Photo/Somali Times Somali Petroleum Authority to be left to the new Somalia government, as the current Cabinet is not legally binding. The Coalition of Somali Civil Society Organizations, comprising of all State Governments and the Benadir Region, has opposed the appointment of the incumbent Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, following the loss of

Tanzania has banned Kenya Airways from flying into the country until further notice. The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) said in a statement that is has revoked approval granted to Kenya Airways to resume international flights to Tanzania “on reciprocal basis”. “The authority regrets to inform you that, on a reciprocal basis, the Tanzanian government

Photo/Somali Times/Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed By Andrew Green Somalia’s Parliament voted overwhelmingly to remove Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire in a no-confidence vote last Saturday, citing his failure to prepare the country for democratic elections by early next year. The surprise move, which was supported by 170 of Parliament’s 178 lawmakers, follows Khaire’s dispute

By Ed Reed Somalia’s cabinet has approved the members of the Somali Petroleum Authority (SPA). The government has appointed Ibrahim Ali Hussein to serve as the SPA’s chairman and CEO. The Petroleum Law set out the role of the SPA as the government’s regulator. It has the aim of acting in the interests of “all

In this June 1, 2020, file photo, waiters prepare the terrace of a restaurant in order to respect distancing measures in Paris as France gradually lifts its lockdown due to the coronavirus. France’s economy shrank by nearly 14% in the second quarter when the country was in coronavirus lockdown, a third consecutive quarter of negative

According to. The National Interest Qatari influence and Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo’s over-reliance on Doha have reversed years of security progress. Somalis, both at home and abroad, were optimistic when Mr Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo was elected Somalia’s president in February 2017. Diplomats and the development community shared this optimism, believing Farmajo to be honest,

Photo/Somali Times Somali Federal Government poses another challenge to Dhusamareb conference 3 Article 5 of the Dhusamareb II communiqué, which was attended by heads of state and government, announced the formation of a technical committee to consider the type of elections to be held in the country. The government, which was expected to nominate its

Photo: Credit Yahoo! News UK Former Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke, with MP for Dover Natalie Elphicke, leaving Southwark Crown Court in London where he is on trial accused of three counts of sexually assaulting two women. A former lawmaker from Britain’s governing Conservative Party has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two women. Charlie Elphicke,

Photo: Credit Associated Press Jacquelyn Martin The European People’s Party (EPP), the largest parliamentary bloc in the European Parliament, has called to secure the life of former Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Nayef and to immediately disclose his whereabouts. The party said in a statement that it was “deeply concerned” that the current Crown Prince,

Currency trader watch computer monitors near the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 30, 2020. Asian stocks advanced Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates near zero to support a struggling economy. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) Global markets and