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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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
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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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This photo taken on May 3, 2025 shows a well-drilling rig at night at the site of Owainat Water Well Project in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Photographer Sui Xiankai By Xinhua
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A woman walks past a bank’s electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. Asian shares fell Monday, though Shanghai’s benchmark
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Dubai’s Al Maktoum airport expansion delayed again amid slow GDP growth in Gulf
Photo (AP) Dubai is once again putting on hold expansion works for its second airport Al Maktoum International, which will ultimately handle more than 260 million passengers a year, amid subdued
Read MoreChinese well-drilling technology turns Egypt’s deserts into farmland
This photo taken on May 3, 2025 shows a well-drilling rig at night at the site of Owainat Water Well Project in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Photographer Sui Xiankai By Xinhua
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Blog PostsIs the best thing President Hassan Sheikh has done yet defence agreement between Somalia and Turkey
Professor Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad Defence Agreement between Somalia and Turkey is the best thing President Hassan Sheikh has done yet. It is commendable how it was swiftly passed in the
EU foreign policy chief says world must not turn a blind eye to tragedy in Gaza
By Anadolu Agency The European Union’s foreign policy chief said Wednesday that the world cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the ongoing tragedy in Gaza. “Too many innocent lives have been
Somalia President says Turkey is defending our maritime boundary
File Photo/Somali Times The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who recently held a press conference at the Presidency, announced that our maritime boundary is being defended by Turkey,
In election year, South African mines bleed cash, jobs
A pit head is seen at the Tumela Mine , an Anglo American Platinum open pit mine located in the north-western part of South Africa in Thabazimbi, Limpopo on June 9,2016. Photographer Siphiwe
Chinese envoy calls for continued int’l support for Somalia
By Xinhua News Agency, China’s permanent representative to the UN Zhang Jun on Monday called for continued international support for Somalia’s efforts to achieve political stability,
Somalia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty were clearly violated by Catriona Laing’s remarks at the United Nations
File Photo/Somali Times By Elham Ishmael Catriona Laing’s comments at the UNSC were a clear violation of the impartiality of UNSRSG and are an affront to the people and government of Somalia. She
Somalia has become lawless since Hassan Sheikh came to power
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud visited the police headquarters in Mogadishu, a few days after the deaths of three women, all allegedly murdered by their
Brazil plunges deeper into diplomatic crisis with Israel after Lula recalls ambassador
By Anadolu Agency Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva recalled his country’s ambassador to Israel on Monday, hours after Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz declared Lula persona non
Kenya, Tanzania trade spat cuts maize, rice imports by Sh10bn
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan with her Kenyan counterpart William Ruto in Dar es Salaam By Business Daily Africa Kenya’s imports from Tanzania fell by Sh10.23 billion last year on the
Continuous breach of the African Union charter by psychopath Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed
File Photo Somali Times/Psychopath Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed Abiy Ahmed’s administration, along with the exploitation of the Union’s headquarters to gain political leverage against other
Is the best thing President Hassan Sheikh has done yet defence agreement between Somalia and Turkey
Professor Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad Defence Agreement between Somalia and Turkey is the best thing President Hassan Sheikh has done yet. It is commendable how it was swiftly passed in the
EU foreign policy chief says world must not turn a blind eye to tragedy in Gaza
By Anadolu Agency The European Union’s foreign policy chief said Wednesday that the world cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the ongoing tragedy in Gaza. “Too many innocent lives have been
Somalia President says Turkey is defending our maritime boundary
File Photo/Somali Times The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who recently held a press conference at the Presidency, announced that our maritime boundary is being defended by Turkey,
In election year, South African mines bleed cash, jobs
A pit head is seen at the Tumela Mine , an Anglo American Platinum open pit mine located in the north-western part of South Africa in Thabazimbi, Limpopo on June 9,2016. Photographer Siphiwe
Chinese envoy calls for continued int’l support for Somalia
By Xinhua News Agency, China’s permanent representative to the UN Zhang Jun on Monday called for continued international support for Somalia’s efforts to achieve political stability,
Somalia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty were clearly violated by Catriona Laing’s remarks at the United Nations
File Photo/Somali Times By Elham Ishmael Catriona Laing’s comments at the UNSC were a clear violation of the impartiality of UNSRSG and are an affront to the people and government of Somalia. She
Somalia has become lawless since Hassan Sheikh came to power
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud visited the police headquarters in Mogadishu, a few days after the deaths of three women, all allegedly murdered by their
Brazil plunges deeper into diplomatic crisis with Israel after Lula recalls ambassador
By Anadolu Agency Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva recalled his country’s ambassador to Israel on Monday, hours after Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz declared Lula persona non
Kenya, Tanzania trade spat cuts maize, rice imports by Sh10bn
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan with her Kenyan counterpart William Ruto in Dar es Salaam By Business Daily Africa Kenya’s imports from Tanzania fell by Sh10.23 billion last year on the
Continuous breach of the African Union charter by psychopath Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed
File Photo Somali Times/Psychopath Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed Abiy Ahmed’s administration, along with the exploitation of the Union’s headquarters to gain political leverage against other