British travellers will have to pay 7 euros (6.29 pounds) for a three year pre-travel authorisation to visit the European Union after Brexit, provided London seals a divorce agreement with the bloc. The EU is readying a new electronic visa waiver system by 2021 to beef up security. The bloc’s executive proposed to exempt Britain

Four men have been denied bail in a case involving the alleged extortion of protection money from Somali shopkeepers based in Delft, Cape Town. The four appeared in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court on Friday after their arrest for the alleged extortion of protection money amounting to R2 000 per business. In denying them bail, Magistrate

Turkish academic Prof. Dr. Ramazan Gençay, a Simon Fraser University (SFU) economics professor, has vanished in the city of Medellín, Colombia and been missing for almost a week. Gencay, also a Canadian citizen, traveled to Colombia on Nov. 28 to attend several seminars at the Center for Research in Economics and Finance of the EAFIT

Mogadishu, Dec. 14, 2018:President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed , President of the Federal Republic of Somalia and President Isaias Afwerki, President of the State of Eritrea, held a two-day consultation meeting in Mogadishu, Somalia on December 13th-14th 2018. The two Presidents held bilateral discussions at Villa Somalia and they agreed to strengthen the two nations historical

At least 11 people were killed in Somalia’s city of Baidoa in clashes between security forces and supporters of a former al Shabaab leader who is seeking election as a regional president, a military officer and an elder said on Friday. Authorities arrested Mukhtar Robow on Thursday, accusing him of bringing Islamist militants and weapons

Doha-Somali Times Minister of Transport, Communications and Qatar, Jassim Bin Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti, announced that his government will begin construction of the Hobyo port in Mudug region. The minister said the project started in private talks with Prime Minister of Somalia, Mr. Ali agenda, and visit in Qatar. Minister of Planning, Investment and Economic

Mogadishu-The Federal Ministry of Internal Security refers to its previously released press statements issued on October 4th 2018 and December 12 2018, which had asserted that the citizen, Mukhtar Robow (Abu Mansur) was yet to meet requirements of agreements with the government in order to remove all the restrictions on him. The requirements included: That

Washington -The Senate voted Thursday to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen in a rebuke to Saudi Arabia, a long-time U.S. ally. The resolution was passed in the chamber 56-41. The bill was co-sponsored by Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah, gaining renewed momentum following

The US Senate has passed a resolution saying Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was responsible for Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. Senators unanimously passed a resolution on Thursday night declaring Mr bin Salman was responsible for the Washington Post journalist’s death.It is unclear at this stage whether or not the House will consider the measure. The

The former number two leader of Somalia’s al-Shabab extremists, who is now a candidate in a regional election, was arrested Thursday prompting violent protests in which four people were killed, officials said. Mukhtar Robow, previously al-Shabab’s spokesman, was arrested by Ethiopian troops that are part of the African Union forces supporting the Somali government, Nur