Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a news conference on the ongoing situation with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in London, Britain March 17, 2020. Matt Dunham/Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the government was keeping everything under review when asked whether he would bring in measures to lock down

In this photo released by the official website of the Office of the Iranian Presidency, cabinet members wearing face masks and gloves attend their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, March 18, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (Office of the

Earlier, Kenya Airways’s CEO Allan Kilavuka agreed to a 35 per cent pay cut to reduce costs in a bid to optimise operations. Also, daily flights from Nairobi to Kigali Rwanda has been reduced from two to one. Kenya Airways has suspended its flights on four routes in the wake of coronavirus. In a statement

Yemeni security services in Socotra have seized an Emirati humanitarian ship carrying weapons and armoured vehicles, local sources said. According to the sources, the “aid” ship belonged to the Khalifa Foundation for Humanitarian Affairs which is run by the UAE delegate in Socotra, Brigadier Khalfan Al-Mazroui. A local official said the Emirati ship was carrying

A school child walks in Westminster as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay Schools across Britain were struggling to stay open on Wednesday, with some forced to partially or fully close due to the spread of coronavirus as pressure builds on the government to make

Photo/Somali Times The Somali Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia Hassan Ali Khaire and a delegation led by him travel to Ethiopian Colony. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, the Prime Minister will hold various meetings with the Ethiopian Government in Addis Ababa. No further details were given on

The current terrorism crisis situation in the country calls for a serious national awakeningIf the al Shabaab problem is yet to be exterminated from its source in Somalia, then it is only wise for Nairobi to restrategise and redeploy its troops to Northeastern. Equally, there is a necessity for Kenya to use its intelligence to

In this Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 file photo, a member of an honor guard wears a face mask as he stands guard in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. On Wednesday, March 17, 2020, China announced that it will revoke the media credentials of American journalists at three major U.S. news organizations, in effect expelling them from

By Jared Szuba Somalia’s Federal Government said elements of the Somali National Army and elite Danab forces launched an operation to capture the town of Janaale from al-Shabaab militants at dawn on Monday. “Government forces have successfully taken over the Janaale bridge and drive[n] al-Shabaab from their strongholds in the city,” the information ministry said

Photo: Credit Reuters European Union leaders meeting via videoconference on Tuesday are likely to seal off the EU’s external borders and stress a “whatever it takes” approach to easing the economic fallout from the likely long coronavirus crisis. France was going into lockdown on Tuesday to contain the spread of the disease and the death