Uhuru Kenyatta and Ahmed Madobe agree on a plan for the 16-seat election in Garbaharey

File Photo Somali Times/Kenya-UAE puppet Ahmed Madobe The Jubaland governor puppet Ahmed Madobe is in Nairobi for talks with Kenyan government officials and the international community, according to Kenyan officials told Somali Times. Ahmed Madobe and Kenyan government officials have discussed how Kenyan troops in the Juba regions can take part in providing security during

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US officials: Somaliland is part of Somalia

By The East African The US government is reluctant to endorse Somaliland’s quest for independence, fearing such a policy could have the unintended consequence of breaking up entire Somalia. Last week, as Somaliland leader Muse Bihi visited the US, pitching for ‘sovereignty’ and demonstrating to the audiences in Washington that his region has run its

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EU’s gas, coal and oil imports from Russia since beginning of war nears €17 billion

By Anadolu Agency The European Union’s (EU) natural gas, oil and coal imports from Russia since the beginning of the war in Ukraine have hit approximately €17 billion ($18.7 billion), according to data collated by Anadolu Agency on Monday from live tracker published by Europe Beyond Coal with Centre for Research on Energy and Clean

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Chinese airliner crashes with 132 aboard in country’s south

File- Residents watch as a China Eastern passenger jet prepares to take off on a test flight from the new Beijing Daxing International Airport on Monday, May 13, 2019. State media are reporting a Chinese airliner from China Eastern with 133 people on board crashed in the southern province of Guangxi on Monday, sparking a

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EU foreign ministers to discuss Russia’s war on Ukraine, set to approve new security document

By Anadolu Agency The EU Foreign Affairs Council, where EU ministers will exchange views on Russia’s war on Ukraine and Strategic Compass, will be held in Brussels on Monday. The Foreign Affairs Council will be chaired by the EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. EU foreign ministers will hold an informal exchange of views with

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White House: Biden to visit Poland on Europe trip this week

President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One, Friday, March 18, 2022, in Washington. Biden is spending the weekend at his home in Rehoboth Beach, Del. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) By The Associated Press President Joe Biden has added a stop in Poland to his trip this week

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China on the right side of history over Ukraine war, foreign minister says

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi poses for a picture prior to meeting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rome, Italy October 31, 2021. Tiziana Fabi/Pool via Reuters By Reuters China stands on the right side of history over the Ukraine crisis as time will tell, and its

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Yemen rebels launch wide strikes on Saudi sites; no one hurt

In this photo provided by the Saudi Press Agency, firefighters try to extinguish a blaze at an Aramco terminal in the southern border town of Jizan, Saudi Arabia, early Sunday, March 20, 2022. Yemen’s Houthi rebels unleashed a barrage of drone and missile strikes on Saudi Arabia early Sunday that targeted a liquified natural gas

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Ukraine conflict opens diplomatic and energy opportunities for Qatar

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov walks with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani in Moscow, Russia September 11, 2021. Alexander Nemenov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo By Reuters Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has opened up diplomatic and commercial opportunities for gas exporter Qatar to expand energy sales to the West and bolster its alliance with

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Russia has launched more than 1,080 missiles since beginning of Ukraine war: US defense official

By Anadolu Agency A US defense official said late Friday that Russia has fired more than 1,080 missiles since the start of its military operation in Ukraine. “We assess the airspace over Ukraine remains contested. The Ukrainian Air Force is continuing to fly aircraft and employ air and missile defense,” the official said in a

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