Photo/Reuters Alleged foreign-intelligence recording suggested Doha’s ‘interest’ in Somalia attack, but Qatar rejected the accusation. Qatar and Somalia denied a news report that suggested Doha had an “interest” in a bombing in northern Somalia carried out by a local armed group in May. The New York Times reported on Monday it obtained an audio recording

Somalia has secured about 29 million U.S. dollars from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for water and sanitation and roads projects designed to improve livelihoods and boost the country’s resilience.AfDB president Akinwumi Adesina said the grants would help improve quality of life, inclusiveness and engender resilience in the communities, especially in Kismayo and Baidoa, Where

Photo/Reuters Anwar Gargash says UAE and rest of Saudi-led coalition will maintain military presence in Yemen. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), part of a Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen, is not leaving the war-torn country despite an ongoing drawdown and redeployment of Emirati forces, a senior official said. “Just to be clear, the UAE and

Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson, right, leaves his office in London, Monday July 22, 2019. Voting closes Monday in the ballot to elect Britain’s next prime minister, from the two contenders Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson, as critics of likely winner Boris Johnson condemned his vow to take Britain out of the European Union

Treasury PS Kamau Thugge and CS Henry Rotich at a Milimani law court on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. Image: ENOS TECHE Henry Rotich and Kamau Thugge accused of inflating loan for construction of two dams by Sh17 billion. DPP also ordered the arrest of 26 high-ranking ministry officers, several officials of Kerio Valley Development Authority.

A Russian A-50 military aircraft flies near the disputed islands called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, in this handout picture taken by Japan Air Self-Defence Force and released by the Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan July 23, 2019. Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan/HANDOUT via

Two years after Qatar was accused of sponsoring terrorism abroad – and isolated by many Gulf states and their African counterparts – comes the news that Qatar may well be coordinating attacks in Somalia. The New York Times reported Monday that it has possession of an audio recording made by “a foreign intelligence agency opposed

Boris Johnson, a leadership candidate for Britain’s Conservative Party, leaves his office in London, Britain July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls Boris Johnson is expected to be elected leader of Britain’s governing Conservative Party and the country’s next prime minister on Tuesday, tasked with following through on his “do or die” pledge to deliver Brexit in

U.S. President Donald Trump greets Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst President Donald Trump, speaking at a White House meeting with visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, said on Monday the United States is working with Islamabad to find a

Photo (AP) Iranian official says 17 were recruited by the CIA to spy on Iran’s nuclear and military sites, a claim the US denies. Iran captured 17 spies working for the US intelligence agency, the CIA, and some have been sentenced to death, an Iranian official said on Monday, a claim Washington denied. Security agencies