Latest NewsUK 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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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
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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
A photo collage of U.S. President Donald Trump and a U.S. visa, March 20, 2026. Photo White House, Canva By Kenyans The U.S. government is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up
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.
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
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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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Read MoreMandera County Governor Ali Roba says Mandera is on the verge falling under Al-Shabaab control
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House Dems introduce measure to revoke Trump border edict
Photo (AP) House Democrats on Friday introduced a resolution to block the national emergency declaration that President Donald Trump issued to fund his long-sought wall along the U.S-Mexico
Read MoreSeveral injured in knife attack at Gare du Nord train station in Paris
By Anadolu Agency A suspect wielding a knife who injured several people at the Gare du Nord train station in Paris on Wednesday has been neutralized, the interior minister confirmed. “An
Read MoreMandera County Governor Ali Roba says Mandera is on the verge falling under Al-Shabaab control
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Blog PostsFirefighting efforts intensify as forest fires rage in Turkey’s western provinces
By Anadolu Agency Multiple forest fires continue to burn in western Türkiye’s Aydin, Izmir, and Manisa provinces, with firefighters working tirelessly to contain the spreading flames. In
Mogadishu market is closed, due to corrupt president’s family raising taxes
File Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, the situation related to the decision of the government on sales tax is felt in the big markets of the country such as Bakara. Read: Somalia’s corruption is
Wildfire sweeps Turkish city, forces hundreds to evacuate
Efforts continue to combat forest fires in Izmir. Credit Photo Anadolu Agency By Xinhua News Agency A forest fire that erupted in Turkey’s western port city of Izmir has reached residential
Uganda demanded 100 billion dollars from the US for the soldiers killed in Somalia
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Credit Photo Reuters Uganda Defence Force Commander General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is the son of dictator President Museveni, has demanded $100 bn in compensation
Somalia president Hassan Sheikh twice elected and twice failed
File Photo/Somali Times First term of failure 2012-2017 When Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud was elected to the presidency in 2012 it was a big surprise to many and a joyful event to the public. For the
Kenya-Uganda tourism benefits from relaxed border restrictions
Kenya and Uganda have an arrangement where tourists arriving in Kenya can go on to visit Uganda on the same visa while using Uganda Airlines as a connecting carrier By The East African Relaxed
WHO Europe chief fears mpox spread, urges member states to enhance surveillance
By Anadolu Agency The World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for Europe warned on Thursday that mpox could spread to other countries after Sweden confirmed the first case of infectious
Dollar drifts as ebbing US inflation sets the stage for rate cuts
U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters The dollar was soft on Thursday, with the euro perched near an
Farmajo says youths who have been demonstrating in Mogadishu in the past two days deserve to be supported
File Photo/Somali Times The former president of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, has issued a statement on the plight of young people who work at Bajaj motorcycles in Mogadishu. Read: Protests
Protests kick off in Mogadishu against Hassan Sheikh and his family for looting public funds
Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, violent demonstrations are still going on for the second day in a row, which are being staged by young people working on Bajaj motorcycles. Read: Somalia’s
Firefighting efforts intensify as forest fires rage in Turkey’s western provinces
By Anadolu Agency Multiple forest fires continue to burn in western Türkiye’s Aydin, Izmir, and Manisa provinces, with firefighters working tirelessly to contain the spreading flames. In
Mogadishu market is closed, due to corrupt president’s family raising taxes
File Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, the situation related to the decision of the government on sales tax is felt in the big markets of the country such as Bakara. Read: Somalia’s corruption is
Wildfire sweeps Turkish city, forces hundreds to evacuate
Efforts continue to combat forest fires in Izmir. Credit Photo Anadolu Agency By Xinhua News Agency A forest fire that erupted in Turkey’s western port city of Izmir has reached residential
Uganda demanded 100 billion dollars from the US for the soldiers killed in Somalia
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Credit Photo Reuters Uganda Defence Force Commander General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is the son of dictator President Museveni, has demanded $100 bn in compensation
Somalia president Hassan Sheikh twice elected and twice failed
File Photo/Somali Times First term of failure 2012-2017 When Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud was elected to the presidency in 2012 it was a big surprise to many and a joyful event to the public. For the
Kenya-Uganda tourism benefits from relaxed border restrictions
Kenya and Uganda have an arrangement where tourists arriving in Kenya can go on to visit Uganda on the same visa while using Uganda Airlines as a connecting carrier By The East African Relaxed
WHO Europe chief fears mpox spread, urges member states to enhance surveillance
By Anadolu Agency The World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for Europe warned on Thursday that mpox could spread to other countries after Sweden confirmed the first case of infectious
Dollar drifts as ebbing US inflation sets the stage for rate cuts
U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters The dollar was soft on Thursday, with the euro perched near an
Farmajo says youths who have been demonstrating in Mogadishu in the past two days deserve to be supported
File Photo/Somali Times The former president of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, has issued a statement on the plight of young people who work at Bajaj motorcycles in Mogadishu. Read: Protests
Protests kick off in Mogadishu against Hassan Sheikh and his family for looting public funds
Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, violent demonstrations are still going on for the second day in a row, which are being staged by young people working on Bajaj motorcycles. Read: Somalia’s