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File Photo/Somali Times UK urges Somalia’s outgoing President Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in Speaker’s chair – poised
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UK urges Somalia’s outgoing president Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election
File Photo/Somali Times UK urges Somalia’s outgoing President Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in Speaker’s chair – poised
Read MoreKenyans in U.S. on high alert as Trump plans to revoke more visas
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Read MoreIran warns that ships violating Hormuz transit rules risk detention, seizure
By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
Read MoreWhy do Western travel bans keep treating African nations like security threats while our leaders just watch?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent A federal judge recently vacated a sweeping Trump administration policy that had suspended immigrant visa processing for citizens across 75 countries.
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File Photo Somali Times/Former Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and one of his wives By The Associated Press After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally
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Featured ArticlesUK urges Somalia’s outgoing president Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election
File Photo/Somali Times UK urges Somalia’s outgoing President Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in Speaker’s chair – poised
UK urges Somalia’s outgoing president Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election
File Photo/Somali Times UK urges Somalia’s outgoing President Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in Speaker’s chair – poised
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Somalia Foreign Minister Fiqi says Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed has killed one million of his own people
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Photo illustration by John Lyman International Policy Digest By Nick Kimble In recent months, tensions have flared dramatically across the Horn of Africa, with the arrival of Egyptian troops in
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By Anadolu Agency The US announced Monday that it is sending a “small number” of additional forces to the Middle East as Israel dramatically increased airstrikes across Lebanon
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, September 25, 2024. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via
Israeli military says it has killed Hezbollah chief Nasrallah
Smoke billows following Israeli strikes over Beirut’s southern suburbs, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon, September 28, 2024.
Netanyahu insists on carrying out attacks in Lebanon, threatens Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech during the General Debate of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York, on
UK rethinking tax raid on foreign wealth, media reports say
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer holds a bilateral meeting with Crown Prince of Kuwait Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah (not seen) at the United Nations on September 26, 2024 in New York, U.S. Leon
Somali Foreign Minister says there is no hope of direct negotiations with Ethiopia
The government has announced that there is no hope that Somalia and Ethiopia will meet face to face to discuss the maritime crisis. Read: Somalia Foreign Minister Fiqi says Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed
Somalia Foreign Minister Fiqi says Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed has killed one million of his own people
Questioned whether Abiy will recover from his mistake at a time when the tension is getting worse The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia, Mr Ahmed Fiqi , who gave a special interview to
Russian president says share of payments in rubles for export approached 40%
By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that the share of the ruble in export payments increased almost threefold to 39% from 2021 to 2023. He said at a meeting of the
China bond market opening offers no panacea to debt-laden African states
China’s President Xi Jinping and Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo review the Chinese People’s Liberation Army honour guard during the welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People
Can Tensions Between Somalia, Ethiopia, and Egypt be Tempered?
Photo illustration by John Lyman International Policy Digest By Nick Kimble In recent months, tensions have flared dramatically across the Horn of Africa, with the arrival of Egyptian troops in
US sending additional troops to Middle East as Israel ramps up attacks across Lebanon
By Anadolu Agency The US announced Monday that it is sending a “small number” of additional forces to the Middle East as Israel dramatically increased airstrikes across Lebanon