Safiya Khalid speaks at a candidates forum at Geiger Elementary School in Lewiston, Maine. Lewiston, a city in Maine that is home to thousands of African newcomers, elected Khalid, a Somali American to its city council after she soundly defeated a fellow Democrat on Tuesday. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal via AP) The second-largest city in Maine,

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire and Minister of Foreign Affairs Denmark, Jeppe Sebastian today arrived in Mogadishu at the meeting discussed cooperation and strengthening relations inherent in both countries and maintain the support of the re-Denmark country recovery. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, thanked the wide reception, said the partnership between the

Thai forensic experts examine the site where village defence volunteers were killed by suspected separatist insurgents in Yala province, south Thailand, November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom Suspected separatist insurgents stormed a security checkpoint in Thailand’s Muslim-majority south and killed at least 15 people, including a police officer and many village defense volunteers, security officials said

Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (L), Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C) and Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi (R) are seen during a signing ceremony of a saudi-brokered deal between Yemen’s government and southern separatists to end a power struggle in the southern port of Aden in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,

By Wendell Roelf Up to 15 blocks could be offered in first round Blocks may contain 30 bln barrels of oil – minister Somalia is planning to launch its first ever oil and gas licensing round in December, its oil minister said on Tuesday, as the frontier market looks to attract new investment after decades

Jack and Jill Childcare nursery in Torquay is at the centre of a police investigation into child sex abuse (Picture: PA) By Ross McGuinness Police have contacted more than 100 families over alleged sexual abuse at a children’s nursery. A male teenage worker has been arrested on suspicion of sex offences at Jack and Jill

In this photo taken Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, Eduardo Rodriguez, left, of drone manufacturer DJI, trains Khadija Ali Abdulla, right, from the State University of Zanzibar, how to fly a drone to spray the breeding grounds of malaria-carrying mosquitoes, at Cheju paddy farms in the southern Cheju region of the island of Zanzibar, Tanzania. Drones

The United Kingdom has issued a travel warning to its citizens over the use of planes that operate at Wilson Airport in Nairobi following several mishaps. In a fresh travel guidance, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) urged Britons to review the safety records of aircraft that mostly serve domestic and regional routes—ahead of boarding.

American officials, accompanied by business tycoons, will jet into Nairobi today to start a packed two-day meeting with government and private sector leaders in hunt for trade and investment deals in Kenya. The US delegation led by Deputy US Trade Representative C.J. Mahoney is expected to scout for business opportunities in East Africa’s largest economy

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during press conference in Tehran, Iran, October 14, 2019. Official Presidential website/Handout via REUTERS Iran will take a new step in reducing commitments to a landmark 2015 nuclear deal on Wednesday by injecting gas into 1,044 centrifuges at its Fordow plant, President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday in a speech