The spy network included former US intelligence workers The United Arab Emirates (UAE) established an electronic spy network that included “former members of the US National Security Agency, with the aim of spying on Qatar”, The New York Times reported. The US daily said the aim of the hacking network was to prove Qatar’s terrorism

File Photo/Somali Times The Jubaland president said there was a lot of controversy over the Gedo region, especially the Garbaharre district administration, which are one of the areas scheduled for the Somali parliamentary elections. President Ahmed Madobe, who spoke at length about the challenges facing Jubaland said that he attended the summit with the aim

Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo today addressed a special session of the House of the People of the Somali Parliament. President Mohamed Farmajo has said the political situation in the country and political parties are still in dispute and he is, as he finished the Dhusamareb conference.

Hussein Egal, 66, allegedly murdered 57-year-old Maryan Ismail at their flat in Edmonton, north London (Picture: Central News) By Sam Corbishley A bus driver bludgeoned his wife in a ‘frenzied’ attack after she asked him to move out because he was suffering from coronavirus, a court heard today. Hussein Egal, 66, allegedly murdered 57-year-old Maryan

Biden administration says it will comply with law after former President Donald Trump blocked report’s release The Biden administration said Friday it is “prepared” to release an unclassified report detailing its understanding of who is responsible for the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters that the administration

China has conducted tests on missile interception equipment, the country’s Defense Ministry said in a statement. The statement said Chinese forces conducted a “land-based mid-course missile interception test within its territory” on Thursday. “[It] achieved the desired test objective,” the statement said, without further details. “The test is defensive in nature and not targeted against

President Joe Biden speaks about foreign policy, at the State Department, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) By ELLEN KNICKMEYER President Joe Biden announced Thursday the United States was ending support for a grinding five-year Saudi-led military offensive in Yemen that has deepened suffering in the Arabian peninsula’s poorest country, calling the

Antony Blinken urges ‘full and unhindered humanitarian access to prevent further loss of life,’ says State Dept. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised the US’ concern Thursday about the situation in the Tigray region during a telephone call with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said the two officials emphasized

Photo/Somali Times By Jonathan Doernhofer On February 8, Somalia is scheduled to hold parliamentary and presidential elections following three decades of war, fragmentation and the painstaking reconstruction of a permanent government. In a country where democracy has long seemed an improbable dream, a successful election would mark a momentous step forward – but challenges stand

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) speaks to the media at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., January 13, 2021. (Leah Millis/Reuters) By Thomas Barrabi Republicans argue that Omar has made anti-Semitic comments that are grounds for dismissal House GOP lawmakers are seeking this week to oust Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota from her committee