-cost airline SalamAir has announced the arrival of its 15th aircraft - a brand-new Airbus A321neo - to its expanding fleet. With this new addition, the airline is on track to achieve its...
'I've travelled to every country on Earth - the scariest place I’ve visited has no rules'
The Mirror
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August 26, 2025
A fearless globe-trotter, who has explored all 195 nations across the world, has made a return journey to a conflict-ridden territory widely considered the planet's most perilous destination. YouTuber Drew Binsky ventured to Mogadishu, Somalia's...
'I've visited every country on Earth – the scariest place I travelled to has no rules'
Daily Express
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August 26, 2025
An intrepid world traveller, who has visited all 195 countries in the world, has returned to a war-torn state widely regarded as the most dangerous place to visit. YouTuber Drew Binsky travelled to Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, East Africa,...
Ibn Battuta’s historic travels, 700 years on
The National News
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In 1325, Ibn Battuta, a young Muslim scholar began a brief pilgrimage that turned into a dramatic 29-year sojourn coloured by shipwrecks, kidnappings, political coups, royal meetings and the Black Death. When the Moroccan finally returned home, in...
Eclipse experts' best travel tips for the total solar eclipse 2027
Space.com
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August 25, 2025
On Aug. 2, 2027, a total solar eclipse will cast its shadow from the Strait of Gibraltar through North Africa and into the heart of the Arabian Peninsula. During the eclipse, the sun's disk will be completely covered from our perspective on Earth...
Blocked By Trump’s Travel Ban, One Iranian Student Wonders If She Will Ever Make It to Harvard
The Harvard Crimson - Massachusetts
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Rozhan Rasti speaks five languages, plays the violin and the santoor, and fills her free time with painting and photography. Like those of the 1,653 other students who chose to join Harvard College’s Class of 2029, her resumé shines — she ranked...
Unrepentant ISIS Fighter Awaits Execution in Somalia
To Vima
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August 22, 2025
A 24-year-old ISIS fighter awaiting execution in Somalia has said he feels no regret for his actions, describing himself as “unmoved” by the prospect of death. Identified as Muthar Hamid Qaayid, the young man is accused of being a commander,...
State Dept. unlawfully withheld visas under Trump’s travel ban, judge rules
West Hawaii Today - Hawaii
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August 22, 2025
A federal judge ruled on Thursday that the Trump administration had unlawfully withheld visas from a number of people because of a travel ban President Donald Trump instituted in June, which barred visa access for individuals from 19 countries....
Judge rules State Department can’t deny visas using Trump travel ban
Washington Examiner
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August 21, 2025
A federal judge ruled on Thursday that the State Department can’t deny visas to foreign nationals on the basis of the travel ban that President Donald Trump imposed on 19 countries in June.Although the State Department is limited in this regard,...
United Nations Warns Of Steep Rise In Sexual Violence During Conflict
Forbes
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A woman poses for a portrait in an undisclosed location in Shiraro on October 12, 2024. She told AFP that after one year into the conflict she was trying to buy some food for her family when two Eritrean soldiers stopped and raped her. The...
Trump Administration's Use of Travel Ban Dealt Blow from Judge
Newsweek
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August 21, 2025
A federal judge ruled Thursday that the State Department cannot use President Donald Trump's June travel ban to deny visas to the 82 would-be immigrants whose applications had been placed "on hold" under that policy. However, authorities may still...
US college declines to oppose Trump travel ban after Iranian students’ plea
Al Jazeera
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August 21, 2025
A top university in the United States has declined to oppose President Donald Trump’s travel ban on Iran after a call to action by its Iranian students. In a letter last month, the group of students called on the University of Texas at Austin to...
45 Countries Nigerians Can Travel To Without A Visa In 2025
Biz Watch Nigeria
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August 21, 2025
The Nigerian passport, ranked 94th globally and 43rd in Africa by the 2025 Henley Passport Index, now gives citizens access to 45 destinations worldwide. While mobility still lags behind European and North American counterparts, Nigerians can...
Blue dragon: Beaches closed in southern Spain over poisonous sea creature
IRN
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Blindfolded and under armed guard, a captured ISIS fighter is brought before us. When the blindfold is removed, he doesn't look surprised to see a camera crew and several counterterrorism officers, one of whom interrogated him when he was first...
US places $10m reward on ISIS-Somalia financiers
GhanaWeb
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August 20, 2025
The US has placed a $10 million cash reward for information on a financial network fuelling ISIS operations in East Africa, even as it warned of possible renewed wave of attacks from extremists, generally, in the region. On Tuesday, the US Embassy...
Trump travel bans alarm Arizona college athletes
West Valley View - Arizona
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Arizona State University is a haven for athletes from all over the world. They represent six continents and compete across a variety of sports. The recent announcement by President Donald Trump that citizens of 12 countries would be banned from...