Garowe-The 66 lawmakers of Puntland regional assembly were sworn in Garowe, the administrative capital of the state on Tuesday. According to sources in the town, sixty-six members who were vetted and approved by the state’s Dispute resolution Committee have gathered in the Puntland assembly building in Garowe town to elect an interim speaker after showering.

Police officers stand at the end of a tram platform following a stabbing at Victoria Station in Manchester, Britain, January 1, 2019. REUTERS/Phil Noble British counter-terrorism police are investigating an attack by a man armed with a kitchen knife at Manchester Victoria train station that injured three people, including a police officer, on New Year’s

Photo (AP) The United States and Israel officially quit of the U.N.’s educational, scientific and cultural agency at the stroke of midnight, the culmination of a process triggered more than a year ago amid concerns that the organization fosters anti-Israel bias. The withdrawal is mainly procedural yet serves a new blow to UNESCO, co-founded by

Photo (AFP) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte drew outrage Sunday after saying he “touched” his maid when he was a teenager, with women’s rights groups accusing him of attempted rape and encouraging sexual abuse. Duterte frequently sparks uproar with his comments on women, including rape jokes and boasting about adultery. In his latest remarks, Duterte recounted

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, after his meeting with President Donald Trump, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) President Donald Trump has ordered a slowdown to the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Syria, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said

Unknown attackers write racist slogans, draw star of David on a mosque wall in western Duisburg city, An under-construction mosque in western Germany’s Duisburg city was attacked by unidentified assailants who defaced the building with racist slogans, according to a mosque official on Sunday. The attackers painted star of David — which is the symbol

Bosaso-Puntland elections looming and security and economic woes likely to continue. Governor of the Puntland region Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas recently announced that he would seek reelection when voters go to polls on January 8. 2019, Many notes his failures to fulfill his 2014 election promises and reports have of started fixing to be reelected,

Photo (AP) China may be preparing to seize some major assets in the African nation of Kenya, as a result of debt-trap diplomacy. African media reports that Kenya may soon be forced to relinquish control of its largest and most lucrative port in Mombasa to Chinese control. Other assets related to the inland shipment of

Sudanese President Omar al Bashir has rejected calls for him to resign. Security forces have fired tear gas at hundreds of Sudanese who took to the streets in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, demanding for President Omar Bashir to step down. At least 19 people have been killed since the protests began on December 19

Somalia’s special forces, forces with the United States launched a planned operation in Jilib district of Middle Juba region. The operation was carried out at a training center for Al-Shabaab training in Jilib District of Middle Juba. The 43-member commander of the Somali National Army, General Ali Mohamed Mohamoud (Bogmadow), spoke to the media as