By Reuters U.S. stock futures slid on Monday as the military conflict in the Middle East lifted oil and Treasuries, while the sizzling September U.S. jobs report raised the rate stakes for inflation figures later in the week. Holidays in Japan and South Korea made for thin conditions but the initial bid was for bonds

By Anadolu Agency At least two Israeli tourists were killed in a shooting in Egypt’s Alexandria city on Sunday, according to Hebrew media. The Israeli Foreign Ministry also confirmed that a gunman opened fire on a bus carrying Israeli tourists in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria. The Cairo 24 news channel, citing a security

By The East African Kenya has received Ksh2.5 billion ($17 million) in the past five years for its contribution to the Somalia peacekeeping mission (now known as the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia) whose mandate is set to end in December next year. Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale told parliament this week that the

By Anadolu Agency At least 750 Israelis have been missing since fighting broke out on Saturday morning, local media reported early Sunday. “According to an unofficial report, approximately 750 Israelis are currently missing,” the daily Jerusalem Post said on X. Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on Saturday and said the surprise attack was in response

The Prime Minister of the federal government of Somalia, Mr. Hamza Abdi Barre, today held a special meeting with SSC-Khatumo leader Abdiqadir Ahmed Aw-Ali who arrived yesterday in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The sensitive meeting took place at Villa Somalia, especially the prime minister’s office, where several issues were discussed. Read: Somalia government failed

Police officers evacuate a woman and a child from a site hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The rockets were fired as Hamas announced a new operation against Israel. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov) By The Associated Press The ruling Hamas militant group in the Gaza

By Anadolu Agency Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov said Friday that the country hit assembly workshops of Ukrainian-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and depots housing Storm Shadow and High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in missile strikes on Ukraine. “Ammunition depots, missile and artillery systems, military-technical equipment, production workshops of enterprises producing weapons and

File Photo Somali Times/Somalia President Hassan Sheikh and his henchman spy chief Mahad Salad Long War Journal By Caleb Weiss In September 2023, Somalia suffered the most suicide bombings (and attempts) in a single month since Al-Shabab began utilizing the tactic in 2006. At least 14 attempted and successful suicide bombings were reported in September,

By Xinhua News Agency The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has endorsed a request by Somalia for a three-month pause in the withdrawal of 3,000 troops stationed in the country, the AU mission said on Thursday. The PSC, which is the standing decision-making organ of the AU for the prevention,

French soldiers prepare for a mission on the French BAP air base in Niamey, Niger on May 14, 2023. Photo/AFP By AFP French troops will begin withdrawing from Niger “this week”, the French army said Thursday, after falling out with the military junta that took power since a July coup. The announcement comes a week