FILE PHOTO: Ayman Odeh, leader of the Joint List, gestures as he hands out pamphlets during an an election campaign event in Tira, northern Israel September 5, 2019. REUTERS/Amir Cohen Israel’s Arab parties are set to be the largest non-ruling bloc in parliament – and could even lead the opposition – if a national unity

Photo/Somali Times Finance Minister Abdirahman Dualeh Beileh Somalia’s cabinet approved a revised budget for 2019 after projecting higher domestic revenue, according to Finance Minister Abdirahman Dualeh Beileh. The government expects to spend $390 million, compared with a previous estimate of $344 million, the minister said in a statement. It also expects to raise $221.3 million

Photo/ (AP) Twitter on Friday announced the removal of thousands of accounts linked to Saudi Arabia’s “state-run media apparatus” and others in the United Arab Emirates and Egypt. The company said all of them amplified pro-Saudi messages. The social media giant said it suspended a group of 4,258 accounts operating uniquely from the UAE, mainly

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP) The Pentagon will present a broad range of military options to President Donald Trump on Friday as he considers how to respond to what administration

FILE – In this Aug. 29, 2019 file photo, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a forum titled “Common Security in the Islamic World” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In an interview published by CNN Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, Zarif warned that any U.S. or Saudi military strike on Iran will result in “all-out war.”

Photo/Somali Times Kismayo, Official says the Federal government of Somalia has devised a plot to frustrate the leadership of the state. Among the plots that Mogadishu has devised according to the state leadership is cut off aid and restricting airplane movements. In a statement, the leadership said the humanitarian situation was worsening with the restrictions,

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo takes part in a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, September 18, 2019. Mandel Ngan/Pool via REUTERS The United States was discussing with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf allies possible responses to an attack on Saudi oil facilities they blame on Iran

Saudi defence ministry spokesman Colonel Turki Al-Malik displays remains of the missiles which Saudi government says were used to attack an Aramco oil facility, during a news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia September 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday there were many options short of war with Iran after

Photo/Somali Times By Michael Rubin On Sept. 9, Somalia’s government announced that President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed who is better known as “Farmajo,” would make his first visit to the United States as president, first visiting the United Nations General Assembly before traveling to Washington, D.C. This trip will be a homecoming of sorts for Farmajo

Photo/Somali Times At least two people have been killed and dozens others injured in a suicide car bomb attack at a new restaurant in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, officials said. today, the mine is said to be observers on the tarmac for a new restaurant recently opened called Al Asimah, which is located at the road