Credit Photo/AA By Xinhua News Agency U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Washington had reached “major points of agreement” with Iran and was in contact with “a top person,” even as Tehran denied any direct or indirect communication with the United States. Trump told reporters the two sides were “going to get together” by

File Photo/Somali Times The President of the Southwest State of Somalia, Abdiasis Hassan Mohamed Laftagaren, has issued a formal decree appointing the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission for the administration, according to a letter from the Office of the President. Read: Somalia is the number 1 country for corruption Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate

By Xinhua News Agency Yemen’s Houthi group said Saturday that it is closely monitoring the developments in the Strait of Hormuz, and would take “appropriate action” in the face of unfolding events in the region. The group said in a statement that the United States has placed itself in a “strategic predicament,” and is attempting

By Anadolu Agency On the eve of a planned visit, Human Rights Watch on Friday has called on Hungarian authorities to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he enters the country. The visit, set to start Saturday, comes weeks before Hungary’s April 12 general elections. “Despite its move to leave the ICC (International Criminal

By Anadolu Agency Iran is not currently engaged in any negotiations with the United States, a senior Iranian parliamentary official said Thursday, while warning that any country allowing its territory or bases to be used against Iran would be treated as an enemy. Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesperson for the assembly’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission,

File Photo/Somali Times The Federal Government of Somalia has recently deployed special forces from the Haramad to areas in Southwest Somalia, at a time when the serious conflict between Mogadishu and Baidoa is intensifying. Corrupt Hassan Sheikh deploys Somalia troops to fight the Southwest state leader. Read: Somalia is the number 1 country for corruption

By Anadolu Agency Israel is led by a network that considers itself superior to others and is gradually dragging the region toward a disaster, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday. “We all know that the attacks targeting Gaza first, then Yemen and Lebanon, and most recently Iran, are not solely motivated by security concerns,”

Smoke rises in the Fujairah oil industry zone, caused by debris after interception of a drone by air defenses, according to the Fujairah media office, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, March 14, 2026. By Reuters Gulf Arab states did not ask the U.S. to go to war with Iran,

By Reuters Several U.S. allies said on Monday they had no immediate plans to send ships to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, rebuffing a request by President Donald Trump for military support to keep the ​vital waterway open. Trump called on nations to help police the strait after Iran responded to U.S.-Israeli attacks by using

By Anadolu Agency Iran dismissed US claims that its naval capabilities have been destroyed, warning that US President Donald Trump can send ships into the Persian Gulf “if he dares.” “The Strait of Hormuz is completely under the management of the IRGC Navy and Iran has complete sovereignty,” said Brigadier General Ali Mohammad Naini, a