Somalia’s deputy speaker says want to legalize homosexuality

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia deputy speaker says want to legalize homosexuality. ”If the gender law is not implemented, I will leave Mogadishu,” said Sadia Yasin Samatar. The first deputy speaker of the Somali parliament, Sadia Yasin Samatar, made a statement that caused a lot of controversy on social media for the Somali community. The deputy

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Turkish-made MILGEM ships to boost our defense: Pakistan’s naval chief

By Anadolu Agency Pakistan’s top naval official said the inclusion of Turkish-made state-of-the-art MILGEM-class ships will be a “huge boost to our defense” and will keep the country’s enemies at bay. “Weakness invites aggression, but strength keeps your enemy at bay. So, the inclusion of the MILGEM-class ships will significantly strengthen the Pakistan Navy in

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Taiwan president quits as party head after China threat bet fails to win votes

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen announces to resign as Democratic Progressive Party chair to take responsibility for the party’s performance in the local elections in Taipei, Taiwan, November 26, 2022. Photographer Ann Wang By Reuters Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Saturday after her strategy to frame

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Messi leads Argentina to 2-0 win over Mexico at World Cup

Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring his side’s opening goal during the World Cup group C soccer match between Argentina and Mexico, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) By The Associated Press Lionel Messi came up with another crucial goal for Argentina in a 2-0 win over

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Kenya’s Amina Mohamed to lead Commonwealth Observer Mission to Dominica

Amina Mohamed. She was former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s first Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary By Daily Nation Kenya’s former Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed will lead a Commonwealth election observer mission to the Dominica, the organisation’s secretariat announced on Saturday. A statement said Ms Mohamed, who was President Uhuru Kenyatta’s first Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary,

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1 dead, up to 12 missing in landslide on Italian island

Rescuers stand next to a bus carried away after heavy rainfall triggered landslides that collapsed buildings and left as many as 12 people missing, in Casamicciola, on the southern Italian island of Ischia, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. Firefighters are working on rescue efforts as reinforcements are being sent from nearby Naples, but are encountering

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Qatar reviewing London investments after transport ads ban -FT

Harrods store in London, Britain, December 20, 2020. Harrods is owned by the Qatar Investment Authority. Photographer Toby Melville/File Photo By Reuters Qatar has launched a review of its investments in London after the city’s transport authority this week banned the Gulf state’s tourism advertisements on the capital’s buses, taxis and Underground train system, Saturday’s

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Botswana Woman Executed in Bangladesh for Smuggling Heroin

By The African Exponent A 30-year-old Botswana woman – caught smuggling heroin into Bangladesh faces execution today, (25 November 2022). Molapisi’s goose was cooked when she arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Bangladesh, on a Qatar Airways flight from South Africa, which came via Doha. Dressed in white and wearing a medical mask,

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Ankara’s security concerns to be addressed as part of memorandum for Nordic nations’ NATO bids: Swedish premier

By Anadolu Agency Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told the media Friday that Ankara’s security concerns will be addressed as part of a tripartite memorandum between Finland, Sweden and Turkey for NATO membership of the Nordic nations. Kristersson underlined that Turkey’s security concerns will be addressed as part of the memorandum between Finland, Sweden and

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Malawi vice president arrested over corruption, says graft watchdog

Malawi Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima: Credit to Photo/Facebook By Reuters Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested the country’s Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima over graft allegations, it said on Friday. Chilima would be taken to court where he was expected to be charged with three counts of corrupt practices by a public officer, among other

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