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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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?
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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.
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Turkey signed two major deals with Somalia. Will it be able to implement them?
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Grain is loaded aboard a cargo ship at the Azov Sea Port, Rostov region, Russia on July 22, 2023. Photo/AFP By Reuters Russia’s Agriculture minister said on Friday that Moscow had begun
Ethiopian artist Julie Mehretu sets new African art record for second time with $10.7m sale
Julie Mehretu. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Galerie Magazine By Face2Face Africa Julie Mehretu creates large-scale works, which combine different media and surfaces to create abstract landscapes,
Liberia President George Weah concedes election defeat to Joseph Boakai
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Gaza cease-fire can save region from ring of fire, says Turkish President Erdogan
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US, Philippines sign ‘civil nuclear cooperation’ deal
By Anadolu Agency The US and the Philippines signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, which will allow Washington to export nuclear technology and materials to Manila. The agreement, signed
Malawi President Chakwera bans himself, cabinet from foreign travel
Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera By AFP Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has imposed a travel ban on himself and his government to cut public spending and help the country’s
UK retail sales slide again in October in new blow for economy
People shop on Oxford Street in London, Britain April 10, 2023. Photographer Anna Gordon/File Photo By Reuters British retail sales volumes fell unexpectedly in October as stretched consumers
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed has expressed his country’s intention to forcefully take maritime territory
File Photo/Somali Times The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, spoke again about Ethiopia’s desire for maritime territory, which has recently caused a lot of discussion, and was
UN Security Council extends authorization for African Union mission in Somalia
By Xinhua News Agency The Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution to extend the authorization for the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) for six months, till June 30,
African Dies Under the Modern-day Slavery that is the Kafala System
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Russia’s first grain shipment heads to Burkina Faso, Somalia
Grain is loaded aboard a cargo ship at the Azov Sea Port, Rostov region, Russia on July 22, 2023. Photo/AFP By Reuters Russia’s Agriculture minister said on Friday that Moscow had begun
Ethiopian artist Julie Mehretu sets new African art record for second time with $10.7m sale
Julie Mehretu. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Galerie Magazine By Face2Face Africa Julie Mehretu creates large-scale works, which combine different media and surfaces to create abstract landscapes,
Liberia President George Weah concedes election defeat to Joseph Boakai
Liberia’s opposition Unity Party Joseph Boakai waves to his supporters as holds his final campaign rally for the presidential elections in Monrovia, Liberia October 7, 2023. Photographer
Gaza cease-fire can save region from ring of fire, says Turkish President Erdogan
Recep Tayyip Erdogan-Olaf Scholz press conference in Berlin By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that if Turkey and Germany jointly achieve a humanitarian
US, Philippines sign ‘civil nuclear cooperation’ deal
By Anadolu Agency The US and the Philippines signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, which will allow Washington to export nuclear technology and materials to Manila. The agreement, signed
Malawi President Chakwera bans himself, cabinet from foreign travel
Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera By AFP Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has imposed a travel ban on himself and his government to cut public spending and help the country’s
UK retail sales slide again in October in new blow for economy
People shop on Oxford Street in London, Britain April 10, 2023. Photographer Anna Gordon/File Photo By Reuters British retail sales volumes fell unexpectedly in October as stretched consumers
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed has expressed his country’s intention to forcefully take maritime territory
File Photo/Somali Times The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, spoke again about Ethiopia’s desire for maritime territory, which has recently caused a lot of discussion, and was
UN Security Council extends authorization for African Union mission in Somalia
By Xinhua News Agency The Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution to extend the authorization for the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) for six months, till June 30,
African Dies Under the Modern-day Slavery that is the Kafala System
Slavery By The African Exponent The death of a Ghanaian domestic worker in Lebanon has brought the Kafala system into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. The Kafala system is an exploitative