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
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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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 Civil Society Organizations has opposed the appointment of the incumbent Ministers of the Federal Government of Somalia, following the loss of confidence.
Photo/Somali Times Somali Petroleum Authority to be left to the new Somalia government, as the current Cabinet is not legally binding. The Coalition of Somali Civil Society Organizations,
Read MorePresident Farmajo meets President Muse Bihi in Addis Ababa
Photo/ Somali Times President of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and Somaliland President, Musa Bihi Abdi have met in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital on Tuesday afternoon. The first
Read MoreSomalia Joins Comesa
During the one-day meeting, the Ministers and AGs adopted the Agreement for Accession of Somalia to the Comesa Treaty in readiness for the country’s admission to the regional bloc. This follows
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Somali Civil Society Organizations has opposed the appointment of the incumbent Ministers of the Federal Government of Somalia, following the loss of confidence.
Photo/Somali Times Somali Petroleum Authority to be left to the new Somalia government, as the current Cabinet is not legally binding. The Coalition of Somali Civil Society Organizations,
Read MorePresident Farmajo meets President Muse Bihi in Addis Ababa
Photo/ Somali Times President of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and Somaliland President, Musa Bihi Abdi have met in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital on Tuesday afternoon. The first
Read MoreSomalia Joins Comesa
During the one-day meeting, the Ministers and AGs adopted the Agreement for Accession of Somalia to the Comesa Treaty in readiness for the country’s admission to the regional bloc. This follows
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Blog PostsKing Charles, Queen Camilla to visit Kenya in late October
Britain’s King Charles III (L) and his Queen Camilla. Photo/ AFP By AFP The United Kingdom’s King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla will make a four-day state visit to Kenya from
UN chief warns against spillover of Israel, Palestine war, says aid must be allowed into Gaza
By Anadolu Agency UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday against ongoing clashes in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories spreading, and voiced alarm at reports of
Turkey’s Erdogan says US move of aircraft carrier closer to Israel will lead to Gaza massacre
File Photo: The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford on its way into the Oslo Fjord, at Jeloya, Moss, Norway, May 24, 2023. Terje Pedersen/NTB By Reuters Turkey’s President Tayyip
Kenya opens talks with IMF, World Bank on Eurobond repayment
Kenya has started talks with the International Monetary Fund and other development financial institutions for a new loan. Photo/Shutterstock By Business Daily Africa Kenya has started talks with
State Department clarifies deletion of Blinken’s post encouraging ‘cease-fire’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken By Anadolu Agency The US State Department clarified on Tuesday the deletion of a tweet by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, citing that it was
Somalia’s SSC Khatumo state will not participate in Puntland elections
File Photo/Somali Times The leader of the SSC-Khatumo state Abdiqadir Ahmed Aw-Ali, has stated that his newly formed state will not participate in the upcoming elections for the Puntland regional
Scotland’s leader fears for wife’s parents ‘trapped’ in Gaza
Scotland’s first minister and Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Humza Yousaf arrives at St Giles’ Cathedral to attend a National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication, in
Kenya’s financial markets ranking falls in Africa
The Central Bank of Kenya in Nairobi By Business Daily Africa Kenya’s financial markets standing on the continent has taken a major beating from the country’s foreign exchange trouble tied to
Somali NHS scientist wins £60,000 after colleagues gave her offensive nickname
Ubah Jama was one of four senior biochemists within the Clinical Biochemistry department at Queen’s Hospital, Romford (Image: Google Maps) The Mirror By Chiara Fiorillo A senior NHS
Somali community mourns deaths of mother, four children in Vantaa fire
Candles outside the apartment building where Sunday morning’s fire claimed the lives of a mother and her four children. Image: Simo Kymäläinen / Yle By YLE News The Somali community in
King Charles, Queen Camilla to visit Kenya in late October
Britain’s King Charles III (L) and his Queen Camilla. Photo/ AFP By AFP The United Kingdom’s King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla will make a four-day state visit to Kenya from
UN chief warns against spillover of Israel, Palestine war, says aid must be allowed into Gaza
By Anadolu Agency UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday against ongoing clashes in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories spreading, and voiced alarm at reports of
Turkey’s Erdogan says US move of aircraft carrier closer to Israel will lead to Gaza massacre
File Photo: The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford on its way into the Oslo Fjord, at Jeloya, Moss, Norway, May 24, 2023. Terje Pedersen/NTB By Reuters Turkey’s President Tayyip
Kenya opens talks with IMF, World Bank on Eurobond repayment
Kenya has started talks with the International Monetary Fund and other development financial institutions for a new loan. Photo/Shutterstock By Business Daily Africa Kenya has started talks with
State Department clarifies deletion of Blinken’s post encouraging ‘cease-fire’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken By Anadolu Agency The US State Department clarified on Tuesday the deletion of a tweet by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, citing that it was
Somalia’s SSC Khatumo state will not participate in Puntland elections
File Photo/Somali Times The leader of the SSC-Khatumo state Abdiqadir Ahmed Aw-Ali, has stated that his newly formed state will not participate in the upcoming elections for the Puntland regional
Scotland’s leader fears for wife’s parents ‘trapped’ in Gaza
Scotland’s first minister and Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Humza Yousaf arrives at St Giles’ Cathedral to attend a National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication, in
Kenya’s financial markets ranking falls in Africa
The Central Bank of Kenya in Nairobi By Business Daily Africa Kenya’s financial markets standing on the continent has taken a major beating from the country’s foreign exchange trouble tied to
Somali NHS scientist wins £60,000 after colleagues gave her offensive nickname
Ubah Jama was one of four senior biochemists within the Clinical Biochemistry department at Queen’s Hospital, Romford (Image: Google Maps) The Mirror By Chiara Fiorillo A senior NHS
Somali community mourns deaths of mother, four children in Vantaa fire
Candles outside the apartment building where Sunday morning’s fire claimed the lives of a mother and her four children. Image: Simo Kymäläinen / Yle By YLE News The Somali community in