In world first, Australia passes law banning children from social media

By Anadolu Agency In a milestone decision, Australia’s Senate on Thursday passed laws to ban children and teenagers from using social media, in the first such decision by any government across the globe. The laws, passed on the last day of the ongoing Senate session, are set to come into force at the end of

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Ethiopian tour guides embark on Chinese language training program

Guests and students attend the opening ceremony of the Chinese language training program for Ethiopian professional tour guides in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, on Nov. 26, 2024. Photographer Liu Fangqiang By Xinhua News Agency The Ethiopian Ministry of Tourism and the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia have launched a Chinese language training program for Ethiopian

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Jubaland issues arrest warrant for corrupt Somalia President Hassan Sheikh

File Photo/Somali Times The Kismayo District Court has issued an arrest warrant and summons for Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, son of Mother Suban Sabrie Ahmed. Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 “The Kismayo District Court has accepted. Read: Abdirahman Irro elected to lead the Hargeisa administration The above-mentioned request from the

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UK police complaints watchdog calls for measures to stop ‘adultification’ of Black children

Police stop and search people during the Notting Hill Carnival in London, Britain August 27, 2018. Photographer Henry Nicholls/File Photo By Reuters Britain’s police complaints watchdog has called on Wednesday for urgent measures to stop the “adultification” of Black children and young people during interactions with officers, including in cases of stop and search and

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Somalia President Hassan Sheikh kicks off a civil war again in Jubaland 2024

File Photo/Somali Times The Somali regional state of Puntland has spoken out about the decision of the Somalia president Hassan Sheikh kicks off a civil war again in Jubaland 2024, which issued a resolution the night before against the Jubaland elections and a decision to prosecute leader of Jubaland Ahmed Mohamed Islam. Read: Somalia’s president

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Sweden supports ICC’s arrest warrant against Israel’s Netanyahu

By Anadolu Agency Sweden supports the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Tuesday. In a press conference, Kristersson mentioned that he would meet with the leaders of NATO countries, including Finland, Denmark, Norway, and Poland, for a two-day working session in

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16 still missing after safari boat sinks off sea Egypt

The undated file photo shows the boat, named Sea Story, which sank in the Red Sea near Marsa Alam, the Red Sea Province, Egypt, on Nov. 25, 2024. Four Egyptians and 12 foreigners were still missing after a boat sank in the Red Sea earlier in the day, Governor of Egypt’s Red Sea Province Amr

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Ahmed Madobe was elected by Jubaland MPs to lead them for a third time

Photo Somali Times/Ahmed Mohamed Islam Ahmed Mohamed Islam was elected for the third time as the leader of the Somali regional administration of Jubaland, after an election that took place today in the city of Kismayo, the capital of the Lower Jubba region. Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 Ahmed Madobe appeared

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Somalia FM Fiqi says Abdirahman Irro to play a major role in bringing Somalis closer

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi said that the new president of Hargeisa administration Abdirahman Irro, is a person with great Somaline’s, which gives good hope for the future of bilateral talks. Read: Abdirahman Irro elected to lead the Hargeisa administration Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 Fiqi urged

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Philippines heightens president’s security after vice president’s threat

By Anadolu Agency The Philippine government has increased security measures for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his family after Vice President Sara Duterte publicly threatened their lives, local media reported Sunday. The Presidential Security Command (PSC), in a statement, said it is “closely” coordinating with law enforcement agencies “to detect, deter, and defend against any

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