An arms embargo imposed since 2007 by the UN Security Council (UNSC) ended Sunday, according to Iran’s foreign ministry. All restrictions on the transfer of arms, related activities and financial services to and from Iran, and all prohibitions regarding the entry into or transit through territories of the UN member states previously imposed on a

Photo/Somali Times By Peter Kagwanja Legislative elections will take place on December 1 and 27, 2020, followed by presidential elections on February 8, 2021. Somalia has shelved the one-person-one vote, upholding the existing clan-based system where delegates from clans elect 275 MPs of the lower house, who in turn elect the president. All roads in

KDF soldier on a patrol in Somalia. The Somalia National Defence Forces will soon have to take over security of their country. The reality of KDF exiting Somalia by 2021 has started taking shape. The Star has established that the troops under Amisom have started gearing up for an exit. This will likely bring to

Turkish president says reserves discovered in Black Sea is largest hydrocarbon resource of Turkey till today The Turkish president on Saturday announced the discovery of an additional 85 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the Black Sea, following a historic find this summer. “As a result of testing, analysis and detailed engineering work, another

Abu Dhabi and Ankara have been at odds for several years over foreign policy and attitudes towards religious political groups (AFP) Turkey’s intelligence officials have arrested another man suspected of spying on foreign Arab nationals on behalf of the United Arab Emirates, a senior security official said on Friday. The man confessed to spying on

President Donald Trump speaks during an NBC News Town Hall, at Perez Art Museum Miami, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) By Tom Embury-Dennis Defeat will likely enrage US president who has long obsessed over media popularity Donald Trump has lost his latest TV ratings war with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden,

Silence in face of savagery means complicity in murder, Armenia will be held accountable, says Turkish Foreign Minister Armenia continues to commit “war crimes” in Azerbaijan, killing civilians there, including children, Turkey’s top diplomat said on Saturday. “Silence in face of savagery means complicity in murder. Those who do not claim their share of humanity

Cash reimbursed to Kenya for its troops fighting Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia by the European Union (EU) and its partners for the year ended June 2020 grew 7.5 percent or Sh324 million even as Nairobi considered pulling out its forces next year. Latest Treasury data shows refunds from the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom)

By Dorian Archus Chinese Navy’s naval task group returned to the port city of Zhoushan in east China’s Zhejiang Province on 14th October after completing its mission of escorting civilian vessels in the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia. The 35th escort squad of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, comprising the guided-missile

Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Farmajo warns US against losing the friendship with Somalia. Somali President Mohamed Farmajo has called for continued US military support to Somalia. The President also warned that the friendship between the United States and Somalia could be achieved through the continuation of security cooperation between the two countries. US President