Latest NewsSomalia: Five MPs resign from Northeastern parliament
File Photo/Somali Times Five MPs from the Northeastern Parliament have officially announced their resignation from parliament, stating that they have also renounced the political vision that was
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Somalia: Five MPs resign from Northeastern parliament
File Photo/Somali Times Five MPs from the Northeastern Parliament have officially announced their resignation from parliament, stating that they have also renounced the political vision that was
Read MoreWhy do Africans send money home and how big is the remittance economy?
By The African Exponent Africans send money home because migration is often a family investment rather than an individual journey. Money earned abroad is expected to help pay school fees, cover
Read MoreAU representative for Somalia meets with US ambassador to Mogadishu
The AU Special Representative for Somalia and Head of AUSSOM, Ambassador El Hadji Ibrahima Diene, held a key meeting in Mogadishu today with the Acting US Ambassador to Somalia, Davis Justin,
Read MoreBrent crude jumps about 5% to near $100 over tanker attacks, US-Iran tensions
By Anadolu Agency Oil prices surged on Thursday, with Brent crude climbing toward the $100-per-barrel threshold, as fresh tanker attacks near Saudi Arabia and escalating US-Iran tensions
Read MoreU.S. and Pakistan condemn Houthi Red Sea threats to shipping and Saudi Arabia
Houthi supporters hold a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, July 17, 2026, against the Saudi-led coalition. Banner in Arabic reads, “All Saudi oil facilities are targets to our missiles and
Read More
Featured ArticlesSomalia: Five MPs resign from Northeastern parliament
File Photo/Somali Times Five MPs from the Northeastern Parliament have officially announced their resignation from parliament, stating that they have also renounced the political vision that was
Somalia: Five MPs resign from Northeastern parliament
File Photo/Somali Times Five MPs from the Northeastern Parliament have officially announced their resignation from parliament, stating that they have also renounced the political vision that was
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Photo: Credit Twitter Kenya Defence Forces officers at the scene of the incident in Somalia. By DERRICK OKUBASU Several Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officers are feared dead after a car they were
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Philip Manshaus, who is suspected of an armed attack at Al-Noor Islamic Centre Mosque and killing his stepsister, appears in court in Oslo, Norway, August 12, 2019. NTB Scanpix/Cornelius Poppe
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Several Kenya Defence Forces officers feared dead after car hits bomb
Photo: Credit Twitter Kenya Defence Forces officers at the scene of the incident in Somalia. By DERRICK OKUBASU Several Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officers are feared dead after a car they were
Read MoreKenya Corruption, transparency failings alive and kicking in private sector
Corruption and corporate malfeasance, often in the form of white-collar crime, is alive and kicking in the private sector. It may not be as pervasive as in the public sector but it is prevalent,
Read MoreSuspect in Norway mosque shooting not admitting guilt: lawyer
Philip Manshaus, who is suspected of an armed attack at Al-Noor Islamic Centre Mosque and killing his stepsister, appears in court in Oslo, Norway, August 12, 2019. NTB Scanpix/Cornelius Poppe
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Saudi freezes bank accounts of Mohammed bin Nayef
Mohammed bin Nayef, Saudi Arabia’s ex-crown prince who was ousted as next in line to the throne in June, has reportedly become the latest royal family member to be targeted in the
Amisom and Somali troops conduct military operation in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region
President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdulahi Farmajo has today on Tuesday met senior officials of the Somali National Army at the Ministry of Defense in Mogadishu and addressed
Turkey opens largest defense training facility in Qatar
Turkey’s largest defense industry project in Qatar officially opened. Turkish National Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli and Qatari Minister of State for Defense Khalid bin Mohammad al-Attiyah
Federal Government and Regional States agree somalis unity
The Consultative meeting in which officials of the Somali Federal Government of Somalia and Regional leaders had in Mogadishu concluded and agreed to all issues discussed during their session in
Saudi Arabia arrests princes, ministers for corruption
Saudi Arabian authorities have arrested a number of high-profile figures, including princes and current and former ministers on anti-corruption charges, a Saudi Saturday. Saudi that 11 princes,
Washington tells staffers of Somalia mission to leave over threat
The United States has ordered all non-essential employees of its mission to Somalia to leave the capital, Mogadishu, because of “specific threat information” against them.Saturday’s statement
Bosaso Port Shut as Cargo Handlers Oppose P&O Ports Fee Increase
A dispute over increased port charges in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region resulted in the Dubai-run harbor being shut for more than a week, leading to higher prices for food and fuel and
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Analysts have described a government policy pronouncement which provides for long term leases to black farmers and short term ones for their white counterparts as discriminatory and bad for the
Egypt support Somalis unitey
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Speaker of Somalia House of People congratulates people of Sudan on revocation of US sanctions
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