Villa Somalia Team Mogadishu. Villa Somalia team accuses Jubaland Security Minister Abdirashid Janan a serious crime, he had committed in the southwestern province of Gedo. Jubbaland has protested the arrest of its Security Minister in Mogadishu terming it a violation of the constitution. In its response following the arrest of Abdirashid Nur Janan, the state

President Donald Trump talks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, en route to Camp David in Maryland. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) The United States and China went ahead with their latest tariff increases on each other’s goods Sunday, potentially raising prices Americans pay for some clothes,

Photo/Somali Times Critics have questioned the stand of Somalia on the fight against Al-Shabaab after Mogadishu made two decisions against Kenya, as a new report detailed continued revenue collection by the group under the nose of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s – alias Farmaajo- government. The federal government on Thursday directed planes heading to Jubaland capital

Photo/Windsorstar By Tim Newman Building on previous findings, a new study concludes that people with gout are more likely to develop kidney disease. The authors believe that the results offer new ways to reduce the risk of chronic kidney disease. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a long term condition, characterized by reduced kidney function. CKD

Photo/ Reuters Saudi Arabia created a new ministry for industry and mineral resources, separating it from the kingdom’s colossal energy ministry, and replaced the powerful head of the royal court, in a series of royal orders issued late on Friday. Bandar Alkhorayef, an investor and industrialist plucked from the private sector, was named to head

Residents of Kismayo have held Anti-Somali President Farmajo demonstration as tension between the two centers of power escalates. The residents were protesting against the recent government decision to reroute all flights to and from Kismayo through Mogadishu. The relationship between Kismayo and Mogadishu have hit rock bottom ever since the regional administration held elections, which

African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has called on Japanese companies to be bolder about making investments in Africa. “Now Japanese companies should be bolder,” Adesina said in an interview Friday. In Africa, there are major business opportunities for Japanese firms in such fields as energy, medicine and digital industries, he suggested. “I recognize Japanese

Residents shop at an open-air market in the Hamarwayne district of Mogadishu, Somalia. (Omar Faruk/For The Washington Post) MOGADISHU, Somalia — The calls from an unknown number had been coming for weeks, but Osman, a household-goods trader in the Somali capital’s largest market, disregarded them until he got the text message. “Will you pick up

Photo (AP) Dubai is once again putting on hold expansion works for its second airport Al Maktoum International, which will ultimately handle more than 260 million passengers a year, amid subdued economic performance in the Gulf. Speaking to Bloomberg, Dubai Airports said “exact timelines and details of next steps are not as yet finalized” as

Conference wraps up with nod to Tokyo’s vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific Leaders from Japan and Africa on Friday agreed on the need for infrastructure development that takes into account a country’s ability to pay off debt, a veiled reference to China’s lending practices on the continent. “We believe that quality infrastructure that