Latest NewsPuntland expresses concern over impact of the arms embargo lifted on Somalia
File Photo/Somali Times Officials from the Puntland government have strongly opposed the arms embargo lifted on Somalia a few years ago, following the incident in Dolow district of Gedo region.
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Read MoreUK suspends Somalia passports after Hassan Sheikh and his family smuggle civilians out of the country into Europe
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Puntland expresses concern over impact of the arms embargo lifted on Somalia
File Photo/Somali Times Officials from the Puntland government have strongly opposed the arms embargo lifted on Somalia a few years ago, following the incident in Dolow district of Gedo region.
Read MoreWhy are foreign governments treating African bloodshed as a playground for foreign wars and profit?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent UN investigators just exposed a global network of foreign suppliers, mercenaries, and weapon traffickers fueling Sudan’s civil war. How many more
Read MoreHassan Sheikh’s Turkish drone death squad-assassination chain that him, Ahmed Fiqi and Turkish commanders Brigadier General Sebahattin Kalkan must answer
File Photo/Somali Times By MP Dr Abdillahi Hashi Abib Somalia’s military was not created to serve as Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s private assassination force. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in
Read MoreUS diesel prices hit a record high of $5.85 on average as the Iran war disrupts the flow of fuel
By The Associated Press Diesel hit a new record price in the U.S. on Friday, soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time ever as the six-month war with Iran disrupts the world’s
Read MoreUK suspends Somalia passports after Hassan Sheikh and his family smuggle civilians out of the country into Europe
File Photo/Somali Times By MP Dr Abdillahi Hashi Abib Today September 3, 2026, airlines are being told that a Somalia passport alone is insufficient for entry into the United Kingdom. The UK Home
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Featured ArticlesPuntland expresses concern over impact of the arms embargo lifted on Somalia
File Photo/Somali Times Officials from the Puntland government have strongly opposed the arms embargo lifted on Somalia a few years ago, following the incident in Dolow district of Gedo region.
Puntland expresses concern over impact of the arms embargo lifted on Somalia
File Photo/Somali Times Officials from the Puntland government have strongly opposed the arms embargo lifted on Somalia a few years ago, following the incident in Dolow district of Gedo region.
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKExclusive: Somalia government received 1 million dollar bribe from Cuba to renew diplomatic ties
File Photo/Somali Times Cuba has sent an ambassador to Somalia for the first time in 46 years, renewing ties with the country. Somalia government received 1 million dollar bribe from Cuba to
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Kenya’s president William Ruto. Photographer Monicah Mwangi By Reuters Kenya will not default on its debt and plans to ramp up tax collection in the next two years, President William Ruto
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Exclusive: Somalia government received 1 million dollar bribe from Cuba to renew diplomatic ties
File Photo/Somali Times Cuba has sent an ambassador to Somalia for the first time in 46 years, renewing ties with the country. Somalia government received 1 million dollar bribe from Cuba to
Read MoreKenya will not default on its debt payments -President Ruto
Kenya’s president William Ruto. Photographer Monicah Mwangi By Reuters Kenya will not default on its debt and plans to ramp up tax collection in the next two years, President William Ruto
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Blog PostsUS, UK conduct strikes against 8 Houthi targets in Yemen
Credit: Twitter/Centcom By Anadolu Agency US and British forces with support from other allies conducted strikes Monday against eight Houthi targets in Yemen in response to the group’s attacks in
UN migration agency seeks $7.9 billion to help people on the move and the communities that host them
File – Newly elected ‘International Organization for Migration’ (OIM) director general Amy Pope, from the U.S. speaks during a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, May 15, 2023.
President Sisi says Egypt will not allow any threat to Somalia or its security
File Photo/Somali Times By Reuters Egypt will not allow any threat to Somalia, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday after Ethiopia said it would consider recognising an independence
Somalia president allows Egypt to build military base-sources say
Photo/Somali Times The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, was warmly welcomed today at the Al-Ittihadiya Palace in Egypt. President Hassan and the country’s President Abdulfatah
Saudi Arabia cuts wages for African domestic workers
Someone handing out dollar notes in an office. Photo/Shutterstock By The East African The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has moved to revise downwards the maximum wages payable to domestic workers
UN chief criticizes lack of African representation in UNSC; demands urgent Gaza cease-fire
By Anadolu Agency UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticized the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for not having a permanent member from Africa. “How can we accept that Africa
Africa in debt spiral as restructuring efforts drag on
Rise in interest rates and over-indebtedness is already crimping the ability of African countries to finance their development. Photo/Shutterstock By AFP While the explosion of debt is throwing a
Israeli strike on Damascus kills four Iranian Revolutionary Guards
Members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards march during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran September 22, 2010. Photographer Morteza Nikoubazl/File
EU, AU, US say Sudan war and Somalia’s tension with Ethiopia threaten Horn of Africa’s stability
South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit, centre, attends the IGAD summit in State House Entebbe, in Entebbe, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
Yemen’s Houthis say they targeted US ship in Gulf of Aden
By Anadolu Agency Yemen’s Houthi group said Thursday that they struck a US vessel in the Gulf of Aden. Speaking to Al-Masirah television, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said the attack was
US, UK conduct strikes against 8 Houthi targets in Yemen
Credit: Twitter/Centcom By Anadolu Agency US and British forces with support from other allies conducted strikes Monday against eight Houthi targets in Yemen in response to the group’s attacks in
UN migration agency seeks $7.9 billion to help people on the move and the communities that host them
File – Newly elected ‘International Organization for Migration’ (OIM) director general Amy Pope, from the U.S. speaks during a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, May 15, 2023.
President Sisi says Egypt will not allow any threat to Somalia or its security
File Photo/Somali Times By Reuters Egypt will not allow any threat to Somalia, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday after Ethiopia said it would consider recognising an independence
Somalia president allows Egypt to build military base-sources say
Photo/Somali Times The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, was warmly welcomed today at the Al-Ittihadiya Palace in Egypt. President Hassan and the country’s President Abdulfatah
Saudi Arabia cuts wages for African domestic workers
Someone handing out dollar notes in an office. Photo/Shutterstock By The East African The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has moved to revise downwards the maximum wages payable to domestic workers
UN chief criticizes lack of African representation in UNSC; demands urgent Gaza cease-fire
By Anadolu Agency UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticized the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for not having a permanent member from Africa. “How can we accept that Africa
Africa in debt spiral as restructuring efforts drag on
Rise in interest rates and over-indebtedness is already crimping the ability of African countries to finance their development. Photo/Shutterstock By AFP While the explosion of debt is throwing a
Israeli strike on Damascus kills four Iranian Revolutionary Guards
Members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards march during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran September 22, 2010. Photographer Morteza Nikoubazl/File
EU, AU, US say Sudan war and Somalia’s tension with Ethiopia threaten Horn of Africa’s stability
South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit, centre, attends the IGAD summit in State House Entebbe, in Entebbe, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
Yemen’s Houthis say they targeted US ship in Gulf of Aden
By Anadolu Agency Yemen’s Houthi group said Thursday that they struck a US vessel in the Gulf of Aden. Speaking to Al-Masirah television, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said the attack was