This photo provided by the North Korean government shows missiles during a military parade marking the ruling party congress, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of

Biden has expressed an intention to pursue a foreign policy based on human rights, and has previously criticised both Saudi Arabia and Egypt (AFP) By Middle East Eye Axios reports that Israel plans to lobby the incoming Biden administration against confronting the Gulf countries and Egypt over human rights issues and war in Yemen Israel

Photo/Somali Times Somali police spokesman Sadiq Aden Ali gave more details about the clashes that took place today in the Jazeera beach on the outskirts of Mogadishu between Somali government forces and a militia group he described as bandits. The spokesman said residents had been informed that there was a gang of thugs who were

32 Libyan civil societies have lambasted the “poor performance” of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) following the death of a Somali refugee in Tripoli. The NGOs said in a joint statement that 19-year-old Shuaib Ibrahim had died because of the violations by human trafficking gangs in Bani Walid town and the neglect

By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s top court upheld on Thursday a 20-year prison sentence for former President Park Geun-hye on graft charges that led to her downfall, bringing an end to the legal process and for the first time raising the possibility of a pardon. Park became South Korea’s first democratically elected

Emirates airline has suspended a Tunisian pilot for refusing to fly to Israel. Moneem Saheb Tabaa confirmed the suspension on his Facebook page, which he has since closed. “God is [the] only [one] who takes care of me…” said Tabaa. “I do not regret it.” The pilot is suspended pending a formal hearing. As news

Uganda’s leading opposition challenger Bobi Wine votes in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Ugandans are voting in a presidential election tainted by widespread violence that some fear could escalate as security forces try to stop supporters of Wine from monitoring polling stations.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay) KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandans were voting Thursday in a

Ethiopia’s former foreign minister, Seyoum Mesfin, addresses the final mediation report on South Sudan in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, April 2, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo Ethiopia said on Wednesday its military had killed three members of the Tigray region’s former ruling party, including former Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin. The three Tigray People’s Liberation Front

File Photo/Somali Times According to information obtained by Somali Times, the cabinet will hold a meeting on Thursday to be presented with the approval of 12 new ambassadors. According to reliable sources in the Prime Minister’s office told Somali Times the list of new ambassadors who will be presented to the cabinet tomorrow for approval.

Photo/Somali Times ”Somalia is not an independent country, it is ruled by foreigners. ”   Halimo Ismail Ibrahim, the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission speaking at the 2021 Judicial Conference in Mogadishu today said that there is no one responsible for upholding the Constitution. Chairman Halimo Ibrahim said the country had gone through various hardships until a