A Holy Quran on display at Istanbul’s Camlica Mosque courtyard in Istanbul, Turkey on 1 June, 2019 [İsa Terli/Anadolu Agency] The authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested well-known scholar Aisha Al-Muhajiri, reportedly because she has continued to preach and teach the Qur’an at her home in the holy city of Makkah. The 65 year old

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) hold a joint press conference following their meeting in Moscow, Russia on February 5, 2021. ( RU Foreign Ministry – Anadolu Agency ) By Elena Teslova Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that the EU

FILE – In this Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, file photo, Paul Rusesabagina, center, whose story inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” for saving people from genocide, appears at the Kicukiro Primary Court in the capital Kigali, Rwanda. As the terrorism trial for Rusesabagina is set to start on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, his family says the

Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Health of the Federal Government of Somalia, Dr. Fowsio Abikar Nur, has issued a stern warning against the risk of resurgence of Covid-19. Somalia’s health minister said, according to figures released this month, the disease is still on the rise and there are more deaths. Dr. Fowsio also shared with

A past UN Security Council meeting in New York. The Treasury has set aside Sh1.2 billion to fund Kenya’s activities on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) where the country is serving the first leg of its two- year term. “This reflects a net increase of Sh1.2 billion. The additional funding is to cater for

US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate falls below 7 for first time since Aug. 5 last year The Turkish lira has continued its rally against the US dollar on Monday, hitting the highest value in the last six months, thanks to the country’s pledge to open a new era in its economy. Traded for 6.9979, the

Photo: Credit Twitter Garissa Senator Yusuf Haji President Uhuru Kenyatta is among Kenyans who have condoled with the family and the people of Garissa County following the death of their senator, Mohamed Yusuf Haji. The 80- year-old Haji died on Monday morning while receiving treatment at the Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi. In his message

Photo/Somali Times Former Al-Shabaab commander Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, who is also the chairman of the Union of Opposition Candidates, addressed the media in Mogadishu today, strongly criticizing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. The former Al-Shabaab commander has announced that there will be demonstrations about civil war instead talking about the maritime case. ”Kenya and Somalia are

Photo/Somali Times The mayor of the Benadir region in Mogadishu, Omar Mohamud Mohamed had a private meeting with the district commissioners of the Benadir region has ordered the immediate resumption of the resurgence of the Covid-19 epidemic awareness campaign. The meeting was attended by the deputy chairperson of social affairs and awareness of Benadir regional

Cars and trucks from the Czech Republic stand one behind the other at a rest area on highway 17 during border controls by the German Federal Police in Bad Gottleuba, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. Germany has implemented tighter border controls on its frontiers with the Czech Republic and Austria’s Tyrol province in an effort