By Associated Press The U.N. Security Council condemned the supply of weapons and ammunition to al-Shabab extremists and others in Somalia in violation of a U.N. arms embargo and voted Monday to extend the ban for a year, saying the al-Qaida affiliate’s terrorist activities continue to destabilize the Horn of Africa nation. It urged Somalia’s

An armed police officer holds a breaching shotgun, used to blast the hinges off a door, at an address in Rutland Avenue in Sefton Park, after an explosion at the Liverpool Women’s Hospital in Liverpool, England, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. British police arrested three men under terrorism laws Sunday after a car exploded outside the

Photo/Somali Times The governor of the Jubaland State of Somalia, Ahmed Madobe has today arrived in Garowe, According to sources told Somali Times, Ahmed Madobe’s trip came after governor Said Deni asked them to meet, to focus on Deni’s ambitions for the presidency of Somalia. The sources added that Deni’s plan is to help his

An atrium is seen at the World Bank headquarters building in Washington, US. Credit to Photo/Reuters By Business Daily Africa Nearly 20 Kenya-based companies have been blacklisted by the World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) in less than two years over fraud and quality concerns in projects funded by the multilateral lenders. Nairobi-based

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at a meeting commemorating the 110th anniversary of Xinhai Revolution at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 9, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo By Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to use his first virtual meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden to warn the United

A file photo of China’s Peng Shuai serving during a match at the Australian Open on January 15, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo By Reuters The WTA Tour on Sunday called on the Chinese government to investigate allegations of sexual assault made by Peng Shuai against a former Chinese vice premier while also demanding an end

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton, front, steers his car followed by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen , during the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Interlagos race track in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) By Associated Press Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton ended “the hardest weekend I’ve had” with a stunning victory at

Agnes Wanjiru’s sister holds photographs of Agnes in Nanyuki, Kenya, 4 November 2021. Photograph: Brian Inganga/AP The Guardian By Jamie Grierson Gen Sir Nick Carter says alleged murder of Agnes Wanjiru by British soldier was ‘truly shocking’ The head of the British armed forces has said the military will be working with Kenyan authorities to

Major General Dr Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi, UAE’s then General Inspector of the Ministry of Interior, seen in 2018 [IPixelPro / Wikipedia] By Middle East Monitor A number of German MPs have rejected the UAE’s candidate to head international police body INTERPOL, Arabi21 reported on Friday. The London-based news website disclosed that the German MPs signed

After the announcement of the sale, Omar reintroduced legislation to exercise more control from the House over proposed arms sales (AFP) By Middle East Eye US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar introduced a joint resolution on Friday aimed at blocking a $650m weapons sale to Saudi Arabia, the first major arms sale to the kingdom during President