Latest NewsRuto gives timeline for revival of 100-year old railway linking Kenya and Tanzania
By Kenyans President William Ruto has announced that the long-dormant Voi-Mwatate-Taveta railway line will be fully operational by April next year, setting a concrete deadline for a project that
Read MoreIran warns it will attack US forces if they try to enter Hormuz Strait
By Anadolu Agency Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Monday warned it will target US forces if they attempt to approach or enter the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in the
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A woman talks through an iPhone at the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium, on March 4, 2024. Photographer Meng Dingbo By Xinhua News Agency With
Read MoreTurkey approves $30 million in aid to support Hassan Sheikh and his family
File Photo/Somali Times Turkey has approved a $30 million grant agreement for Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and his family allies of Turkey, marking a new round of budgetary support for
Read MoreAzerbaijan suspends cooperation with European Parliament over anti-Azerbaijani policy
By Anadolu Agency Azerbaijan’s parliament on Friday adopted a resolution on suspending cooperation with the European Parliament in “all areas” as it accused the legislative body of continuing its
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Ruto gives timeline for revival of 100-year old railway linking Kenya and Tanzania
By Kenyans President William Ruto has announced that the long-dormant Voi-Mwatate-Taveta railway line will be fully operational by April next year, setting a concrete deadline for a project that
Read MoreIran warns it will attack US forces if they try to enter Hormuz Strait
By Anadolu Agency Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Monday warned it will target US forces if they attempt to approach or enter the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in the
Read MoreEU’s regulatory turn risks undermining fair competition
A woman talks through an iPhone at the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium, on March 4, 2024. Photographer Meng Dingbo By Xinhua News Agency With
Read MoreTurkey approves $30 million in aid to support Hassan Sheikh and his family
File Photo/Somali Times Turkey has approved a $30 million grant agreement for Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and his family allies of Turkey, marking a new round of budgetary support for
Read MoreAzerbaijan suspends cooperation with European Parliament over anti-Azerbaijani policy
By Anadolu Agency Azerbaijan’s parliament on Friday adopted a resolution on suspending cooperation with the European Parliament in “all areas” as it accused the legislative body of continuing its
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Featured ArticlesRuto gives timeline for revival of 100-year old railway linking Kenya and Tanzania
By Kenyans President William Ruto has announced that the long-dormant Voi-Mwatate-Taveta railway line will be fully operational by April next year, setting a concrete deadline for a project that
Ruto gives timeline for revival of 100-year old railway linking Kenya and Tanzania
By Kenyans President William Ruto has announced that the long-dormant Voi-Mwatate-Taveta railway line will be fully operational by April next year, setting a concrete deadline for a project that
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKSomali special forces raid counterfeit currency linked to members of parliament
Mogadishu-Somalia, secret service raid counterfeit currency linked to parliament working in intelligence have broken up a counterfeit money ring based in the Somali capital, the country’s
Read MoreEarthquake death toll in Turkey and Syria surpasses 5,000
People look amid rubble as the search for survivors continues following an earthquake in Hatay, Turkey, February 7, 2023. Photographer Umit Bektas By Reuters Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay
Read MoreTrump’s inner circle will be among first to receive Covid vaccine in coming days
In this Dec. 12, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington before boarding Marine One. As he prepares to exit the White House, President
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Somali special forces raid counterfeit currency linked to members of parliament
Mogadishu-Somalia, secret service raid counterfeit currency linked to parliament working in intelligence have broken up a counterfeit money ring based in the Somali capital, the country’s
Read MoreEarthquake death toll in Turkey and Syria surpasses 5,000
People look amid rubble as the search for survivors continues following an earthquake in Hatay, Turkey, February 7, 2023. Photographer Umit Bektas By Reuters Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay
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Blog PostsSomalia has recognized SSC-Khatumo state
The federal government of Somalia has announced that it has officially recognized the administration of SSC-Khatumo, which is based in Las Anod, the of Sool region northern Somalia. The Minister
Palestinian death toll in Gaza conflict rises to 3,478, says Gaza Health Ministry
By Anadolu Agency The death toll in the Gaza Strip from Israeli airstrikes and raids since Oct. 7 has risen to approximately 3,478, with over 12,000 injuries, Gaza’s Health Ministry said
Somalia President Hassan Sheikh begs Kenya for help in fighting Al-Shabab
Photographer Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who received the Minister of Defense of Kenya, Mr. Aden Barre Duale, discussed the strengthening
Israeli air raid on al-Ahli Arab Hospital kills 500, Gaza officials say
Large numbers of injured people are brought into Shifa Hospital in Gaza City after an Israeli attack on the courtyard of al-Ahli Arab Hospital. [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/Al Jazeera] By Al Jazeera
Chinese, Russian presidents meet in Beijing
By Anadolu Agency Chinese President Xi Jinping met Wednesday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Beijing. Xi met with Putin on the sidelines of the third Belt and Road Forum for
UK premier avoids urging Israel to end ‘collective punishment’ in Gaza
By Anadolu Agency British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has avoided responding to calls for him to urge the Israeli government to end “collective punishment” measures in Gaza, despite
IMF cheers up Africa with hope of rebound as growth subdued
Delegates attend the International Monetary Fund meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco on October 10, 2023. Photo/AFP By The East African The series of central bank rate hikes and public finance reforms
Two Swedes shot dead in Brussels; Belgium raises terror alert to top level
Emergency personnel carry a person on a stretcher outside King Baudouin Stadium after play was suspended after a shooting in Brussels, Belgium, October 17, 2023 Reuters/Yves Herman By Reuters Two
Somali lawmaker Abdirahman Abdishakur warning about Ethiopia’s desire for a port
File Photo/Somali Times Somali MP Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame, who is the special envoy of the Somalia President in charge of humanitarian affairs, has reacted to the statement made by Ethiopia
Biden says Israeli occupation of Gaza would be ‘a big mistake’
By Anadolu Agency US President Joe Biden said Sunday that Israel’s occupation of Gaza would be “a big mistake” but appeared okay for an inside operation against the Palestinian
Somalia has recognized SSC-Khatumo state
The federal government of Somalia has announced that it has officially recognized the administration of SSC-Khatumo, which is based in Las Anod, the of Sool region northern Somalia. The Minister
Palestinian death toll in Gaza conflict rises to 3,478, says Gaza Health Ministry
By Anadolu Agency The death toll in the Gaza Strip from Israeli airstrikes and raids since Oct. 7 has risen to approximately 3,478, with over 12,000 injuries, Gaza’s Health Ministry said
Somalia President Hassan Sheikh begs Kenya for help in fighting Al-Shabab
Photographer Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who received the Minister of Defense of Kenya, Mr. Aden Barre Duale, discussed the strengthening
Israeli air raid on al-Ahli Arab Hospital kills 500, Gaza officials say
Large numbers of injured people are brought into Shifa Hospital in Gaza City after an Israeli attack on the courtyard of al-Ahli Arab Hospital. [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/Al Jazeera] By Al Jazeera
Chinese, Russian presidents meet in Beijing
By Anadolu Agency Chinese President Xi Jinping met Wednesday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Beijing. Xi met with Putin on the sidelines of the third Belt and Road Forum for
UK premier avoids urging Israel to end ‘collective punishment’ in Gaza
By Anadolu Agency British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has avoided responding to calls for him to urge the Israeli government to end “collective punishment” measures in Gaza, despite
IMF cheers up Africa with hope of rebound as growth subdued
Delegates attend the International Monetary Fund meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco on October 10, 2023. Photo/AFP By The East African The series of central bank rate hikes and public finance reforms
Two Swedes shot dead in Brussels; Belgium raises terror alert to top level
Emergency personnel carry a person on a stretcher outside King Baudouin Stadium after play was suspended after a shooting in Brussels, Belgium, October 17, 2023 Reuters/Yves Herman By Reuters Two
Somali lawmaker Abdirahman Abdishakur warning about Ethiopia’s desire for a port
File Photo/Somali Times Somali MP Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame, who is the special envoy of the Somalia President in charge of humanitarian affairs, has reacted to the statement made by Ethiopia
Biden says Israeli occupation of Gaza would be ‘a big mistake’
By Anadolu Agency US President Joe Biden said Sunday that Israel’s occupation of Gaza would be “a big mistake” but appeared okay for an inside operation against the Palestinian