Turkish lawmakers follow the debate of Sweden’s bid to join NATO at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. Turkish legislators on Tuesday endorsed Sweden’s membership in NATO, lifting a major hurdle on the previously nonaligned country’s entry into the military alliance. (AP Photo/Ali Unal) By The Associated Press Turkish legislators on

Credit: Twitter/Centcom By Anadolu Agency US and British forces with support from other allies conducted strikes Monday against eight Houthi targets in Yemen in response to the group’s attacks in the Red Sea, according to a joint statement. “The militaries of the United States and United Kingdom, at the direction of their respective governments with

File – Newly elected ‘International Organization for Migration’ (OIM) director general Amy Pope, from the U.S. speaks during a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, May 15, 2023. The U.N.’s migration agency is launching its first “global appeal” that seeks $7.9 billion to help people on the move and ensure smoother pathways to migration at

File Photo/Somali Times By Reuters Egypt will not allow any threat to Somalia, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday after Ethiopia said it would consider recognising an independence claim by Somaliland in a deal that would give it access to a sea port. The remarks were the strongest yet made on the issue by

Photo/Somali Times The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, was warmly welcomed today at the Al-Ittihadiya Palace in Egypt. President Hassan and the country’s President Abdulfatah Al-Sisi held a critical meeting there to discuss the relationship between the two countries, the current maritime crisis and the new cooperation between the two sides. Read: Somalia’s president

Someone handing out dollar notes in an office. Photo/Shutterstock By The East African The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has moved to revise downwards the maximum wages payable to domestic workers of Kenyan origin by up to 17.2 percent or about $500 per month, alongside those of other countries that include Uganda, Ethiopia, Philippines, Sri

By Anadolu Agency UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticized the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for not having a permanent member from Africa. “How can we accept that Africa still lacks a single Permanent Member in the Security Council?” Guterres wrote on X. “Institutions must reflect today’s world, not that of 80 years ago. September’s Summit

Rise in interest rates and over-indebtedness is already crimping the ability of African countries to finance their development. Photo/Shutterstock By AFP While the explosion of debt is throwing a shadow over global economic growth, experts warn that Sub-Saharan Africa, where several countries are already in default, is experiencing its worst-ever crisis. The rise in interest

Members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards march during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran September 22, 2010. Photographer Morteza Nikoubazl/File Photo By Reuters An Israeli missile strike on Syria’s capital Damascus on Saturday killed four members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, including the head of the force’s information unit in

South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit, centre, attends the IGAD summit in State House Entebbe, in Entebbe, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states arrived in Uganda to discuss tension between Ethiopia, Somalia and fighting in Sudan. (AP Photo/Patrick Onen) By The Associated Press The African Union, European Union, and