The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has confirmed in a statement that it will hear the case of Somalia and Kenya again in March. The Hague tribunal said the trial would begin at 3:00 pm on March 15, 2021, at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands. ”Given the status of the COVID-19 pandemic, the

Photo/Somali Times Former Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdurashid Ali Sharmarke, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed and Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame stoically defended the Memorandum of Understanding agreement. They says it is necessary to show cooperation between neighboring states in order to demonstrate Somalia’s claim for an extension of its continental shelf. Which rejects the Somali parliament and International

Credit Associated Press Michel Euler, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy PARIS (AP) — The verdict is expected on Monday in a landmark corruption and influence-peddling trial that has put French former President Nicolas Sarkozy at risk of a prison sentence if he is convicted. Sarkozy, who was president from 2007 to 2012, firmly denied all

President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said he will “immediately terminate” a bilateral military deal with Washington if US nuclear weapons are dumped in the Philippines. “I have made a declaration that we will adopt an independent foreign policy… I assured China that I will not allow nuclear armaments of America to be stored in the

Credit: Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Saturday said his administration would make an announcement on Saudi Arabia on Monday, following a U.S. intelligence report that found Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had approved the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Biden administration has faced some

The Israeli-owned cargo ship, Helios Ray, sits docked in port after arriving earlier in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. The ship has been damaged by an unexplained blast at the gulf of Oman on Thursday. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili) By ISABEL DEBRE An Israeli-owned cargo ship that suffered a mysterious explosion in the

Protesters in London demonstrate against former president Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia and the UAE (MEE/Kaamil Ahmed) Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) stood behind Saudi Arabia’s position on a newly released CIA intelligence report that blames Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Manama said on Friday that it

Royal Saudi Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons. Calls have been made for the UK to follow the US in halting Yemen-related arms sales to Saudi Arabia. Photograph: Alamy By Dan Sabbagh Britain faced fresh calls to end unrestricted arms sales to Saudi Arabia after the US published a CIA assessment which concluded that Crown Prince Mohammed

Credit Associated Press Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi. WASHINGTON (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince likely approved the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, according to a newly declassified U.S. intelligence report released Friday. The finding could escalate pressure on the Biden

Credit: Official web site of the African Union Mission In Somalia. The United Nations Security Council voted Thursday to renew the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), a peacekeeping force first deployed in the country in 2007. According to a statement issued by the UK at the United Nations, all UN members