Latest NewsAt Beijing auto show, rising fuel costs boost China’s NEV opportunity
People visit the booth of Li Auto during the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, April 26, 2026. Photographer Ju Huanzong By Xinhua News Agency Turmoil
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A woman walks past a billboard featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a building, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27,
Read MoreInternational intelligence agencies’ suspicions about Somalia
File Photo Somali Times/ former Somalia spy chief Abdullahi Mohamed Ali The former head of the Somalia National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali Sanbaloshe, has
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By Anadolu Agency More than 400,000 people are diagnosed with cancer each year in the UK, a record high that underscores growing pressure on the country’s health system, according to a new
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Association dinner in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 25, 2026. Photographer Jonathan Ernst By Reuters President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House
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At Beijing auto show, rising fuel costs boost China’s NEV opportunity
People visit the booth of Li Auto during the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, April 26, 2026. Photographer Ju Huanzong By Xinhua News Agency Turmoil
Read MoreExclusive: US spy agencies examine how Iran would react to Trump declaring victory
A woman walks past a billboard featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a building, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27,
Read MoreInternational intelligence agencies’ suspicions about Somalia
File Photo Somali Times/ former Somalia spy chief Abdullahi Mohamed Ali The former head of the Somalia National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali Sanbaloshe, has
Read MoreUK cancer cases reach record 400,000 a year, report warns
By Anadolu Agency More than 400,000 people are diagnosed with cancer each year in the UK, a record high that underscores growing pressure on the country’s health system, according to a new
Read MoreTrump safe after shooting at White House correspondents’ dinner, suspect in custody
Association dinner in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 25, 2026. Photographer Jonathan Ernst By Reuters President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House
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Featured ArticlesAt Beijing auto show, rising fuel costs boost China’s NEV opportunity
People visit the booth of Li Auto during the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, April 26, 2026. Photographer Ju Huanzong By Xinhua News Agency Turmoil
At Beijing auto show, rising fuel costs boost China’s NEV opportunity
People visit the booth of Li Auto during the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, April 26, 2026. Photographer Ju Huanzong By Xinhua News Agency Turmoil
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKSomalia, Egypt sign three agreements on enhanced ties
Somali Federal Government Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr. Ahmed Issa Awad, with Egyptian Foreign Minister Shoukry in Cairo on Thursday. The dialogue is focused
Read MoreRussia is making substantial investments in Africa
Russian President Vladimir Putin. Credit Photo Reuters By Dr Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad Russia is making significant investments in Africa with various mega projects aimed at infrastructure
Read MoreWhat Went Wrong with the Somali National Army?
By Paul D. Williams For over a decade, a dozen states and multilateral organizations have invested considerable time, effort, equipment, and hundreds of millions of dollars to build an effective
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Somalia, Egypt sign three agreements on enhanced ties
Somali Federal Government Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr. Ahmed Issa Awad, with Egyptian Foreign Minister Shoukry in Cairo on Thursday. The dialogue is focused
Read MoreRussia is making substantial investments in Africa
Russian President Vladimir Putin. Credit Photo Reuters By Dr Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad Russia is making significant investments in Africa with various mega projects aimed at infrastructure
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Blog Posts“Respect has to be earned ‘mate’! Don’t you forget that.”
For the attention of the new Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Magid Magid from Somalia. I am very pleased you worked hard and made it to the top in Sheffield. I am very proud Sheffield gave you sanctuary
Immigration probes how Somali deputy spy chief got Kenyan passports
“Immigration PS Gordon Kihalangwa told the Star that the department seeks to establish how Fahad’s citizenship was approved.”The Immigration Department is investigating Somalia
Suspect in US Embassy gun attack arrested in Ankara
Ankara–A suspect involved in the early morning gun attack on the U.S. Embassy in capital Ankara has been arrested, according to a police source Monday. A search to nab the suspects involved
French energy giant Total officially quits South Pars gas project in Iran after US sanctions
Iran’s oil minister said on Monday that French energy giant Total has officially quit its multi-billion-dollar gas project in Iran after the United States threatened to impose sanctions on
Ethiopia: Probe Years of Abuse in Somali Region
Redress and Accountability Needed for Crimes The government of Ethiopia should commit to an in-depth, independent fact-finding mission into many years of rights abuses and violations of the laws
Millions of Muslims start annual Hajj pilgrimage
On Monday, the pilgrims will ascend Mount Arafat at the climax of Hajj. Nearly two million Muslims from all around the world began the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. “Labbaik
Somali government officials question by police regarding corruption in Mogadishu port
The commander in chief of the inland tax department General Abdullahi Hassan Barise has provided more details about the detention of more than ten government officials over corruption charges.
American Charged In Uganda After Racist Assault On Hotel Workers
Uganda police arrested an older American man after reviewing a video that showed him striking out at hotel workers and using racial slurs. The police identified the man as Jimmy L. Taylor, a U.S.
Ethiopia repatriates citizen from Djibouti
The number of Ethiopians who are returning from Djibouti weeks after the unrest in Dire Dawa city has reached over 6,400, The Reporter has learned. They were transported using a train to Dire
Sierra Leone: Chinese vessel caught illegally fishing
The west African nation loses some $50M annually to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, according to World Bank. A Chinese fishing vessel has been caught fishing illegally in the
“Respect has to be earned ‘mate’! Don’t you forget that.”
For the attention of the new Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Magid Magid from Somalia. I am very pleased you worked hard and made it to the top in Sheffield. I am very proud Sheffield gave you sanctuary
Immigration probes how Somali deputy spy chief got Kenyan passports
“Immigration PS Gordon Kihalangwa told the Star that the department seeks to establish how Fahad’s citizenship was approved.”The Immigration Department is investigating Somalia
Suspect in US Embassy gun attack arrested in Ankara
Ankara–A suspect involved in the early morning gun attack on the U.S. Embassy in capital Ankara has been arrested, according to a police source Monday. A search to nab the suspects involved
French energy giant Total officially quits South Pars gas project in Iran after US sanctions
Iran’s oil minister said on Monday that French energy giant Total has officially quit its multi-billion-dollar gas project in Iran after the United States threatened to impose sanctions on
Ethiopia: Probe Years of Abuse in Somali Region
Redress and Accountability Needed for Crimes The government of Ethiopia should commit to an in-depth, independent fact-finding mission into many years of rights abuses and violations of the laws
Millions of Muslims start annual Hajj pilgrimage
On Monday, the pilgrims will ascend Mount Arafat at the climax of Hajj. Nearly two million Muslims from all around the world began the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. “Labbaik
Somali government officials question by police regarding corruption in Mogadishu port
The commander in chief of the inland tax department General Abdullahi Hassan Barise has provided more details about the detention of more than ten government officials over corruption charges.
American Charged In Uganda After Racist Assault On Hotel Workers
Uganda police arrested an older American man after reviewing a video that showed him striking out at hotel workers and using racial slurs. The police identified the man as Jimmy L. Taylor, a U.S.
Ethiopia repatriates citizen from Djibouti
The number of Ethiopians who are returning from Djibouti weeks after the unrest in Dire Dawa city has reached over 6,400, The Reporter has learned. They were transported using a train to Dire
Sierra Leone: Chinese vessel caught illegally fishing
The west African nation loses some $50M annually to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, according to World Bank. A Chinese fishing vessel has been caught fishing illegally in the