Latest news with #Mumin
Spectator
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Spectator
Lammy hits back at French taxi driver
Back to our hapless Foreign Secretary David Lammy, who has found himself embroiled in a new war of words. No, not with Lavrov or Xi – this time, it's with a French cab driver. Zut alors! It transpires that Lammy got himself into a dispute with French taxi driver Nasin Mumin after the latter charged the Foreign Secretary and his wife Nicola Green an additional fee of €700 for a 360-mile trip from Forli in Italy, where the King made a state visit, to Flaine in France. Mumin alleges the couple's entourage had agreed to pay the extra fee (on top of the €850 prepaid via the GetTransfer platform) because he was carrying a higher-risk client – and has branded Lammy a 'liar' and a 'thief' after the Foreign Secretary refused to cough up. Mumin, who has since been fired by GetTransfer, admitted he drove off with the Lammys' luggage after the pair got out of the taxi, but says he phoned the Swiss police afterwards and passed over his details.
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Yahoo
Man hit by car dies one day later; driver charged with DWI, hit and run
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (DC News Now) — A pedestrian who was hit by a driver on Wednesday died from his injuries a day later. The Alexandria Police Department (APD) said that around 8:40 p.m., APD officers were called to the 4700 block of King St. for a pedestrian who was hit by a car. There, they found 19-year-old Abdullahi Mumin, who had been hit. An electrical pole had also been downed. First responders transported Mumin to the hospital in critical condition, where he later died. 23 people displaced after Laurel apartment building fire Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) officers arrested the driver, 42-year-old Jilmar Doria-Medina of Fairfax, and charged him with DWI and two counts of hit and run. Doria-Medina was still in custody as of Thursday. Anyone with any information should contact the APD investigator assigned to the case at 703-746-1812. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Former Pennsylvania Secretary of Education tapped to lead Reading School District
READING, Pa. (WHTM) — Call it a homecoming. Former Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Khalid Mumin is returning to a position he'd held for seven years. Earlier this week, the Reading School District announced his appointment as superintendent of the largest school district in Berks County. He served in that position from 2014 through 2021 and reassumes the post on July 1, 2025. He succeeds Dr. Jennifer Murray, who will step down on June 13. 'I am elated to return to the Red Knight family, as we continue our great work with passion and purpose to prepare our students for infinite possibilities of success', said Mumin. 'The Board of Directors is excited to welcome Dr. Mumin back to Reading,' said Dr. Noahleen Betts, Board President. 'There will be a seamless transition as Dr. Mumin continues the progress made by my fellow Board Members, Dr. Murray and her Administration over the last three and a half years. We thank Dr. Murray for leading the District and wish her the best in her future endeavors.' Mumin holds a Doctor of Education in educational leadership from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Education in Teaching & Curriculum from Pennsylvania State University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Secondary English Education from Shippensburg University. Download the abc27 News+ app on your Roku, Amazon Fire TV Stick, and Apple TV devices Mumin served as Secretary of Education in the Shapiro administration from January 2023 until December 2024. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Dr. Khalid Mumin set to return to the Reading School District
A familiar face is expected to soon be back at the helm of the Reading School District. District officials confirmed Wednesday that the Reading School Board is expected to approve the hiring of former state Education Secretary Dr. Khalid Mumin as the district's new superintendent during its regular board meeting Wednesday night. Mumin is well-known to the district, having served as superintendent from 2014 to 2021 . 'His knowledge of our district and commitment to student success makes him well-prepared to continue the great work happening in Reading School District,' a statement from the district said. Mumin's second stint leading the district will see him replace his replacement. Dr. Jennifer Murray took the reins in November 2021 following Mumin's departure to become superintendent of the Lower Merion School District in Montgomery County. She announced in February that she will be leaving the district to take on the role of assistant executive director of the Chester County Intermediate Unit. Murray's last day at Reading will be June 13, while Mumin's first day back will be June 16, according to the district. Mumin saw his already lofty profile — he was named the 2021 Pennsylvania Superintendent of the Year by the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators and was a finalist for National Superintendent of the Year — rise even higher during his time away from the district. In January 2023 he was tapped by Gov. Josh Shapiro to be Pennsylvania's secretary of education, earning confirmation to the post that June. He held the position until stepping down in December 2024 to join the MindUP/The Goldie Hawn Foundation. Dr. Khalid Mumin, seen here as Reading School District superintendent in 2017, is set to return to the role. (Bill Uhrich – Reading Eagle)Dr. Khalid Mumin with the Reading High School basketball team in 2018. The former city schools superintendent is set to return to the role. (Reading Eagle file photo)
Voice of America
20-02-2025
- Politics
- Voice of America
Somali government says attacks on bases repulsed, 130 militants killed
Officials in Somalia say 130 militants were killed Thursday as Somali National Army troops 'repulsed' attacks on four government military bases in the center of the country. VOA Somali was not able to immediately confirm the death toll from the fighting, which took place in an area where government forces have clashed repeatedly with al-Shabab in recent days. In a statement, Somalia's Ministry of Information said that militants used explosives to attack the bases in the Middle Shabelle region. "Al-Shabab suffered a heavy defeat and our brave heroes are actively pursuing the remaining militants. Somalia will never falter in its fight against terrorism," the ministry said. The statement said government forces also recovered weapons from the defeated militant fighters. For the last couple of weeks, Somali government forces, supported by local clan militias, have carried out operations aimed at securing rural villages along the Shabelle River that were recently liberated from al-Shabab. General Ibrahim Mumin, the commander of the 3rd division of the Somali National Army, told VOA Somali that Thursday's al-Shabab attacks 'failed' as government troops fought off the militants. Mumin said defensive barriers erected by the soldiers in anticipation of al-Shabab attacks prevented the explosives from penetrating the military bases. Neither the information ministry nor the commander provided casualty totals for government forces, but a local resident told VOA at least five soldiers were killed and more than 10 others injured. In separate clashes on Thursday, at least 20 Islamic State militants were killed, and dozens were injured in Somalia's northeastern Puntland region, according to officials. Puntland police commissioner Brigadier General Mumin Abdi Shire told VOA that Islamic state militants suffered heavy casualties. 'Our brave men carried out military operations around the villages of Dhasaq and Dandamale near the Togga Jacel area of the Cal Miskaad mountains, killing at least 20 militants. All of them foreigners,' Shire said. Al-Shabab has been fighting Somali governments since 2007 to impose its strict brand of Islamic law on the country. In the northeast, Puntland began a major offensive against Islamic State in December and claims to have since killed nearly 200 Islamic State fighters, dozens of them foreign fighters, and captured villages and bases in the mountainous area controlled by IS. This month, U.S. warplanes twice targeted the Islamic State affiliate in the area, hitting what officials described as high-ranking operatives in the terror group's mountainous stronghold. Among those killed was Ahmed Maeleninine, an Omani-born leader of Islamic State, officials of the Puntland region said last week.
