Privileges

Trump Administration Threatens to Revoke Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status Amid Policy Clash U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a strong warning against Harvard University, threatening to revoke its tax-exempt status following the elite institution's refusal to comply with key policy directives from the White House. Already escalating tensions, the Trump administration froze approximately €1.94 billion in federal funding allocated for Harvard. This action comes as retaliation for Harvard's explicit rejection of…

Mogadishu (AX) – In a significant leap forward, Somalia has wiped clean a slate of debts stretching back 35 years with the United Nations, as announced by the government on a noteworthy Monday. The air in Mogadishu hummed with a sense of triumph, and rightly so. Foremost in delivering this groundbreaking news was Foreign Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi. In conversation with the Somali National News Agency, Fiqi couldn't hide his pride, reflecting the sentiment of a nation that has long awaited such a moment. "This…

NAIROBI, Kenya (AX) — In the tranquil town of Sala, nestled within Kenya's Mandera County, an unusual edict has rippled through the community like a stone skipped across a placid pond. The venerable elders have imposed a comprehensive prohibition on the trading and consumption of khat, a widely-used stimulant in this part of Africa. "What risks loom for those who defy?" you might wonder. Social ostracism, rejected marriage proposals, and a denial of religious rituals form the trifecta of deterrents. This weekly, at a…

Mogadishu (AX) — A moment reminiscent of the intricate politics that ripple through Somalia played out on Monday, as President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud reinstated Colonel Ibrahim Moalim Abdullahi. Abdullahi, the erstwhile intelligence chief of Mogadishu within the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), found his military rank and privileges restored. But what does this signify in the grand scheme of Somalia's tumultuous political landscape? Does this mark the dawn of a new era of reconciliatory politics, or is it…