Villa Somalia Source says A cabinet reshuffle

Photo/ Somali Times Mogadishu, the Somali Source official said A cabinet reshuffle ministerial, on the way Somalia becomes world number one for corruption According to Forbes. Transparency International says most countries are failing to control corruption in a meaningful way and that is contributing to a crisis in governance. “Despite some progress, most countries are

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EU rejects Trump Middle East peace plan, annexation

Josep Borrell, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission holds a news conference in Brussels, Belgium, January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo The European Union rejected parts of U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan for the Middle East on Tuesday, prompting an angry response from Israel which has

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Saudi Arabia rejects handing over Khashoggi’s investigation to Turkey

Jamal Khashoggi speaking at AlSharq Forum conference [AlSharq Forum] Saudi Arabia yesterday refused a recent request by Turkey to obtain the investigation file conducted by the Riyadh Criminal Court on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Turkey’s Yeni Şafak quoted local legal sources as saying that that the public prosecutor in the country’s city of

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China confirms 425 deaths from new coronavirus

More than 20,400 confirmed cases of coronavirus reported so far, says China’s National Health Commission The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus outbreak climbed to 425, the country’s National Health Commission (NHC) said Tuesday. In a statement, the commission said it has so far received a total of 20,438 confirmed cases, adding a

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UAE arranged Netanyahu, Sudan leader meet: Israel daily

Source told Israeli daily that ‘small circle’ of senior officials in Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt informed about meeting The United Arab Emirates (UAE) organized the meeting between Israeli premier and Sudan’s sovereign council head, according to an Israeli daily. On Monday, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Sudan’s Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan met in Uganda for talks. The

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Kenya’s former president Daniel arap Moi, has died at 95

This Oct. 2002 file photo shows former President of Kenya Daniel arap Moi. Moi, a former schoolteacher who became Kenya’s longest-serving president and presided over years of repression and economic turmoil fueled by runaway corruption, has died. He was 95. (AP Photo/Sayyid Abdul Azim, File) Daniel arap Moi, a former schoolteacher who became Kenya’s longest-serving

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Uganda to withdraw more troops from Somalia

A battle group from the Uganda Peoples Defence Force, receiving African Union medals and certificates on Saturday, 7 December 2019 in recognition of their contribution to security and peace process in Somalia. /AMISOM Photo The Ugandan military plans to begin the second phase of withdrawing its peacekeeping troops from Somalia by the end of February.

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Parliament to discuss extension of Turkish forces’ deployment in Gulf of Aden

The Turkish presidency on Feb. 3 submitted a motion on the extension of Turkish forces serving in the strategic areas of Gulf of Aden, Somalia and the Arabian Sea. The presidency submitted the motion on the extension of the deployment of Turkey’s naval forces in Gulf of Aden, Somalia, the Arabian Sea, and neighboring regions,

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Saudi Arabia blocks Iran from OIC meeting

Iran has filed a complaint with the OIC and accused Saudi Arabia of misusing its position as the host for the organization’s headquarters, says spokesperson Saudi Arabia has barred an Iranian delegation from an Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting in Jeddah on Monday where U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan will be

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China says U.S. creating, spreading fear after virus outbreak

A man has his body temperature measured at a booth set up at an entrance to a shopping mall as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in Beijing, China February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins The United States has taken actions that create and spread fear following a coronavirus outbreak

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