Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo is taking a number of steps before appointing a new prime minister, believed to be blocking the appointment. Following the removal of Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, the caretaker government has taken a number of illegal actions, which the president wants to pass before a new prime minister

Photo/Somali Times Hanad Abdullahi Ahmed Addow, the son of Abdullahi Ahmed Addow, a former Somali ambassador to the United States and a former presidential candidate, has been in Mogadishu in recent days. Hanad’s arrival in Mogadishu has sparked a flurry of rumors that he has been named the new prime minister of Somalia. However, according

Photo: Credit Reuters/A general view of ambulances and staff outside the NHS Nightingale Hospital at the Excel Centre, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 5, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley LONDON — Britain has recorded more than 1,000 new coronavirus infections in a day for the first time since late June. Government

President Ghani’s statement comes after Afghan grand assembly passed a resolution on Sunday morning. Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has agreed to release 400 Taliban prisoners after an Afghan grand assembly, known as the Loya Jirga, passed a resolution to approve the move. The resolution recommending the release of the prisoners was passed on Sunday at

Abdullahi Hashi Nur, a political analyst, said plans to relocate the Amisom base to the Somali regional government which had been pushed back by the Ethiopian government for a long time. In a interview with Kulmiye Radio, Abdullahi Nur said that the base will be a safe heaven for Ethiopian interests in Somalia, and that

In this photo provided by Grégoire Rouxel fuel is in the ocean leaking from a ship, rear right, that ran aground, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, in Mauritius. The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius has declared a “state of environmental emergency” after a Japanese-owned ship that ran aground offshore days ago began spilling tons of fuel.

Photo/Somali Times According to Villa Somalia, officials 15 people have been killed and 20 others injured following a car bomb attack on a military base in Mogadishu. The attack which happened at the 12th April Army Brigade resulted in the death of 15 people. It was not immediately clear if the dead included soldiers. The

Photo/Somali Times A car bomb has exploded at an army barracks at the 12th Battalion at the back of the Stadium Mogadishu. The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a Somali military base. There were casualties, deaths and injuries as a result of the blast, and the blast was intense, although the exact

United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia reveal interest in going nuclear amid escalating tensions in Middle East Nuclear proliferation is bigger than global warming, the US president said in an interview this week amid reports the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia are taking solid steps to go nuclear. If we can do something with

Proposed Egyptian military base in self-declared breakaway territory Somaliland causes regional tension Ethiopia said Friday the relations Egypt wants to establish with territories in the East Africa region must not come at the cost of Ethiopian interests. Addressing a weekly news briefing, Ethiopian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Dina Mufti said, “Egypt as a sovereign country reserves