Photo/Somali Times President Uhuru Kenyatta flew to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development leaders’ meeting in Djibouti on Sunday with hopes of solving regional troubles that are pulling them back amid COVID-19 pandemic. Among the issues the leaders will discuss will be Ethiopia internal conflict, border conflict between Ethiopia and Sudan and Kenya’s diplomatic spat with

By Alaattin Dogru In an online survey French Institute of Public Opinion finds popularity of Macron dipping to 38% in December Nearly 60% of people in France are dissatisfied with President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Jean Castex, revealed the latest online survey. Conducted by the French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP), a total of

People wait on the concourse at Paddington Station in London, on the last Saturday shopping day before Christmas, after the announcement that London will move into Tier 4 COVID-19 restrictions from midnight, Saturday Dec. 19, 2020. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP) The Netherlands is banning flights from the U.K. for at least the rest of the

Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and a delegation led by him have arrived in Djibouti, where he will attend an emergency meeting of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states to discuss the situation in the region. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Government

A sign reading open for deliveries, outside a restaurant, ahead of the county moving into Tier 3 of coronavirus restrictions from Saturday, in Windsor, England, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (Steve Parsons/PA via AP) LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held emergency talks with his Cabinet on Saturday as the government’s scientific advisors said

Photo/Somali Times The Federal Government of Somalia has said that it is closely monitoring the Kenyan military operation in Mandera, North Eastern Province. A statement from the Somali government said the government had learned that Kenya was deploying weapons and militias in Mandera to launch an offensive attack in the town of Beled-Hawo in Gedo

There are fears of more such attacks after dozens of the militants crossed from Somalia to Kenya in Garissa border. The border region has borne the brunt of repeated attacks from the militants who are at times aided by locals. Gunmen have attacked and destroyed a communication mast in Elele area, Mandera county. The gang

More details are emerging from a suicide bombing in Galkayo today, where Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble was visiting. ”The blast was claimed by al-Shabab, which said in a statement that the blast was carried out by a suicide bomber who targeted Prime Minister Roble. The blast at the Abdullahi Isse airport in the

Photo/Somali Times A suicide bomber attacked a stadium in Somalia’s central city of Galkayo Friday, killing 15 people shortly before the arrival of the country’s new prime minister, according to police. Ali Hassan, a police officer in Galkayo, said others were injured in the blast, which occurred at the entrance to the sports stadium. Some

This Dec. 11, 2020, satellite photo by Maxar Technologies shows construction at Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility. Iran has begun construction on a site at its underground nuclear facility at Fordo amid tensions with the U.S. over its atomic program, satellite photos obtained Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, by The Associated Press show. (Maxar Technologies via AP)