Turkish families mourn lives lost in Somali attack

Suicide terror attack killed 5 people, including 2 Turkish nationals, in village of Lafole near capital Mogadishu Turkish families in the northern province of Corum are mourning for their loved ones who lost their lives in Saturday’s deadly terror attack in Somalia. The suicide attack killed five people, including two Turkish nationals Selami Aydogdu and

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Exposure: Former Jubaland Minister Bule said, ‘Ahmed Madobe wanted Jubaland to join Kenya.’

Former Jubaland Minister of Livestock, Forestry and Pasture of Jubaland MP Mohamed Nur Bule said Jubaland’s President Ahmed Madobe had reached a draft agreement with Kenya and Jubaland as part of Kenya. Mohamed Nur Bule said during his time in Jubaland that President Ahmed Madobe had summoned members of his party, presenting a plan for

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Somali Ministry of Security has issued an order against opposition

File Photo/Somali Times The Somali government’s Ministry of Security has issued an order against opposition candidates and former leaders of the country following the ban on carrying weapons inside the airport. The ministry said in a statement that no weapons could be allowed inside the Mogadishu airport. A brief statement from the ministry said the

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Prime Minister Roble visits US military base in Baledogle

The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Hussein Roble, recently visited the US military base in Balidogle, Lower Shabelle region in southern Somalia. Roble, accompanied by government ministers and military officials, is monitoring the operations of Danab and US forces based there. During his stay in the camp, the prime minister will

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Williamson under growing pressure to keep all schools in England closed as union launches legal action

Photo: Credit Pinterest By Ashley Cowburn Unions call for immediate switch to remote learning amid concerns over staff safety Gavin Williamson is coming under intensifying pressure to delay the reopening of all schools in England, as one of the country’s largest education unions hit out at what it described as the government’s “reckless” strategy. On

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Iran plans 20% uranium enrichment ‘as soon as possible’

FILE – This Nov. 4, 2020, file satellite photo by Maxar Technologies shows Iran’s Fordo nuclear site. Iran has told international nuclear inspectors it plans to enrich uranium up to 20% at its underground Fordo nuclear facility, a technical step away from weapons-grade levels, as it increases pressure on the West over its tattered atomic

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The latest: 4 killed, 5 Turkish workers injured in suicide attack in Somalia

File Photo/Somali Times Four people, including a Turkish national, and several other Turkish laborers were injured after a suicide bomber carried out an attack on a road construction site in Somalia, security sources said Saturday. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said that the attack took place near the Mogadishu-Afgoya road construction work, which was

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5 Turkish workers injured in suicide attack in Somalia

Photo/Somali Times At least five Turkish laborers were injured after a suicide bomber carried out an attack on a road construction site in Somalia, security sources said Saturday. One of the workers is in critical condition, the sources said. Dismissing reports that the attack targeted Turkish troops in the country, sources said the perpetrator carried

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Suicide bomber strikes Turkish engineers outside Mogadishu

File Photo/Somali Times The suicide bombing on the road took place between Mogadishu and Afgoye, where Turkish engineers and other workers are building. The blast, which was carried out by a suicide bomber, took place between Lafole and Hawa Abdi, killing and injuring several people. Reports say that the blast targeted Turkish engineers who are

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French policy in West Africa ‘silent on human rights’

French news outlet denounces France’s diplomacy in region, calling it ‘diplomacy based on security and economic concerns’ Amid the visit of French prime minister and armed forces minister to French soldiers in Chad, the country’s policy in the West African region received strong criticism in an analysis published in a French online news outlet. The

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