The Acting Somali Minister of Petroleum and Minerals Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed has become embroiled in a major scandal after appointing his daughter to the ministry. Earlier this month, he appointed Sumaya Abdirashid Mohamed as head of communications and media at the Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals, and then ordered all communications within the ministry. Last

Photo/Somali Times/Hurst Street Birmingham A man was killed and seven people injured in late-night stabbings in a busy nightlife area of the central England city of Birmingham, police said Sunday. Police said they were searching for a lone suspect in what appeared to be random attacks. Chief Superintendent Steve Graham of West Midlands Police said

Police were called to one stabbing, and then additional incidents were reported afterwards (Image: SnapperSK) By Chris Kitching & Sam Rkaina Multiple people have been stabbed in Birmingham city centre, with police declaring a major incident. Witnesses reported seeing a woman with serious injuries, and two people who had been “stabbed in the neck”. Small

A woman talking on phone. Shutterstock What you need to know: In Sudan, Algeria, Reunion, Ghana, Western Sahara, Morocco and Mayotte, citizens pay Sh68, Sh70, Sh77, Sh101, Sh106, Sh106 and Sh116, respectively. South Africa, which has the highest upper middle class population in Africa, falls short in the rankings, appearing at position 148 as a

In this June 30, 2020, file photo, Mali’s then President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita poses for a group photograph during the G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Keita, the Malian president ousted in a military coup in August, was hospitalized late Tuesday, Sept. 1, at a private clinic, intensifying fears about the 75-year-old’s health after being

Photo/Somali Times The Somali President is hosting a meeting between President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and the presidents of Puntland and Jubbaland Said Abdullahi Deni and Ahmed Mohamed Islam. The three leaders had previously made an appointment, but it was canceled after Jubaland imposed strict conditions on an agreement reached last night, which led to the

A heavily-police protest in Belarus(Reuters) By Jon Stone Campaigners say UK should not have been training dictatorship’s forces in the first place The British government has suspended the provision of military training to Belarus’ army, amid accusations that the UK has been “strengthening and legitimising” the country’s dictatorship. The Independent reported last month that UK

Mo Farah celebrates his victory in Brussels CREDIT: Stephanie Leccoq/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock It is certainly an obscure event – of that there can be no doubt – but after a 20-year international career, Mo Farah can finally call himself a world-record holder. To a list containing such legendary figures as Paavo Nurmi, Emil Zatopek, Ron Clarke and

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. The tensions coursing through the United States over racism and policing are a likely target for adversaries seeking to influence the November election, lawmakers and experts warn — and there are signs that Russia is again seeking to exploit the divide. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Muslim clerics Dr Abdullah Basfar (L) and Dr Saud al-Funaisan have reportedly been arrested in Saudi Arabia in new campaign (Twitter/@@m3takl_en) New wave of arrests in Saudi Arabia Saudi authorities recently launched a new arrest campaign, detaining a famous religious figure, a Quran reciter, a university professor and many others, according to the Prisoners of