Credit: Daily Nation Wajir East Deputy County Commissioner Omara Beja (centre) with a section of the county security team in a past event Four construction workers were Tuesday abducted by an unknown number of suspected Al-Shabaab militants in Wel Garas area in Wajir County. Wajir East Deputy County Commissioner (DCC) Omar Beja confirmed the incident

Aida Shyef Al-Kadi, of St. Louis Park, speaks during a press conference at CAIR-MN headquarters in Minneapolis on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. Al-Kadi reached a settlement with Ramsey County for $120,000 after claiming religious discrimination after being forced to remove her hijab for a booking photo and go without a hijab for a time while

Photo/Somali Times BY Sonia Plaza In observance of the International Migrants Day, Dec 18 According to the National Academic of Science of the United States, climate change is linked to more intense and frequent disasters. For developing countries, especially those facing fragility, conflict and violence, the economic impact of climate change can be unbearably large.

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and former rebel leader Riek Machar have agreed to form a transitional unity government even if they fail to resolve all their differences before a new deadline, the two leaders said on Tuesday. Kiir and Machar signed a peace deal last year under pressure from the United Nations, United States

A protester passes by flares during a demonstration in Lyon, central France, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. Workers at the Eiffel Tower, teachers, doctors, lawyers and people from across the French workforce walked off the job Tuesday to resist a higher retirement age, or to preserve a welfare system they fear their business-friendly president wants to

Photo/Somali Times Kismayo, His Excellency President of Jubaland Sheikh Ahmed Islam Mohamed today welcomed the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, James Swan, on behalf of the European Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). Elections 2020 Conflict between the Federal Government and Member States and the pardon of debt in Somalia

People gather in front of the Presidential Palace during the “Chain of lights” protest against judicial overhaul in Warsaw, Poland July 26, 2018. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel Poland could end up leaving the European Union because of plans by the ruling nationalists that would allow judges to be fired if they question the legitimacy of the government’s

Photo/Somali Times The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hassan Ali Khaire and the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, met in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting, attended by the ministers from the two countries has discussed strengthening traditional relationship between the two countries are brothers. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s agenda and the meeting

Photo/Reuters Pakistan’s anti-terrorism court sentenced on Tuesday former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to death on charges of high treason and subverting the constitution, a senior government official said. “Pervez Musharraf has been found guilty of Article 6 for violation of the constitution of Pakistan,” government law officer Salman Nadeem said. Musharraf has been on trial

Photo/Reuters U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday said he needed to speak with his Turkish counterpart to understand how serious Ankara about shutting down two strategic air bases. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned Sunday that Turkey could could close Incirlik and Kurecik air bases in response to threats of U.S. sanctions and a separate