Latest NewsTop U.S. MAGA influencers turn against Trump over Iran war
People attend a rally against U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, in New York, the United States, March 7, 2026. Photographer Zhang Fengguo By Xinhua News Agency More top MAGA influencers are turning
Read MoreRuto gives timeline for revival of 100-year old railway linking Kenya and Tanzania
By Kenyans President William Ruto has announced that the long-dormant Voi-Mwatate-Taveta railway line will be fully operational by April next year, setting a concrete deadline for a project that
Read MoreIran warns it will attack US forces if they try to enter Hormuz Strait
By Anadolu Agency Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Monday warned it will target US forces if they attempt to approach or enter the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in the
Read MoreEU’s regulatory turn risks undermining fair competition
A woman talks through an iPhone at the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium, on March 4, 2024. Photographer Meng Dingbo By Xinhua News Agency With
Read MoreTurkey approves $30 million in aid to support Hassan Sheikh and his family
File Photo/Somali Times Turkey has approved a $30 million grant agreement for Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and his family allies of Turkey, marking a new round of budgetary support for
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Top U.S. MAGA influencers turn against Trump over Iran war
People attend a rally against U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, in New York, the United States, March 7, 2026. Photographer Zhang Fengguo By Xinhua News Agency More top MAGA influencers are turning
Read MoreRuto gives timeline for revival of 100-year old railway linking Kenya and Tanzania
By Kenyans President William Ruto has announced that the long-dormant Voi-Mwatate-Taveta railway line will be fully operational by April next year, setting a concrete deadline for a project that
Read MoreIran warns it will attack US forces if they try to enter Hormuz Strait
By Anadolu Agency Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Monday warned it will target US forces if they attempt to approach or enter the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in the
Read MoreEU’s regulatory turn risks undermining fair competition
A woman talks through an iPhone at the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium, on March 4, 2024. Photographer Meng Dingbo By Xinhua News Agency With
Read MoreTurkey approves $30 million in aid to support Hassan Sheikh and his family
File Photo/Somali Times Turkey has approved a $30 million grant agreement for Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and his family allies of Turkey, marking a new round of budgetary support for
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Featured ArticlesTop U.S. MAGA influencers turn against Trump over Iran war
People attend a rally against U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, in New York, the United States, March 7, 2026. Photographer Zhang Fengguo By Xinhua News Agency More top MAGA influencers are turning
Top U.S. MAGA influencers turn against Trump over Iran war
People attend a rally against U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, in New York, the United States, March 7, 2026. Photographer Zhang Fengguo By Xinhua News Agency More top MAGA influencers are turning
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKGlobal shares mostly rise after Wall Street’s pause
A currency trader talks on the phone near the screens showing the foreign exchange rates at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. Asian shares were
Read MoreIndonesia finds 193 Bangladeshis locked up in shop house
Photo Reuters Indonesian police found 193 Bangladeshis locked up in a shop house after human traffickers had lured them with the promise of getting them to Malaysia, an immigration official said
Read MoreUkraine’s Zelenskiy appears to confirm loss of Bakhmut
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden (not pictured), during the G7 Summit at the Grand Prince Hotel in Hiroshima, Japan, May 21, 2023.
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Global shares mostly rise after Wall Street’s pause
A currency trader talks on the phone near the screens showing the foreign exchange rates at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. Asian shares were
Read MoreIndonesia finds 193 Bangladeshis locked up in shop house
Photo Reuters Indonesian police found 193 Bangladeshis locked up in a shop house after human traffickers had lured them with the promise of getting them to Malaysia, an immigration official said
Read MoreUkraine’s Zelenskiy appears to confirm loss of Bakhmut
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden (not pictured), during the G7 Summit at the Grand Prince Hotel in Hiroshima, Japan, May 21, 2023.
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Blog PostsThe Somali army killed seven al Shabaab militants in operations in Lower Juba region
Jubaland– The National Security Forces and the Jubaland forces are continuing to intensify operations targeting the Al-Shabaab militant bases in the Lower Juba region, destroying al-Shabaab
Joint IGAD-UNSOM Mission Completes Visit Aimed at Helping Resolve Tukaraq Conflict
Mogadishu-A joint IGAD-UNSOM mission visited Garowe, and Hargeisa, from 28 to 30 July 2018, to take forward ongoing efforts to find a peaceful resolution of the conflict in the Tukaraq area of
How the Gulf crisis is destabilising Somalia
The impact of the anti-Qatar embargo continues to have strange consequences beyond the Gulf. Somalia is increasingly compromised by its schizophrenic approach to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE
Somalia, Eritrea mend ties as change sweeps Horn of Africa
The presidents of Somalia and Eritrea on Monday signed an agreement to establish diplomatic ties after over a decade of animosity, in the latest lightning rapprochement between Horn of Africa
Could Zimbabwe’s economic crisis unite black and white?
As whites forge post-Mugabe roles, the crisis might just unite ordinary people regardless of race Rusty Markham gazes over the corrugated tin and wood structures that make up the Harare suburb of
Juggling the politics of the Horn
Due to its strategic positioning in connecting the Middle East, Asia, Europe and Africa, the Horn of Africa region has been a focal point for many foreign actors throughout history. Ethiopia’s
Trump threatens U.S. government shutdown over border wall
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would allow the federal government to shut down if Democrats do not fund his border wall and back immigration law changes, betting that maintaining a
Somalia-China Friendship Association founded
Mogadishu-Somalia-China Friendship Association was on Saturday established after a very colour ceremony on the foundation of this association held in the capital Mogadishu, in attendance with
A delegation led by Prime Minister Khaire arrived in Garowe town
Growe- A large delegation led by the prime minister of the federal government of Somalia Mr Hassan Ali Khaire arrived close to grow town in the regional state of Puntland. The Prime Minister and
The President of Somalia warmly welcomed in Asmara
The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and his delegation arrived in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea. The president and his delegation have welcomed
The Somali army killed seven al Shabaab militants in operations in Lower Juba region
Jubaland– The National Security Forces and the Jubaland forces are continuing to intensify operations targeting the Al-Shabaab militant bases in the Lower Juba region, destroying al-Shabaab
Joint IGAD-UNSOM Mission Completes Visit Aimed at Helping Resolve Tukaraq Conflict
Mogadishu-A joint IGAD-UNSOM mission visited Garowe, and Hargeisa, from 28 to 30 July 2018, to take forward ongoing efforts to find a peaceful resolution of the conflict in the Tukaraq area of
How the Gulf crisis is destabilising Somalia
The impact of the anti-Qatar embargo continues to have strange consequences beyond the Gulf. Somalia is increasingly compromised by its schizophrenic approach to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE
Somalia, Eritrea mend ties as change sweeps Horn of Africa
The presidents of Somalia and Eritrea on Monday signed an agreement to establish diplomatic ties after over a decade of animosity, in the latest lightning rapprochement between Horn of Africa
Could Zimbabwe’s economic crisis unite black and white?
As whites forge post-Mugabe roles, the crisis might just unite ordinary people regardless of race Rusty Markham gazes over the corrugated tin and wood structures that make up the Harare suburb of
Juggling the politics of the Horn
Due to its strategic positioning in connecting the Middle East, Asia, Europe and Africa, the Horn of Africa region has been a focal point for many foreign actors throughout history. Ethiopia’s
Trump threatens U.S. government shutdown over border wall
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would allow the federal government to shut down if Democrats do not fund his border wall and back immigration law changes, betting that maintaining a
Somalia-China Friendship Association founded
Mogadishu-Somalia-China Friendship Association was on Saturday established after a very colour ceremony on the foundation of this association held in the capital Mogadishu, in attendance with
A delegation led by Prime Minister Khaire arrived in Garowe town
Growe- A large delegation led by the prime minister of the federal government of Somalia Mr Hassan Ali Khaire arrived close to grow town in the regional state of Puntland. The Prime Minister and
The President of Somalia warmly welcomed in Asmara
The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and his delegation arrived in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea. The president and his delegation have welcomed