Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi’s phone was targeted by someone in Saudi Arabia in 2019 (Reuters) By Daniel Hilton, Frank Andrews Rached Ghannouchi, the speaker of Tunisia’s parliament and head of the Ennahda party, was targeted by Saudi Arabia for surveillance using the NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, Middle East Eye can reveal. Ghannouchi is one of

A general view of green zone in Kabul, Afghanistan March 13, 2019. Picture taken March 13, 2019. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File Photo KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents captured an Afghan provincial capital and killed the government’s senior media officer in Kabul on Friday amid a deteriorating security situation as U.S. and other foreign troops withdraw. A police

South African former President Jacob Zuma speaks to supporters after appearing at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Rogan Ward/File Photo South Africa’s jailed former president, Jacob Zuma, was admitted to hospital for medical observation on Friday, the government’s Correctional Services department said. Zuma has been held at Estcourt prison in

File Photo/Somali Times According to information obtained by Somali Times, the opposition Union of Candidates has a strong belief that the newly elected parliamentarians will be overwhelmingly in favor of Farmajo, which Villa Somalia is working hard to achieve. According to our sources, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has prepared a number of loyal individuals to join

Founder and Chief Executive of the Dangote Group Aliko Dangote gestures during an interview with Reuters in his office in Lagos, Nigeria, June 13, 2012. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye/File Photo According to the Forbes, the top 10 richest people in the continent have an average networth of $4.1 billion Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote tops the list of the

Filipinos waiting to be vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) gather outside a mall, a day before stricter lockdown measures are implemented, in Manila, Philippines, August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David By Lisa Marie David, Jay Ereno Chaos and confusion marred several COVID-19 vaccination sites in Manila on Thursday as thousands showed up, hoping to

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison delivers his statement on the Closing the Gap Implementation Report at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. Australia’s government on Thursday pledged 1.1 billion Australian dollars ($813 million) to address Indigenous disadvantage including compensation to thousands of mixed-race children who were taken from their families over decades. (Lukas

Photo/Somali Times Reports from Garowe say that in the coming hours, Puntland Governor Said Abdullahi Deni is expected to announce the list of candidates for The Upper House of Parliament. Deni is currently in final talks on announcing Puntland’s senators’ candidates for the Upper House for the next four years. According to reports, Said Deni

Irish Coast Guard Director Chris Reynolds at his desk in Somalia By Afloat Director of the Irish Coast Guard Chris Reynolds, on assignment as Head of Mission Eucap Somalia, is not returning to the Coastguard in Ireland. In a post on social media, Reynolds says: “With a heavy heart I will not be returning, but

A man wearing a protective mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks past the logo of Honda Motor Company in Tokyo on May 13, 2021. Honda returned to profitability in April-June, recording a 222.5 billion yen ($2 billion) profit, as better sales and costs cuts added to the Japanese automaker’s bottom line.