Mohammed bin Salman during a meeting with Saudi air forces officers to discuss plans and developments of the military operations against Yemen in 2015 (AFP) By Madawi al-Rasheed Six years on, the Saudi crown prince, who failed to score a quick victory, is left alone to beg the Houthis to accept his peace proposal This

Photo/Somali Times/Minister of Information Osman Abukar Dubbe. Somalia’s Minister of Information Osman Abukar Dubbe has warned ambassadors working in Somalia against violating Somalia’s sovereignty and statehood. The minister pointed out that the statements issued by some foreign ambassadors are outside the scope of diplomatic norms, and confirmed that such practices are not acceptable to the

Photo/Somali Times Abdirashid Hassan Nur Janan, who reached an agreement with the Federal Government of Somalia, was warmly welcomed in Beled-Hawo. Abdirashid Janan arrived in Beled-Hawo accompanied by a large convoy of troops loyal to him. The Deputy Minister of Information of the Federal Government of Somalia Abdirahman Al-Adalada who was among the officials who

PARIS (AP) — France’s high-profile culture minister has been hospitalized for COVID-19, the latest senior official to become ill as the nation faces a third surge of coronavirus infections, this one propelled by a highly contagious variant first found in Britain. Roselyne Bachelot, 74, announced last weekend that she tested positive and her hospitalization was

The Kenyan government has issued a two-week ultimatum to the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) to ‘have road map on definite closure of Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps’. Saying there is no room for further negotiations. The two are the world’s largest refugee camps located in Kenya. Kenya’s Daily Nation reports that Interior

Photo/Somali Times Demonstrations to welcome Abdirashid Janan, Jubaland’s security minister, are taking place in Beled-Hawo, Gedo region. The residents of Beled-Hawo town have gathered in the neighborhoods of the Gedo region. with slogans welcoming Abdirashid Janan. Hours ago, Report of an agreement between Abdirashid Janan and the Somali federal government emerged and preparations have been

Photo: Credit United Nations. According to Anadolu Agency report, Antonio Guterres urges Somali leaders to resolve differences on electoral process, reach consensus on way forward. The UN’s top official has reiterated his concern at the continued political impasse for elections in Somalia, despite several rounds of consultations amongst the country’s political actors, his spokesperson said.

A fleet of Kenya Airways planes at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. Kenya Airways (KQ) net loss has nearly tripled to Sh36.2 billion, the worst ever in the history of the airline, on account of Covid-19 disruptions that led to a sharp decline in passenger numbers. The loss, for the financial year ended

UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings Agnes Callamard (L) greets Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancee and Turkish writer Hatice Cengiz at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on 25 June 2019 (AFP) United Nations officials twice told that Riyadh would have Agnes Callamard ‘taken care of’ following probe into journalist’s assassination A senior Saudi official allegedly

Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s leaders need to find a compromise leading to an immediate electoral process and a peaceful transfer of power, through the implementation of the September 17 agreement. The current lack of agreement seriously delays the pace of urgently needed reforms, for the detriment of Somalia’s citizens. When individual priorities prevail over the general