Somali Foreign Minister, Ahmed Issa Awad on Sunday held talks with his Kuwait counterpart, Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad on the sideline of Arab Economic Forum. Minister Awad and his Somali delegation on Saturday arrived in Beirut to attend the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit. The two leaders discussed on the several issues, including the

Germany is to ban flights in and out of the country by Iran’s Mahan Air, which is under U.S. sanctions over allegations it ferries troops and supplies into Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad, a newspaper reported on Friday. Bild said the German government had taken the decision to stop Mahan Air from operating

Photo (AP) Qatar has announced that it will invest $500 million in Lebanese government bonds to support the Mediterranean country’s struggling economy. Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani made the announcement in comments to Qatar’s state news agency. Monday’s announcement came a day after Qatar’s ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani made

The National Police Service on Sunday evening released photos of men believed to be planning a terror attack in Kenya. According to a statement seen by Ureport, there are individuals from Isiolo County who are being closely monitored and are suspected to be in Somalia at the moment. They include Dido Mohamed Fugicha alias Dingdong,

Aden Hassan Mohammed (22) and Ibrahim Ali Guyo (19) who were arrested after a taxi driver drove them into a police station Two gunmen were arrested on Saturday as they tried to cross into Somalia and back to Kenya through Garissa County. Aden Hassan Mohammed (22) and Ibrahim Ali Guyo (19) were apprehended after a

PM Benjamin Netanyahu with Chadian President Idriss Déby, Sunday | Photo: Kobi Gideon / GPO Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds private meeting with Chadian President Idriss Déby • Chad’s defense and internal security ministers tell Israel Hayom that Chad intends to sign document officially reinstating diplomatic relations with Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in

Congo’s Constitutional Court early Sunday declared the election of Felix Tshisekedi as president, rejecting challenges to the vote by runner-up Martin Fayulu, who had alleged fraud. Tshisekedi, son of the late, charismatic opposition leader Etienne, is now set to be inaugurated on Tuesday. The declaration came shortly after the African Union in an unprecedented move

Suhaila Mwalim Bakari, was taken into police custody following the identification of her husband, Mahir Khalid Riziki, as the suicide bomber in the Tuesday attack. It is not clear whether Suhaila became radicalised, but investigators say she was a confidant of her husband, lending her ears to his trials and tribulations while in Somalia everytime

The U.S. military on Saturday said it had carried out its deadliest airstrike in Somalia in months, killing 52 al-Shabab extremists after a “large group” mounted an attack on Somali forces. The U.S. Africa Command said the airstrike occurred near Jilib in Middle Juba region. There were no reports of Americans killed or wounded. The

Photo Reuters Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said on Saturday the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia cannot move forward until Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is “dealt with”, without being more specific. Speaking in Ankara a day after meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Graham also said Congress will reintroduce sanctions