Latest NewsFormer Somalia spy chief says i met leaders of Puntland, Jubaland, and Somaliland in the UAE
File Photo/Somali Times Read: Eritrea reveals UAE’s alarming plans for Somalia The former Somalia spy chief of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali
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Former Somalia spy chief says i met leaders of Puntland, Jubaland, and Somaliland in the UAE
File Photo/Somali Times Read: Eritrea reveals UAE’s alarming plans for Somalia The former Somalia spy chief of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali
Read MoreBus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
Read MoreTop 10 biggest defense budgets in Africa in 2026
By The African Exponent 5 Key Facts Algeria is Africa’s biggest military spender by a huge margin. It spent $25.4 billion in 2025, which is more than the other nine countries on this list
Read MoreEuro set for weekly drop, yen eyes biggest gain since early September
Japanese 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken October 20, 2026. Photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon/Illustration By Reuters The euro headed for a moderate weekly
Read MoreWhat to know about the Ebola outbreak that has spread from Congo to 4 other countries
By The Associated Press Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active. It has spread farther across Africa than any
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Featured ArticlesFormer Somalia spy chief says i met leaders of Puntland, Jubaland, and Somaliland in the UAE
File Photo/Somali Times Read: Eritrea reveals UAE’s alarming plans for Somalia The former Somalia spy chief of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali
Former Somalia spy chief says i met leaders of Puntland, Jubaland, and Somaliland in the UAE
File Photo/Somali Times Read: Eritrea reveals UAE’s alarming plans for Somalia The former Somalia spy chief of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali
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File Photo/Somali Times Dozens of questions have been raised about the Qatari government’s plan to summon Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, who arrived in Doha yesterday.
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United States welcomed the new drug trade between Somalia and Kenya
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File Photo/Somali Times Dozens of questions have been raised about the Qatari government’s plan to summon Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, who arrived in Doha yesterday.
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Blog PostsKenya crime rate rises by 19pc in a tough economy, survey shows
By The East African Crimes committed and reported in Kenya crossed the 100,000 mark for the first time, marked by a spike in theft amid tough economic times. Official data in the Kenya Economic
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu and Hamas leaders
Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem May 20, 2024. Photographer Ronen Zvulun By Reuters The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor said on Monday he had
China back to funding SGR connecting Kenya and Uganda
Workers laying tracks for the Standard Gauge Railway Phase 2A at Suswa section in Narok, Kenya By The East African Kenya has secured a commitment from China’s Exim Bank for the funding of the
Iranian president, foreign minister officially confirmed dead in helicopter crash: Deputy president
By Anadolu Agency Tehran on Monday confirmed the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other officials in a helicopter crash in the
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps says location of president’s crashed helicopter identified
Medical and rescue teams from Iranian town of Verzegan arrive at the accident site after one of the helicopters in Iranian President Raisi’s convoy crashed following the inauguration of a
Helicopter carrying Iran’s President Raisi crashes, search under way
A helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi takes off, May 19, 2024. Ali Hamed Haghdoust/IRNA/Wana via Reuters By Reuters A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign
Former Somalia president Farmajo says the country’s leadership is still pursuing crooked plans reflect its own interests
The former president of the federal government of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, has described the issues that came out of the meeting of the National Consultative Council as increasing the
Amnesty calls for protecting rights of Kanak people in French overseas territory of New Caledonia amid unrest
By Anadolu Agency Amnesty International has called on French authorities to respect the rights of the indigenous Kanak people amid unrest in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia.
Usyk beats Fury to become undisputed heavyweight champ
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People visit the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 17, 2024. As the world celebrates International Museum Day on Saturday, Iraq remains haunted by the poignant scars of looted antiquities in
Kenya crime rate rises by 19pc in a tough economy, survey shows
By The East African Crimes committed and reported in Kenya crossed the 100,000 mark for the first time, marked by a spike in theft amid tough economic times. Official data in the Kenya Economic
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu and Hamas leaders
Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem May 20, 2024. Photographer Ronen Zvulun By Reuters The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor said on Monday he had
China back to funding SGR connecting Kenya and Uganda
Workers laying tracks for the Standard Gauge Railway Phase 2A at Suswa section in Narok, Kenya By The East African Kenya has secured a commitment from China’s Exim Bank for the funding of the
Iranian president, foreign minister officially confirmed dead in helicopter crash: Deputy president
By Anadolu Agency Tehran on Monday confirmed the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other officials in a helicopter crash in the
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps says location of president’s crashed helicopter identified
Medical and rescue teams from Iranian town of Verzegan arrive at the accident site after one of the helicopters in Iranian President Raisi’s convoy crashed following the inauguration of a
Helicopter carrying Iran’s President Raisi crashes, search under way
A helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi takes off, May 19, 2024. Ali Hamed Haghdoust/IRNA/Wana via Reuters By Reuters A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign
Former Somalia president Farmajo says the country’s leadership is still pursuing crooked plans reflect its own interests
The former president of the federal government of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, has described the issues that came out of the meeting of the National Consultative Council as increasing the
Amnesty calls for protecting rights of Kanak people in French overseas territory of New Caledonia amid unrest
By Anadolu Agency Amnesty International has called on French authorities to respect the rights of the indigenous Kanak people amid unrest in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia.
Usyk beats Fury to become undisputed heavyweight champ
Boxing – Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk – Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – May 19, 2024 Tyson Fury in action against Oleksandr Usyk Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge
21 years after U.S.-led invasion, Iraq strives to retrieve looted antiquities
People visit the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 17, 2024. As the world celebrates International Museum Day on Saturday, Iraq remains haunted by the poignant scars of looted antiquities in