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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
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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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Iran 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.
Read MoreThousands flee years long drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks
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
Read MoreUS says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran
A woman walks by a mural depicting Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026. Photographer Majid Asgaripour By Reuters U.S. Treasury
Read MoreUkraine’s anticorruption agencies uncover criminal network in presidential office, parliament
By Anadolu Agency Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) said Thursday they uncovered an alleged criminal organization
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Featured ArticlesIran 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
Iran 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
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKWorld Bank sent a strong warning to Somalia president Hassan Sheikh for corruption
File Photo/Somali Times The World Bank has sent a warning to the government of Somalia regarding the delay in submitting the audit report of the projects financed by the World Bank. Read: Why is
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C) addresses the summit on ending the Gaza war in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Oct. 13, 2025. By Xinhua News Agency As 2025 draws to a close, Egypt has
Read MoreWorld shares slip on doubts over COVID vaccines, outbreaks
People walk past an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. Stocks fell back across Asia on Thursday after gains for
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World Bank sent a strong warning to Somalia president Hassan Sheikh for corruption
File Photo/Somali Times The World Bank has sent a warning to the government of Somalia regarding the delay in submitting the audit report of the projects financed by the World Bank. Read: Why is
Read MoreEgypt spearheads Gaza truce talks, aid efforts throughout 2025
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C) addresses the summit on ending the Gaza war in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Oct. 13, 2025. By Xinhua News Agency As 2025 draws to a close, Egypt has
Read MoreWorld shares slip on doubts over COVID vaccines, outbreaks
People walk past an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. Stocks fell back across Asia on Thursday after gains for
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Blog PostsAn Israeli celebrity wedding exposes difficulties for Arab-Jewish couples
Actor Tzachi Halevy and TV anchor Lucy Aharish at their wedding, October 10, 2018. (photo credit: Courtesy) Israel does not recognize interfaith weddings performed in the country, so
Mayors of Mogadishu and Nairobi Hold an Important Meeting
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British PM tells MBS to prevent future incidents like Khashoggi murder
Theresa May’s office said in meeting with Saudi crown prince at G20 summit she stressed importance of holding Khashoggi’s killers accountable Theresa May told Saudi Crown Prince
Somali government sends troops into Baidoa ahead of regional election
Somali government has deployed over one hundred soldiers in the southwestern town of Baidoa ahead the region holds the much-awaited regional governor election . The development comes amid fears
May to be robust with Saudi Crown Prince on Khashoggi killing
British Prime Minister Theresa May said she would be robust when she talks to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the G20 summit in Argentina later on Friday about the killing of Jamal
Turkey smashes 40 million tourist target for 2018 in 10 months
More than 40 million tourists coming from abroad visited Turkey in the January-October period, smashing the year-end target with two months to spare. The Culture and Tourism Ministry announced
Mayor of Mogadishu Meets with Different leaders in Nairobi
Mayor of Mogadishu and governor for Banadir Region, Hon.Omar Osman, has met with United States Ambassador to Somalia, Mr. Donald Y. Yamamoto and the Chief of USAID, Jeffry Bakkan in Nairobi,
Kenya has joined forces with 6 countries that borders the Indian Ocean as it fights back to stop $100 million going down the drain annually
Days after President Uhuru Kenyatta launched the Kenya Coast Guard Service to boost maritime security and protect the country’s resources like fish and oil, Kenya has signed a deal with six
China, Spain to boost cooperation under BRI
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that the cooperation between China and Spain under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has many historical and geographical advantages, calling on
S-400 deal threatens Turkey’s role in F-35 program, Pentagon report says
Turkey could face expulsion from the F-35 program if it goes ahead with the purchase of Russian-made S-400 air defense systems, a Pentagon report said. Citing the S-400 deal, the U.S. Congress
An Israeli celebrity wedding exposes difficulties for Arab-Jewish couples
Actor Tzachi Halevy and TV anchor Lucy Aharish at their wedding, October 10, 2018. (photo credit: Courtesy) Israel does not recognize interfaith weddings performed in the country, so
Mayors of Mogadishu and Nairobi Hold an Important Meeting
Nairobi- Mayor of Mogadishu, who is also the governor of Banadir Region, Eng Abdirahman Omar Osman has met with Nairobi Governor, Honorable Mike Sonko in Nairobi and discussed with him ways of
British PM tells MBS to prevent future incidents like Khashoggi murder
Theresa May’s office said in meeting with Saudi crown prince at G20 summit she stressed importance of holding Khashoggi’s killers accountable Theresa May told Saudi Crown Prince
Somali government sends troops into Baidoa ahead of regional election
Somali government has deployed over one hundred soldiers in the southwestern town of Baidoa ahead the region holds the much-awaited regional governor election . The development comes amid fears
May to be robust with Saudi Crown Prince on Khashoggi killing
British Prime Minister Theresa May said she would be robust when she talks to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the G20 summit in Argentina later on Friday about the killing of Jamal
Turkey smashes 40 million tourist target for 2018 in 10 months
More than 40 million tourists coming from abroad visited Turkey in the January-October period, smashing the year-end target with two months to spare. The Culture and Tourism Ministry announced
Mayor of Mogadishu Meets with Different leaders in Nairobi
Mayor of Mogadishu and governor for Banadir Region, Hon.Omar Osman, has met with United States Ambassador to Somalia, Mr. Donald Y. Yamamoto and the Chief of USAID, Jeffry Bakkan in Nairobi,
Kenya has joined forces with 6 countries that borders the Indian Ocean as it fights back to stop $100 million going down the drain annually
Days after President Uhuru Kenyatta launched the Kenya Coast Guard Service to boost maritime security and protect the country’s resources like fish and oil, Kenya has signed a deal with six
China, Spain to boost cooperation under BRI
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that the cooperation between China and Spain under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has many historical and geographical advantages, calling on
S-400 deal threatens Turkey’s role in F-35 program, Pentagon report says
Turkey could face expulsion from the F-35 program if it goes ahead with the purchase of Russian-made S-400 air defense systems, a Pentagon report said. Citing the S-400 deal, the U.S. Congress