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

Former National Assembly Deputy Speaker Farah Maalim. The people we have hosted in Nairobi are very unpopular on the ground; people do not want to secede. The whole world, the international community, is going to side with Somalia. We stand to lose everything in this diplomatic row with Somalia. Somalia has been a cash cow

The US decision to impose sanctions on Turkey has deeply shaken alliance values between the two countries, said the country’s defense minister on Tuesday, denouncing the move. “We condemn this decision, which does not comply with alliance, current military, or political realities,” Hulusi Akar told Anadolu Agency. The US on Monday imposed sanctions on Turkey

A few hours after Somalia announced it was cutting diplomatic ties with Kenya, the Somalia National Army (SNA) was deployed to the common border. In Mandera County, residents reported seeing SNA troops taking strategic positions along the border. “We have woken up to the sight of military officers along the border. This is very worrying,”

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Council for Civil Society and Human Rights via a video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on winning the U.S.

Photo/Somali Times Somalia has severed diplomatic ties with Kenya in dead of night citing interference and violation of her sovereignty and territorial integrity. Somalia Minister of Information Osman Abukar Dubbe announced cutting ties with Kenya at around 1:40 am Mogadishu time on state-run SNTV, hours after President Uhuru held talks with break-away Somaliland President Muse

Singapore-flagged BW Rhine reportedly hit by ‘external source’ An oil tanker off the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah was hit by an explosion Monday, according to local sources. The Singapore-flagged BW Rhine suffered material damage after being hit by “an external source”, the BW Group, a shipping company, said in a statement. All 22 crew

In this Oct. 23, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump talks on a phone call with the leaders of Sudan and Israel, as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, and National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien, applaud in the Oval Office of the White House, in

Kuwaiti authorities have launched an investigation into a gun battle that erupted between Kuwaiti citizens and Somali expatriates. Image Credit: Pixabay Kuwaiti authorities have launched a large-scale investigation into a gun battle that reportedly erupted this week between Kuwaiti citizens and Somali expatriates. The fight took place in the governorate of Al Jahara, about 50

The militants often target security officials and non-Somalis in their attacks According to police reports, one group used Hamey route, another one Amuma and the third went via Homojo. Police believe the groups may already have been assigned targets which include communication masts, probing camps and implanting explosives on the roads. Another group could be