A Somali government official was fired over controversial diplomatic tweets he made in respect of Israel and Palestine. Abdullahi Dool, until March 31 was the Director at the Foreign Ministry. It is reported that his public call for Somalia to establish relations with Israel is behind the sacking, according to local media. His tweets of

Before boarding the plane on his return to Israel last Monday from Washington, where several hours earlier President Donald Trump had officially recognized Israeli sovereignty in the Golan Heights, Prime Minister Netanyahu told the press: “I am returning from a historic visit. This is something that will be remembered for generations. We have historical roots

Libya’s two rival leaders may for the first time be on the path to solving a key dispute over control of the army, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday. This is the latest development in the ongoing efforts to overcome the country’s eight-year-long conflict. “If is there is a word that defines what

Arab leaders pose for the camera, ahead of the 30th Arab Summit in Tunis, Tunisia March 31, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/Pool Arab leaders, long divided by regional rivalries, condemned on Sunday a U.S. decision to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights and said Middle East stability depended on creating an Palestinian state. Arab leaders, gathering

A Geothermal development Company steam well in Menengai, Nakuru County. In yet another brazen act of disdain for the Kenyan taxpayer, a foreign contractor has pocketed Sh1.4 billion advance payment and left a parastatal in the energy sector high and dry, gasping for breath. It is a familiar story; contractor plucked from faraway lands, signs

Photo (AP) Leaders meeting in Tunisia for the annual Arab League summit on Sunday were united in their condemnation of Trump administration policies seen as unfairly biased toward Israel but divided on a host of other issues, including whether to readmit founding member Syria. This year’s summit comes against a backdrop of ongoing wars in

Mogadishu, Somali Times Mogadishu Mayor Eng Abdirahman Omar Osman held a meeting in Mogadishu, said that the recent meetings with the national leaders were deciding to strengthen security in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The mayor said it has started operations in the capital city of Mogadishu, which is securing security in the city and demanded

Majority leader Aden Duale with his cousin sister Habiba Sheikh Abdullahi and her daughter Dr. Deyman National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale has lost two of his family members in a road accident. The accident along Nairobi-Mombasa highway also claimed the life of their driver. National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale has lost two of

What happened to the journalists and politicians who were detained by the Eritrean government? “When I hear about people murdering, I wonder, What has to go through your brain to say, I don’t want him breathing anymore? What makes you get that angry? How can you take someone’s breath away? That just blows my mind.”

Photo Reuters Burundi has banned the BBC and indefinitely suspended Voice of America, moves that campaigners and the international broadcasters described as a blow to press freedom. The central African nation’s media regulator revoked the BBC’s license and accused it of airing a documentary that it said was false and damaged the country’s reputation. It