File – French President Emmanuel Macron, right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin after their meeting at the fort of Bregancon in Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France, on Aug. 19, 2019. While most of the world is shunning Vladimir Putin, one world leader notably isn’t: French President Emmanuel Macron. The two men have spoken three times

Presidential candidate Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed flew to Nairobi, Kenya on Sunday, where he will meet with Uhuru Kenyatta and representatives from the United Arab Emirates, according to Kenyan officials told Somali Times. Sheikh Sharif, the former funder of Al-Shabab terrorist network, is said to have good relations with the United Arab Emirates, and their

A woman walks past a bank’s electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Monday, March 7, 2022. The price of oil jumped more than $10 a barrel and shares were sharply lower Monday as the conflict in Ukraine deepened amid mounting calls for harsher sanctions against Russia. (AP Photo/Vincent

The President of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, who was warmly welcomed by the Council of the Emir of Qatar, met today with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. President Mohamed Farmajo and EmirTamim discussed a number of issues related to the future of bilateral relations and common interests in regional stability

File Photo Somali Times/Somali special forces commandos By The East African It is assumed that the current troop-contributing countries will retain their soldiers, albeit in reduced numbers. The new mission is then expected to tap technocrats from the African Union members After one and a half-decade of operation, the African Union Mission in Somalia, Amisom,

File Photo/Somali Times Dozens of questions have been raised about the Qatari government’s plan to summon Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, who arrived in Doha yesterday. Mohamed Farmajo is expected to meet with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani today to discuss bilateral relations and issues of mutual interest, according to Villa Somalia. However, Somali

File – Farmers harvest with their combines in a wheat field near the village Tbilisskaya, Russia, July 21, 2021. The Russian tanks and missiles besieging Ukraine also are threatening the food supply and livelihoods of people in Europe, Africa and Asia who rely on the vast, fertile farmlands known as the “breadbasket of the world.”

By Anadolu Agency A university in the southern German city of Munich has apologized to two female Muslim students for discriminatory practices during online exams after the incidents sparked widespread criticism on social media. HM Hochschule Munchen said on Twitter that “it offered sincere apologies” to the students who were asked by instructors to remove

By The Associated Press A global body focused on fighting money laundering has placed the United Arab Emirates on its so-called “gray list” over concerns that the global trade hub isn’t doing enough to stop criminals and militants from hiding wealth there. The decision late Friday night by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force puts

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to St. Petersburg’s governor Alexander Beglov during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) By Reuters The Kremlin said on Saturday that the West was behaving like bandits but that Russia was far too big to be