File Photo Somali Times/Somalia president Hassan Sheikh The UN Security Council on Thursday extended an arms embargo on Somalia for another year, as the federal government tried to lift it, to help in the fight against Al-Shabab. The council agreed to resolution 2662 (2022), supported by 11 of the 15 members of the Security Council,

Ads for Budweiser are seen at a hotel hosting a major bar for the beermaker in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. World Cup organizers will ban the sale of all beer with alcohol at the eight stadiums used for the soccer tournament, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on

By Anadolu Agency Soaring energy bills and the rising cost of living in the UK are being felt in schools across the country, with some experts warning that pupils might have to wear coats in classrooms, British media outlets reported Thursday. Richard Evans, the CEO of Vale Academy Trust, which is responsible for eight schools

A joint interpol and South African police task-force detained Israeli fugitive Yaniv Yossi Ben Simon and 7 associates during an early morning raid on a house in Bryanston, Johannesburg, South Africa, November 17, 2022. South African Police Services/Handout via Reuters By Reuters A suspected Israeli gang leader, arrested by South African police on Thursday in

Somalia’s U.N. Ambassador Abukar Osman By The Associated Press The United Nations Security Council voted Thursday to maintain an arms embargo on Somalia over strong objections from its government, saying the al-Shabab “terrorist group” still seriously threatens peace and stability in the region and sanctions are needed to degrade its activities. The resolution, which also

By Anadolu Agency The Biden administration said on Thursday that the high office held by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman should shield him from lawsuits for his role in the 2018 killing of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The administration submitted the declaration of sovereign immunity to a federal court in Washington hearing a lawsuit

By Anadolu Agency France on Wednesday voiced solidarity with Ukraine but said there is a need to “reopen the negotiations” towards a permanent peace, while also praising Turkey’s role in urging both sides to talk. Speaking at a press conference at the end of the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, French President Emmanuel Macron stressed

MI5 Director General Ken McCallum is photographed in London Thomson Reuters By Reuters Iran’s intelligence services have made at least 10 attempts to kidnap or even kill British nationals or individuals based in the United Kingdom regarded by Tehran as a threat, the head of Britain’s domestic spy agency said on Wednesday. Ken McCallum, Director

By The Associated Press An oil tanker associated with an Israeli billionaire has been struck by a bomb-carrying drone off the coast of Oman amid heightened tensions with Iran, officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The attack on the Liberian-flagged oil tanker Pacific Zircon happened Tuesday night off the coast of Oman, one Mideast-based

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken: Credit to Photo/Associated Press US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on Rwanda “to take steps to facilitate de-escalation” in eastern DRC where Congolese forces are engaged in a battle with M23 rebels that are allegedly being supported by Rwanda, according to The East African newspaper reported. On