High Court rules Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted lawfully in prorogation move Britain’s High Court rejected a legal challenge against Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend the parliament from next week on Friday. In its ruling, the court said Johnson was found to have acted within law when he advised the Queen to prorogue

Mogadishu, Somali National Prosecutor General Ahmed Ali Dahir has said that the Kenyan government is on the verge of withdrawing its maritime claims in Somalia. The prosecutor pointed out that Kenya has done everything it could to prevent a maritime dispute hearing on some of our water but said it was inaccurate. The Kenyan government

Photo/Somali Times Bomb-laden car makes security check point in capital Mogadishu target A suicide car bomb blast targeted a security check point in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu Monday, leaving at least three people dead, four others wounded, officials said.“The attack was a suicide bomb explosion which targeted our security checkpoint in ex-control Afgoye in Mogadishu. At

Hargeisa, Somaliland Gov has on Sunday dismissed the development project that the SFG in Mogadishu claimed to implement in the port city of Berbera. The minister of planning of the weak SFG installed in Mogadishu yesterday inked 23 million Euro development project with the EU dubbed Yarisow development project. The SFG claims that it has

Villa Somalia Team Mogadishu. Villa Somalia team accuses Jubaland Security Minister Abdirashid Janan a serious crime, he had committed in the southwestern province of Gedo. Jubbaland has protested the arrest of its Security Minister in Mogadishu terming it a violation of the constitution. In its response following the arrest of Abdirashid Nur Janan, the state

Photo/Somali Times Critics have questioned the stand of Somalia on the fight against Al-Shabaab after Mogadishu made two decisions against Kenya, as a new report detailed continued revenue collection by the group under the nose of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s – alias Farmaajo- government. The federal government on Thursday directed planes heading to Jubaland capital

Residents of Kismayo have held Anti-Somali President Farmajo demonstration as tension between the two centers of power escalates. The residents were protesting against the recent government decision to reroute all flights to and from Kismayo through Mogadishu. The relationship between Kismayo and Mogadishu have hit rock bottom ever since the regional administration held elections, which

Residents shop at an open-air market in the Hamarwayne district of Mogadishu, Somalia. (Omar Faruk/For The Washington Post) MOGADISHU, Somalia — The calls from an unknown number had been coming for weeks, but Osman, a household-goods trader in the Somali capital’s largest market, disregarded them until he got the text message. “Will you pick up

Somali-based insurgent group al-Shabaab takes responsibility for attack killing former regional administration secretary At least two people including the former secretary of the Banadir regional administration were killed with several others wounded in two separate bomb blasts in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday, officials said. The first attack involved a roadside bomb targeting security

President of the Somali Federal State of Jubaland. Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe It is now official. Ahmed Mohamed Islam “Madobe” is the President of the Somali Federal State of Jubaland. Madobe won the August 22 elections in the first round, garnering 56 votes against Anab Mohamed Dahir’s 17 votes, way more than the requisite two-thirds