Ugandan Members of Parliament on the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee are in Somalia for a five-day visit to Ugandan troops who have been fighting Al-Shabab insurgents since 2007, according to The Tower Post reported. The legislators who are in the company of the state minister for Defence in charge of Veterans Affairs, Oleru Gudu

A photograph appear on the Internet The latest from the Abudwak district in central Somalia says that today a plane carrying Khat miraa crashed in Abudwak district in the north of the region. The plane crashed near the airport of the district, and suffered severe damage, according to local sources. Pictures taken from the wreckage

By Anadolu Agency Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said that he will seek to establish full diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia “as soon as I get into office.” “I think we can end the Arab-Israeli conflict and achieve peace with the Palestinians, we just have to be creative about it,” Netanyahu said in

By Reuters The International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive board has approved a 46-month $3 billion financial support package for Egypt, saying it will catalyse additional funding of about $14 billion, the fund said in a statement. The package, Extended Fund Facility (EFF), includes a flexible exchange rate regime and enhanced social safety nets to protect

Photographer Somali Times/Somalia president Hassan Sheikh The World Bank said it has approved a 70 million U.S. Dollar International Development Association grant to develop resilient water, agriculture, and environmental services for rural communities in Somalia’s drylands, according to Xinhua News Agency reported. The Somalia Water for Rural Resilience Project, known as “Barwaaqo” and builds on

Kizilelma (Red Apple), Turkish defence firm Baykar’s first jet-powered unmanned aerial combat vehicle (UCAV), takes off from an airport in Corlu near Istanbul, Turkey December 14, 2022. Baykar Technologies/Reuters By Reuters Turkish defence firm Baykar said its first jet-powered unmanned aerial combat vehicle (UCAV) completed its maiden flight on Wednesday, as the company continues to

Salih Mustafa, a former Kosovo rebel, waits in the Kosovo Specialist Chambers court for the judges to read the verdict in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool) By The Associated Press A former commander in the Kosovo Liberation Army was found guilty Friday of arbitrarily detaining and torturing prisoners perceived

By Anadolu Agency The US National Archives released thousands of additional documents Thursday on the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy, nearly six decades after he was shot dead as his motorcade passed through Dallas, Texas. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) published 12,879 new files on the assassination following an order from

President Joe Biden and other leaders pose for a family photo during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) By The Associated Press President Joe Biden said Thursday he will visit sub-Saharan Africa next year, the first U.S. president to travel there

Nurses outside St Thomas’ Hospital, London Credit. Photographer Henry Nicholls/Reuters The Daily Telegraph By Laura Donnelly, Lizzie Roberts Ministers are being urged to ask the independent pay review body to come up with fresh recommendations to resolve the NHS pay dispute. The head of the Commons health committee was among those calling on the Government