People shop on Oxford Street in London, Britain April 10, 2023. Photographer Anna Gordon/File Photo By Reuters British retail sales volumes fell unexpectedly in October as stretched consumers stayed at home, official data showed on Friday, in a new warning sign for the economy. Retail sales volumes dropped 0.3% month-on-month, following a revised 1.1% decline

File Photo/Somali Times The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, spoke again about Ethiopia’s desire for maritime territory, which has recently caused a lot of discussion, and was reacted to in different ways, the neighboring countries of Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia. Abiy Ahmed has expressed his country’s intention to forcefully take maritime territory said clearly that

By Xinhua News Agency The Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution to extend the authorization for the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) for six months, till June 30, 2024. Resolution 2710, which won the unanimous support of the 15-member council, authorizes African Union member states to deploy up to 17,626 uniformed personnel

Slavery By The African Exponent The death of a Ghanaian domestic worker in Lebanon has brought the Kafala system into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. The Kafala system is an exploitative system used to monitor migrant labourers, working primarily in the construction and domestic sectors in the Gulf cooperation council member states and

File Photo/Somali Times According to sources told Somali Times from the Ministry of Sports in Somalia, the administration of SSC Khatumo has been excluded from the games of the regional governments of the country. It is said that this issue was decided after a proposal from the sports judging committee that indicated that SSC-Khatumo did

By Anadolu Agency Suella Braverman, who was sacked as UK’s home secretary on Monday, accused Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of “betrayal” of promise to stop the “small boats,” referring to irregular migrants. In her letter to the premier on Tuesday, the former home secretary broke silence a day after she was asked to leave the

File Photo/Somali Times The president of the Puntland administration, Said Abdullahi Deni, has agreed and is ready to meet the president of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, the UN office in Somalia announced, President Hassan Sheikh, but he declined, according to sources told Somali Times. Deni said this after he recently met the UN Special Envoy

File Photo/Somali Times Garad Jama Garad Ali from the SSC-Khatumo cultural council, said that the SSC forces will be allowed to enter the areas of Burao and Hargeisa. Garad Jama warned SNM militia to stop organizing war in Oog, saying that they are controlling a lot of things, so that SNM troops do not cross

Carpets on sale in Nairobi’s Eastleigh By Business Daily Africa Traders in the expansive Eastleigh business district have decried the negative impact of increased taxes on key imported items such as electronics, textiles, shoes, and cosmetics. Eastleigh Business Traders Association chairperson Hajj Hassan claimed that tax on a container of imports has hit Sh3 million,

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron walks outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain November 13, 2023. Photographer Suzanne Plunkett By Reuters Former British leader David Cameron was named as the country’s new Foreign Secretary on Monday, in a surprise appointment made by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he reshuffled his top team. David Cameron,