Oil prices were down on Monday over ongoing concerns that the new strain of COVID-19 will hamper demand while the signing off of the US coronavirus relief bill boosted positive sentiment and capped further declines. International benchmark Brent crude traded at $50.99 per barrel at 0632 GMT for a 0.68% increase after closing at $51.34

Photo/Somali Times Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble sent a message to opposition politicians and candidates who is opposed to the election, saying his government was ready to appease anyone who had concerns about the election. “I say my door is open to anyone who has a complaint about the election. I am ready to

Photo/Somali Times The four-year constitutional term of the Somali parliament has finally ended today, December 27, 2020. Debate and controversy over the overall election process have led to the arrival of no other parliament to replace the now-defunct 10th parliament. The end of term will change the course of the country and raise a number

Turkish Minister of Defence Hulusi Akar, right, is pictured with his Libyan counterpart Salah Eddine Namrouchin, left, during a visit to Turkish troops in Tripoli (AFP) Defence minister says renegade general’s forces will be ‘legitimate targets’ in such an event during visit to Tripoli Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar warned on Sunday that the forces

Photo/Somali Times The federal government of Somalia has announced that it has deployed special forces to ensure the security of the elections, which are part of the government’s security plan. State Minister of Somalia, Ali Ahmed Farhan said election security plan, with the help of some of the nation at the election dispute. He also

ARTUZ Masvingo Gender & Social Welfare Secretary Sheila Chisirimunhu The Somali Public Trade Union (SPTU) has called for the immediate release of Sheila Chisirimunhu, a Zimbabwean teacher recently sentenced to 10 months in jail for protesting against poor salaries. In a statement from Mogadishu on Christmas Day, SPTU General Secretary Mohamed Abdi Nour said Chisirimunhu’s

Photo/Somali Times/Disputed Electoral Commission working for Farmajo’s Government. Somalia’s disputed Electoral Commission has announced that it distributed election forms and procedures to regional administrations. The commission, which recently issued an emergency timetable for the Upper House elections, said in a statement last night that it had asked state governments to begin registering and receiving applications

Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Finance of the Federal Government of Somalia, Abdirahman Duale Beyle, who was a guest on the state media run, noted that the Ministry of Finance and government agencies responsible for protecting public assets is working to ensure that public funds are not misused in the next elections. At the Federal

Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Finance of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mr. Abdirahman Duale Beyle, speaking to state media, denied a statement from Khaire, describing how the Federal Government of Somalia is financially preparing for the upcoming elections in the country. Beyle said the cost of the election is estimated at $ 40 million,

Turkey focusing on future war technologies such as electro-magnetic, laser systems, says defense industries’ head There is no economic and political independence without a strong defense industry, the head of Turkey’s Presidency of Defense Industries said on Saturday. As the country’s defense industry is increasingly getting indigenous, Turkey’s independence and negotiation power is also increasing,