File Photo/Somali Times National Consultative Assembly at odds over national security still in charge President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo. On the fourth day of the National Consultative Assembly, sources say leaders are at odds over who should be in charge of security leadership. Former prime minister Roble has tabled a demand that all security operations

An Emirates Airlines plane By Business Daily Africa The aviation regulator has revealed that Dubai banned all inbound and transit passenger flights from Kenya because travellers from Nairobi were testing positive for Covid-19 after arrival in the Middle East nation, despite carrying negative test results. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) director-general Gilbert Kibe told

A file photo of former Sudan Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok speaking in the capital Khartoum on August 21, 2019. Ebrahim Hamid/AFP By Daily Nation Sudan’s major Western donors say they will not work with a new prime minister if appointed without the input of civilian movements. In a joint call, two days after Prime Minister

British Prime Minister Tony Blair, U.S. President George W. Bush, May 28, 2002, Italy, Rome (ANADOLU AGENCY-CHRIS WARDE-JONES) By Anadolu Agency Revelation comes as over 700,000 sign petition to strip former UK premier of his recently awarded knighthood Former British Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon, who was in office during the Iraq War, claimed he was

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is received by Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo at Moi International Airport, Mombasa on January 5, 2022. By Daily Nation Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in the country on Wednesday evening ahead of crucial talks on Thursday that are expected to end in several bilateral agreements. Mr

The UN aviation regulator body has asked Somalia to postpone its plan of going ahead with an upgrade of its airspace noting the country had not met international standards mandatory for such transition. In a letter dated December 16, 2021, the International Civil Aviation Organisation raised questions about Somalia’s ability to implement an upgrade of

Simple Flying By James Pearson Almost a decade has passed since Turkish Airlines inaugurated Mogadishu, Somalia. At the time, people were skeptical about it, suggesting that it didn’t make sense, primarily because of the country’s instability. However, Somalia encapsulates the carrier’s ambition for Africa, its willingness to try new routes, and its desire for significant

Ambulances outside the Royal London Hospital, in London, Tuesday Dec. 29, 2020. England Health Service figures show hospitals now have more Covid-19 patients than during April’s first-wave peak, with fears of increased figures because of a Christmas social spread still to come. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP) The Guardian By Andrew Gregory NHS under pressure as

People walk past a bank’s electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. Asian benchmarks mostly slipped Wednesday as technology shares in the region echoed a similar drop in the sector on Wall Street. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) By Associated Press Asian benchmarks mostly slipped Wednesday as

By Anadolu Agency Russia is considering oil and gas investments in Afghanistan, the spokesman of the Taliban interim government confirmed following a meeting with Russian investors in the capital Kabul on Monday. “Mr. Mawlawi Sahib Abdul Salam Hanafi, the deputy prime minister (of the Taliban government), met with a joint delegation of Afghan and Russian