Parents arrive to participate in an emergency meeting at a school whose students were victims by a stabbing in Kawasaki, Japan, May 28, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato A schoolgirl and an adult man were killed and 16 other young girls injured in a stabbing at a bus stop outside Tokyo on Tuesday, Japanese national broadcaster NHK

KDF’s offensive assault thus represented a major, morale-dampening loss for the rebel group that was forced to retreat with massive casualties. Locals say though Kismayo secure, exit of KDF will see the militia group invade the rising town. Seven years ago, the elite Kenya Defence forces launched an offensive operation in Somalia’s Kismayo town against

President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed was addressing hundreds of Somalis living in South Africa Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has called on Somalis to unite and avoid tribalism, which previous fueled the civil war in the horn of Africa country. Addressing hundreds of Somalis living in South Africa on Sunday night, Mohamed said Somalis were fortunate

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, at Akasaka Palace, Monday, May 27, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) President Donald Trump said Monday he is not “personally” bothered by recent short-range North Korean missile tests and doesn’t believe they violated U.N. Security Council resolutions, breaking with

Photo/File/Somali Times H.E. Eng. Abdirahman Omar Osman, Mayor of Mogadishu and Governor of Benadir Region welcomes the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) new Resident Representative for Somalia, Mr. Joceyln Mason. Mr. Mason is joining UNDP Somalia from UNDP Afghanistan where he held the same position for Afghanistan’s Country Office. ​ We look forward to receiving

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that he is making a final effort to form a new government and refrain from another “unnecessary general elections. “Netanyahu has not yet succeeded in reaching an agreement among the right-wing parties to form a coalition. The main difference is between the ultra-Orthodox parties Yahadut Hatorah and

The Somali people have been talking about a map of Africa posted on the website of the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The map of Africa is reflected in Somalia and Ethiopian as one nation , with the exception of the northern part of Somaliland which has been declared as a separate country. The Ethiopian

Somalia’s boundary tiff with Kenya has taken a new turn after Mogadishu barred its officials from attending any meetings hosted in Nairobi to protest last week’s visa denials. The Somali government has also given non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operating in Somalia one month’s notice to relocate their centres to Mogadishu or be barred from operating there.

By Anwar Abdifatah Bashir The maritime contention between Somalia and Kenya erupted, when Somalia filed a complaint to the ICJ in August 2014. Since then, Kenya kick starts and expedites to target the Somali people. Notably Somalis inside Kenya are the most vulnerable group whether they are businessmen, refugees, immigrants and etc. Kenya tended tormenting

Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, speaks during a news conference with Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Alhakim in Baghdad, Iraq May 26, 2019. REUTERS/Khalid Al-Mousily Iranian will defend itself against any military or economic aggression, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday, calling on European states to do more to preserve a nuclear