People shop at the old main bazaar in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. From an English-language teacher hoping for peace to an appliance salesman who applauded Donald Trump as a “successful businessman,” all said they suffered from the economic hardships sparked by re-imposed and newly created American sanctions. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) By JON GAMBRELL

CHAN 2020 Qualifiers: Uganda Cranes Vs Somalia 1st Leg: 26th – 28th July 2019 2nd Leg: 2nd – 4th August 2019 Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has confirmed that Uganda Cranes will now play Somalia in the Championship of African Nations (CHAN) 2020 qualifiers. Originally, Uganda had been scheduled to play South Sudan. But, upon

United States Mission to Somalia The United States will partially resume the provision of security assistance to non-mentored units of the Somali National Army (SNA). This resumption will be implemented on a pilot basis with a unit taking part in critical transition operations in Lower Shabelle. On the basis of internal reforms made by the

Uganda has blocked a request to export excess sugar cane from outgrowers in Busoga region to Kenya. Farmers say they have an overproduction of some 500,000 tones of sugar that processors are unable to absorb but the Minister for Trade, Industry and Co-operatives Amelia Kyambadde says the surplus is only temporary and should not cause

Photo/ Reuters Iran rejected on Tuesday a White House accusation that Tehran was long violating the terms of its nuclear deal with world powers, after the Islamic Republic said it had amassed more low-enriched uranium than permitted under the accord. “Seriously?” Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a message on social network Twitter, after

Khalid Al-Falih, Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia arrives for a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, and non OPEC members at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, Monday, July 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak) OPEC on Monday decided to extend its deal to cut production for another

Photo/Tennis World By JOVICA ILIC In the battle of the youngest and oldest players in the draw, the 15-year-old sensation Cori Gauff ousted the five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 18 minutes! Super talented American born in 2004 has been destined for big results ever since picking the racquet for

By Ian Lewis Efforts to attract investment to a 15-block offshore licensing round are gathering momentum Parliamentary approval for a new petroleum law, which includes a revenue sharing agreement with the country’s constituent states, should make Somalia’s current offshore licensing round run smoother. But the focus on getting that legislation through has led to slippage

Somalia’s Foreign Affairs ministry on Sunday summoned Kenya’s ambassador Lucas Tumbo over what it termed an offensive tweet by PS Macharia Kamau. In a statement on Monday, the ministry said it handed Tumbo a protest letter and said it considered the tweet “an affront to Somalia’s sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity as well as harmful

Photo/Daily Nation Auditor-General (AG) Edward Ouko. AG’s report shows that the government risks losing more than Shilling 823.7 billion worth of outstanding loans advanced to 72 State corporations. The government risks losing more than Shilling 823.7 billion worth of outstanding loans advanced to 72 State corporations, most of which are facing financial challenges. About Sh47.52