Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and a delegation led by him have arrived in Djibouti, where he will attend an emergency meeting of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states to discuss the situation in the region. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Government

Photo/Somali Times The Federal Government of Somalia has said that it is closely monitoring the Kenyan military operation in Mandera, North Eastern Province. A statement from the Somali government said the government had learned that Kenya was deploying weapons and militias in Mandera to launch an offensive attack in the town of Beled-Hawo in Gedo

There are fears of more such attacks after dozens of the militants crossed from Somalia to Kenya in Garissa border. The border region has borne the brunt of repeated attacks from the militants who are at times aided by locals. Gunmen have attacked and destroyed a communication mast in Elele area, Mandera county. The gang

This Dec. 11, 2020, satellite photo by Maxar Technologies shows construction at Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility. Iran has begun construction on a site at its underground nuclear facility at Fordo amid tensions with the U.S. over its atomic program, satellite photos obtained Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, by The Associated Press show. (Maxar Technologies via AP)

Saudi Arabia did not accept the MPs request to see Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef (right) after he was detained in an unknown location since March 2020 (AFP) Cross-party probe concludes that Mohammed bin Nayef and Prince Ahmed are being mistreated in detention British MPs have called on their government and other countries to

Police in Australia killed a young man of Somali origin who “made verbal and physical threats,” while his lawyer says the victim “clearly suffered a serious mental health event,” local media reported on Thursday. Raghe Mohamed Abdi, 22, was “armed with a knife” when he was shot and killed by officers on a busy highway,

Professor Lukman Thalib (right) received a teaching award at Qatar University in 2018. He is a public health expert and helped Qatar with its covid-19 response (Supplied) Professor Lukman Thalib told relatives that his blood pressure and heart rate had become dangerously low The family of an Australian professor held without charge for five months

Sanctions not imposed on Turkey, only one institution and 4 people, says head of Defense Industries Presidency New US sanctions will leave most of Turkey unaffected, including the National Defense Ministry, Turkish Armed Forces, and defense companies, the head of the Turkey’s Defense Industries Presidency (SSB) said on Thursday. Speaking at Anadolu Agency’s Editor’s Desk,

Somalia has broken off diplomatic relations with Kenya. It has expelled Kenyan diplomats from Mogadishu and has recalled its own diplomats from Nairobi. It is a tragedy that neighbouring countries have fallen out this way. There have been many sources of friction in the past with Somalia. Kenya is claiming some Somali territorial waters at

Guards wearing face masks stand outside Manhattan federal court in August. Abdullah was due to be presented before a magistrate in Manhattan on Wednesday. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters Cholo Abdi Abdullah, who received pilot training in the Philippines, charged with six counts of terrorism-related offenses A Kenyan member of the al-Shabaab militant group who received pilot