File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s the Puntland state government strongly opposed the way the federal government of Somalia handled the Hajj this year. Puntland has accused the federal government of committing corruption in the distribution of Hajj, which was widely condemned in a press release issued by the Puntland Ministry of Justice. Puntland has accused the

By Anadolu Agency EU member states on Thursday approved a draft bill updating the rules for issuing work permits to non-EU citizens. In a statement, the Council of the EU announced that it had “agreed its position on an update of an EU law that deals with legal migration to the EU labor market.” The

Woman holds Turkish Lira banknotes in this illustration taken May 30, 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration By Reuters Turkey’s lira weakened 0.8% to a record low on Thursday, extending losses after a heavy selloff in the previous session that was seen as a sign of the authorities easing controls on the foreign exchange market. The currency later

People gather outside the National Penitentiary for their turn to deliver food to their jailed relatives in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, June 1, 2023. In December 2022, the University of Florida published a study that found that men in Haiti’s prisons were on a starvation-level diet, consuming fewer than 500 calories a day. (AP Photo/Odelyn

Credit Photo to Xinhua/Wang Ying/IANS The Security Council on Wednesday voiced concern about the ongoing violence in Las Anod in the Sool region of northern Somalia, which has led to a large number of civilian casualties and the displacement of more than 150,000 people, according to Xinhua News Agency reported. In a press statement, the

Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Credit to Photo Reuters By AFP Rwandan President Paul Kagame has embarked on a major shakeup of the country’s military, with a round of dismissals announced Wednesday after the appointment of a new defence minister, army chief and head of internal security. Army spokesman Ronald Rvivanga told local media that two

By Reuters Kenyan police fired tear gas at hundreds of people protesting near parliament on Tuesday against a proposed finance bill that would hike taxes on fuel and housing. President William Ruto, who won elections in August on a platform of helping the poor, is under pressure to raise revenues in East Africa’s economic powerhouse

By Anadolu Agency The US received intelligence that the Ukrainian military planned a hidden attack on the Nord Stream pipelines three months before it was damaged, according to a report by the Washington Post. The details of the plan were received by a European intelligence body and shared with the CIA last June. It outlines

Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the 2023 American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Summit, Monday, June 5, 2023, at the Grand Hyatt in Washington. (AP Photo/Jess Rapfogel) By The Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Tuesday in Saudi Arabia on a trip in which he plans to meet Crown

By Anadolu Agency Explosions at the Kakhovka dam near Kherson, southern Ukraine unleashed floodwaters on Tuesday, as both Moscow and Kyiv accused each other of destruction. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Twitter said the destruction of the dam “confirms for the whole world that they (Russian forces) must be expelled from every corner of Ukrainian