Report: Israel sold $250m. of sophisticated spy systems to Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia and Israel held secret meetings which led to an estimated $250-million deal, including the transfer of Israeli espionage technologies to the kingdom, Israeli media reported on Sunday, citing an exclusive report by the United Arab Emirate news website Al-Khaleej. Some of the spy systems, which are the most sophisticated systems Israel has ever

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former Somaliland president’s secret health affair in book sparks controversy

A new book about the biography of a former influential minister has been criticized for revealing the secrecy surrounding the health state of the former president of the breakaway northern Somalia territory of Somaliland, an issue that has long remained a mystery to the people in the enclave. The book ‘From the Countryside to the

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Far-right Bolsonaro wins Brazil presidential race

Far-right lawmaker Jair Bolsonaro won Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, riding a wave of frustration over corruption and crime that brought a dramatic swing to the right in the world’s fourth-largest democracy. With 94 percent of ballots counted, Bolsonaro had 56 percent of the votes in the run-off election against left-wing hopeful Fernando Haddad of

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Somalia President invites regional governors to attend a consultative meeting

President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Mohamed Abdulahi Mohamed on Sunday called for the governors of regional states to come to Mogadishu from attending a consultative forum which would focus on solving their complaints. The president asked the governors to accept his call, observing the common interest of the country, in order to

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Somalia, Qatar agreed to review bilateral ties

The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, met with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs  Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi. At the outset of the meeting, the Minister conveyed greetings of Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to the President and his wishes of further progress and prosperity to the

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The Kismayo town civil war started people fed up administration

No one knows people died, Including a tribal elder died during a street battle which involved in mortar shelling in the centre of the town, 500km west of the Somali capital. Security forces said they were pursuing violent elements that attacked the troops. The two sides used mortars and machine guns, residents said, as the

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Leicester helicopter crash: City football club’s owner helicopter crashes outside King Power Stadium

A helicopter belonging to the owner of Leicester City Football Club’s owner has crashed outside the King Power Stadium. Leicestershire Police has said it is dealing with the incident. The force tweeted: “We are dealing with an incident in the vicinity of the King Power stadium. Emergency services are aware and dealing.” Thai businessman Vichai

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On the edge of making history, Ilhan Omar confronts fresh wave of scrutiny

As she campaigns for U.S. House, Omar is defending herself against a handful of recurrent controversies, including her marriage and immigration history. The show kept going even after the lights came up at a recent St. Louis Park screening of a documentary that tells the story of state Rep. Ilhan Omar’s historic election as America’s

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Erdoğan holds bilateral meetings with Merkel, Putin, Macron ahead of Istanbul summit on Syria

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday in Istanbul ahead of the crucial summit on Syria, which will also be attended by French President Emmanuel Macron. Merkel arrived in Istanbul on mid-Saturday for the summit and greeted by Istanbul Governor Vasip Şahin and Metropolitan Mayor Mevlüt

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Somali Prime Minister opens the OIC meeting in Mogadishu

Somali Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Khaire has opened the meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation contact group on Somalia in Mogadishu on Saturday under tight security. Delegations from Muslim countries are in attendance at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Ministerial contact group meeting, which is first of its kind to take place in Somalia

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