Israeli army says it launched ground operation in southern Lebanon

By Anadolu Agency The Israeli army announced early Tuesday that it launched a ground operation in southern Lebanon. A military statement said that “in accordance with the decision of the political echelon, a few hours ago, the IDF (army) began limited, localized and targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence against Hezbollah targets and infrastructure

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Somalia’s rampant corruption is a serious issue that should be feared

File Photo/Somali Times Corruption in the country has been eradicated, which is the reason for the fusion of politics, business and family, as announced by MP Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame. Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 Read: Somalia Hassan Sheikh’s government is facing a widespread financial crisis and the causes The MP who

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Denmark faces EU court questions on housing policy, racism

The entrance of the European Court of Justice is pictured in Luxembourg, January 26, 2017. Picture taken January 26, 2017. Photographer Francois Lenoir/File Photo By Reuters Denmark must answer accusations at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Monday that its policy of demolishing minority-heavy neighbourhoods to promote integration amounts to racial discrimination. The Nordic

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Djibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh is critically ill

File Photo/Somali Times Djibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh reports suggesting was critically ill after being hospitalized on Saturday. Social media reports had claimed the Djibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh is critically ill was flown to Paris due to a critical illness, with internet outages in Djibouti allegedly aimed at preventing the spread of news about

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Egyptian president signals full support for Lebanon, announces aid deployment

By Anadolu Agency Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi informed Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati of Cairo’s support Saturday for Beirut and directed the immediate deployment of aid during a telephone call, according to the Egyptian presidency. Al-Sisi affirmed Egypt’s “full support for Lebanon and confirmed standing by its side during these critical circumstances, and rejecting

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Exclusive: Iran’s supreme leader taken to secure location, sources say

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, September 25, 2024. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via Reuters/File Photo By Reuters Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been taken to a secure location inside Iran amid heightened security, sources told Reuters, a day after Israel

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Israeli military says it has killed Hezbollah chief Nasrallah

Smoke billows following Israeli strikes over Beirut’s southern suburbs, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon, September 28, 2024. Photographer Mohamed Azakir By Reuters The Israeli military said on Saturday it had killed Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike on the group’s central headquarters in

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Netanyahu insists on carrying out attacks in Lebanon, threatens Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech during the General Debate of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 27, 2024. Netanyahu on Friday said at the United Nations General Assembly that there would be no immediate truce in his country’s rapidly

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UK rethinking tax raid on foreign wealth, media reports say

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer holds a bilateral meeting with Crown Prince of Kuwait Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah (not seen) at the United Nations on September 26, 2024 in New York, U.S. Leon Neal/Pool via Reuters By Reuters Britain’s Labour government is reconsidering part of its plan to toughen up tax rules on wealthy foreigners

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Somali Foreign Minister says there is no hope of direct negotiations with Ethiopia

The government has announced that there is no hope that Somalia and Ethiopia will meet face to face to discuss the maritime crisis. Read: Somalia Foreign Minister Fiqi says Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed has killed one million of his own people The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia, Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, said that Ethiopia has

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