Latest NewsDubai’s dream shattered and mass exodus underway
Credit Photo. Reuters The Gulf’s commercial and tourist hub of Dubai is facing its biggest ever threat to its existence, after the escalating war between the United States, Israel and Iran
Read MoreRussian energy company Gazprom reports 12 attacks on TurkStream, Blue Stream facilities in 2 weeks
By Anadolu Agency Russian energy company Gazprom said on Wednesday that over the past two weeks, 12 attacks on its facilities that ensure export supplies via the TurkStream and Blue Stream gas
Read MoreMissing Kenyan student in UK found dead in river weeks after disappearance
An image of missing Kenyan student Edna Mmbali. Photo Edna Mmbali By Kenyans A Kenyan university student who had been reported missing in the United Kingdom has been found dead, weeks after her
Read MoreTurkey’s President Erdogan told Iran that violating its airspace cannot be excused for any reason
By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call Monday with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian to discuss recent regional developments, including the
Read MoreMojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei, selected as Iran’s new supreme leader
By Xinhua News Agency Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei, was selected as Iran’s new supreme leader, Iran’s Assembly of Experts announced on Sunday. In a statement, the assembly
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Dubai’s dream shattered and mass exodus underway
Credit Photo. Reuters The Gulf’s commercial and tourist hub of Dubai is facing its biggest ever threat to its existence, after the escalating war between the United States, Israel and Iran
Read MoreRussian energy company Gazprom reports 12 attacks on TurkStream, Blue Stream facilities in 2 weeks
By Anadolu Agency Russian energy company Gazprom said on Wednesday that over the past two weeks, 12 attacks on its facilities that ensure export supplies via the TurkStream and Blue Stream gas
Read MoreMissing Kenyan student in UK found dead in river weeks after disappearance
An image of missing Kenyan student Edna Mmbali. Photo Edna Mmbali By Kenyans A Kenyan university student who had been reported missing in the United Kingdom has been found dead, weeks after her
Read MoreTurkey’s President Erdogan told Iran that violating its airspace cannot be excused for any reason
By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call Monday with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian to discuss recent regional developments, including the
Read MoreMojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei, selected as Iran’s new supreme leader
By Xinhua News Agency Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei, was selected as Iran’s new supreme leader, Iran’s Assembly of Experts announced on Sunday. In a statement, the assembly
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Featured ArticlesDubai’s dream shattered and mass exodus underway
Credit Photo. Reuters The Gulf’s commercial and tourist hub of Dubai is facing its biggest ever threat to its existence, after the escalating war between the United States, Israel and Iran
Dubai’s dream shattered and mass exodus underway
Credit Photo. Reuters The Gulf’s commercial and tourist hub of Dubai is facing its biggest ever threat to its existence, after the escalating war between the United States, Israel and Iran
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKKenya: Pension crisis as 50,000 government staff retire
The retirement of about 50,000 civil servants is burdening taxpayers after the pension bill jumped by 63.03 percent or Sh10 billion in the first four months to October as the Treasury raised the
Read MoreChinese, French leaders vow to strengthen bilateral cooperation
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for French President Emmanuel Macron at the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China,
Read MoreSouth Sudan denies allowing Egypt military base near Ethiopia
South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a statement resolving the controversy over its approval of Cairo’s request to establish a military base near the
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Kenya: Pension crisis as 50,000 government staff retire
The retirement of about 50,000 civil servants is burdening taxpayers after the pension bill jumped by 63.03 percent or Sh10 billion in the first four months to October as the Treasury raised the
Read MoreChinese, French leaders vow to strengthen bilateral cooperation
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for French President Emmanuel Macron at the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China,
Read MoreSouth Sudan denies allowing Egypt military base near Ethiopia
South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a statement resolving the controversy over its approval of Cairo’s request to establish a military base near the
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Blog PostsIvory Coast votes with Ouattara’s legacy, age in focus
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, 83, waves at supporters during a final political rally ahead of Ivory Coast’s presidential election, scheduled for October 25, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast,
EU fails to agree on using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine aid
European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas attends a European Council summit in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 23, 2025. EU leaders failed on Thursday to agree on a plan to use frozen Russian
Top 10 African countries with the highest export values in 2025
By The African Exponent Export value has become one of the clearest indicators of Africa’s economic trajectory in 2025. Across the continent, countries are strengthening trade performance through
Trump downplays second meeting with Putin as Budapest summit put on hold
By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump downplayed a second summit with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, Tuesday just as the Budapest sit-down was put on hold amid an impasse over a
World Bank to provide over 2 bln USD in renewed development financing to Uganda
Uganda will receive more than two billion U.S. dollars in new concessional financing from the World Bank over the next three financial years to support the East African country’s
Former French President Sarkozy starts 5-year prison sentence
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his house with his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy on the day of his incarceration at the Sante prison to begin his five-year prison sentence for criminal
President Ahmed Madobe says Jubaland Intelligence is ahead of Somalia spy agency NISA in obtaining information
File Photo/Somali Times President Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe has strongly stated that the Jubaland Intelligence and Security Agency (JISA) is now the most powerful and knowledgeable agency in
US bank rout prompts deal speculation as credit worries loom
By Reuters Jitters around U.S. banks’ exposure to loan losses have fueled expectations for more mergers and acquisitions as big buyers may be spurred to look to absorb smaller or weaker
Trump announces end to US aid for Colombia, calls president ‘a lunatic’
By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump said Sunday that his administration would end all financial aid to Colombia and impose tariffs on the South American country, accusing its government
Somalia Puntland government sentences Iranians illegally fishing arrested off Bari coast
File Photo/Somali Times Puntland government has sentenced 15 Iranian fishermen to $500 each and deported them after they were caught fishing illegally off Puntland’s coast. Read: Somalia is the
Ivory Coast votes with Ouattara’s legacy, age in focus
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, 83, waves at supporters during a final political rally ahead of Ivory Coast’s presidential election, scheduled for October 25, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast,
EU fails to agree on using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine aid
European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas attends a European Council summit in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 23, 2025. EU leaders failed on Thursday to agree on a plan to use frozen Russian
Top 10 African countries with the highest export values in 2025
By The African Exponent Export value has become one of the clearest indicators of Africa’s economic trajectory in 2025. Across the continent, countries are strengthening trade performance through
Trump downplays second meeting with Putin as Budapest summit put on hold
By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump downplayed a second summit with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, Tuesday just as the Budapest sit-down was put on hold amid an impasse over a
World Bank to provide over 2 bln USD in renewed development financing to Uganda
Uganda will receive more than two billion U.S. dollars in new concessional financing from the World Bank over the next three financial years to support the East African country’s
Former French President Sarkozy starts 5-year prison sentence
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his house with his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy on the day of his incarceration at the Sante prison to begin his five-year prison sentence for criminal
President Ahmed Madobe says Jubaland Intelligence is ahead of Somalia spy agency NISA in obtaining information
File Photo/Somali Times President Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe has strongly stated that the Jubaland Intelligence and Security Agency (JISA) is now the most powerful and knowledgeable agency in
US bank rout prompts deal speculation as credit worries loom
By Reuters Jitters around U.S. banks’ exposure to loan losses have fueled expectations for more mergers and acquisitions as big buyers may be spurred to look to absorb smaller or weaker
Trump announces end to US aid for Colombia, calls president ‘a lunatic’
By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump said Sunday that his administration would end all financial aid to Colombia and impose tariffs on the South American country, accusing its government
Somalia Puntland government sentences Iranians illegally fishing arrested off Bari coast
File Photo/Somali Times Puntland government has sentenced 15 Iranian fishermen to $500 each and deported them after they were caught fishing illegally off Puntland’s coast. Read: Somalia is the