U.S. Army Spc. Kevin Martin, junior sniper, assigned to the 1-186th Infantry Battalion, Task Force Guardian, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, provides security for a 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) C-130J Super Hercules during unloading operations at an unidentified location in Somalia Sunday, June 28, 2020. No country has been involved in

File Photo/Somali Times Violence, state impunity and threats to journalists appear to go hand in hand, according to new findings by a press freedom lobby, And as the world marked the International Day to End Crimes against Journalists on Tuesday, press freedom campaigners said risks for media practitioners appear to rise whenever authorities cannot take

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan at a press conference at the General Command of the Armed Forces in Khartoum on 26 October 2021 (AFP) Middle East Eye By Yezid Sayigh If his government is to survive, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan must deal with successionist threats, make an alliance with Hemeti and face the prospect of new western

Police officers walk amongst civilians at the Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo By Reuters Authorities in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Tuesday urged residents to prepare to defend their neighbourhoods after rebellious forces from Tigray region, who have been fighting the central government for a year, indicated

By SeafoodSource Uncertainty has gripped the coastal fishing communities in Kenya after a ruling by the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) and largely agreed with Somalia’s claim of ownership of a huge chunk of offshore area that served as a key fishing ground for the past 35 years. The 100,000-square-kilometer offshore area has

Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamoud, held a private meeting in Mogadishu with the US envoy of the United States Embassy in Somalia, Ms. Colleen Crenwelge. The Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and US envoy discussed strengthening bilateral relations and co-operation, as well as security and political developments.

Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamoud met with Kenya’s Ambassador to Somalia Lucas Tumbo in Mogadishu to discuss strengthening ties between the two countries. The two officials also discussed the arrangements for a meeting of the Joint Commission for Somalia-Kenya Cooperation, which was part of the outcome of

Credit to photo/Anadolu Agency Middle East Monitor By Osama Gaweesh British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi a couple of weeks ago regarding the latter’s invitation to attend the 26th Climate Change Conference being held in Glasgow over the next couple of weeks. Johnson also expressed his happiness about Egypt’s nomination to host

The scene of a crash involving two trains near the Fisherton Tunnel between Andover and Salisbury in Wiltshire, England early Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. Two passenger trains crashed after one of them derailed in the southern English city of Salisbury, and several people were injured, authorities said Sunday. (Steve Parsons/PA via AP) By Associated Press

Saudi female firearm trainer Mona Al Khurais teaches a Saudi woman on safe usage of weapons at the Top-Gun shooting range in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri By Reuters Mona Al-Khurais has loved guns ever since as a young girl her father took her on hunting trips in Saudi Arabia and taught