A masked man walks past an electronic board showing Hong Kong share index outside a local bank in Hong Kong, Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Asian stocks edged lower Wednesday after the International Monetary Fund said the global economy will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression of the 1930s due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Photo: Credit Omar Abdulle Shooli The famous singer of the Waberi Somali national, Omar Abdulle Shooli, has died in the capital, Mogadishu, where he was recently admitted to Aden Adde hospital. The singer died of diabetes and lived with him for a long time, and later laid him in bed, according to some of his

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz reading documents at the royal palace in the capital Riyadh on 8 March 2020 (AFP) Saudi Arabia has carried out the 800th execution of King Salman bin Abdulaziz’s five years of rule, human rights organisation Reprieve said on Tuesday. According to the British nonprofit, which campaigns against the death penalty,

Deputy Director of the local Media Present Abdiaziz Ahmed Gurbiye’s in custody in Mogadishu. Local Media Director Hassan Mohamed Mohamud confirmed the arrest of Abdiasis Gurbiye, which violates freedom of expression and media independence. Journalist Abdiaziz Ahmed Gurbiye is still unknown as to the reasons behind his arrest, but yesterday posted on his Facebook page

Photo/Somali Times Prime Minister Hassan Khaire online video conference with members of the National Committee for the Prevention of Covid-19, is addressing the circumstances, life-saving efforts. The Somali Ministry of Health announced that Coronavirus had infected two officials of the ministry of health. The officials told Somali Times that one of the two individuals was

Photo: Credit AFP IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks at an event. Kenya’s neighbours Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are among the first debt relief beneficiaries of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after the multilateral lender approved this year’s loan interest payments waivers for 25 countries. Kenya, which is classified as a lower

President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Friday, April 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump claimed the authority Monday to decide how and when to reopen the economy after weeks of tough social distancing guidelines aimed at fighting the new coronavirus.

Abdi Farreh with his daughter Safiya Copyright: Other 3rd Party The proud daughter of a leader of the Somali community in Sheffield has paid tribute to her dad after his death. Abdi Saeed Farreh, aged 83 and who was known as Berberaawii, was buried this week in a service which could only be attended by

A man with a protective mask walks in the rain past an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, April 13, 2020. Asian shares fell Monday amid absence of fresh news after U.S. markets were closed for Good Friday and European, Australian and Hong Kong trading continued

Designs for TOGG protected in Europe for five-year duration of registry as applications in Asia and America on hold. Turkey’s Automobile Joint Venture Group (TOGG) announced on Monday that the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) accepted its design registration application. The company completed another important step in the design process, it said in a statement.