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 WEEKJapan’s ruling coalition secures lower house majority in election
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C), leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), places red flowers symbolizing success onto names of candidates at the headquarters of
Read MoreIran seizes foreign vessel in Persian Gulf
By Anadolu Agency Iran on Sunday seized a foreign-flagged vessel in the northern shores of the Persian Gulf, which it alleged was carrying 200,000 liters of “smuggled fuel”. In a
Read MoreChina ‘will not sit idly by’ over US arms sale to Taiwan
FILE – In this Sept. 16, 2014, file photo, a Taiwan Air Force F-16 fighter jet takes off from a closed section of highway during the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Chiayi, central
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Japan’s ruling coalition secures lower house majority in election
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C), leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), places red flowers symbolizing success onto names of candidates at the headquarters of
Read MoreIran seizes foreign vessel in Persian Gulf
By Anadolu Agency Iran on Sunday seized a foreign-flagged vessel in the northern shores of the Persian Gulf, which it alleged was carrying 200,000 liters of “smuggled fuel”. In a
Read MoreChina ‘will not sit idly by’ over US arms sale to Taiwan
FILE – In this Sept. 16, 2014, file photo, a Taiwan Air Force F-16 fighter jet takes off from a closed section of highway during the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Chiayi, central
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Blog PostsWildfire on Spain’s Tenerife island worsens, 26,000 people evacuated
By Anadolu Agency The wildfire raging on the Spanish island of Tenerife took a surprising turn for the worse, forcing fresh evacuations on Saturday. “This fire of this scale has never been
Canada fires: Yellowknife residents leave town, new B.C. evacuations
Smoke rises during the wildfire in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada August 17, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Amernhel Pascua/via Reuters By Reuters Canada’s
Chinese military launches drills around Taiwan as ‘warning’ after top island official stopped in US
File – Taiwan’s Vice President William Lai Ching-te waves after landing at Silvio Pettirossi airport in Luque, Paraguay, on Aug. 14, 2023. The Chinese military launched drills around
Keep your mouth shut, Kenya opposition head tells US envoy
Kenya’s Azimio Leader Raila Odinga By Daily Nation Remarks by US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman at the 8th Devolution Conference ongoing in Eldoret have rattled Azimio One Kenya Alliance,
China’s EV makers face cost and consumer challenges to conquer Europe
Chinese premium smart electric vehicle/Reuters By Reuters China’s electric vehicle (EV) makers, which have raced past foreign rivals to top sales rankings at home, are arriving in Europe –
NATO congratulates Gokcen Firat over appointment as 1st Turkish female admiral
By Anadolu Agency NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) congratulated Gokcen Firat on Thursday after she was promoted to rear admiral, making her the first woman in the history of the Turkish
Barkhad Abdi was paid just $65,000 for his Oscar-nominated role in Captain Phillips
How much? Barkhad Abdi earned an Oscar nod for his performance in Captain Phillips, but only got paid $65,000 of the movie’s $55 million budget (pictured with Tom Hanks) Daily Mail By
More than 60 Senegalese migrants feared dead on monthlong voyage to Spain
Children play on fishing boats known as “pirogues” in Dakar, Senegal, on June 24, 2023. More than 60 migrants are feared dead after coast guards off the Atlantic island of Cape Verde
BRICS nations to meet in South Africa seeking to blunt Western dominance
By Reuters BRICS leaders meet in South Africa next week to discuss how to turn a loose club of nations accounting for a quarter of the global economy into a geopolitical force that can challenge
Defense CS Aden Duale says when KDF who were deployed in Somalia will return to Kenya
Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has stated that the Kenya Defense Forces are in Somalia to protect Citizens of Somalia. In a report that has been shared by a reliable source of information,
Wildfire on Spain’s Tenerife island worsens, 26,000 people evacuated
By Anadolu Agency The wildfire raging on the Spanish island of Tenerife took a surprising turn for the worse, forcing fresh evacuations on Saturday. “This fire of this scale has never been
Canada fires: Yellowknife residents leave town, new B.C. evacuations
Smoke rises during the wildfire in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada August 17, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Amernhel Pascua/via Reuters By Reuters Canada’s
Chinese military launches drills around Taiwan as ‘warning’ after top island official stopped in US
File – Taiwan’s Vice President William Lai Ching-te waves after landing at Silvio Pettirossi airport in Luque, Paraguay, on Aug. 14, 2023. The Chinese military launched drills around
Keep your mouth shut, Kenya opposition head tells US envoy
Kenya’s Azimio Leader Raila Odinga By Daily Nation Remarks by US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman at the 8th Devolution Conference ongoing in Eldoret have rattled Azimio One Kenya Alliance,
China’s EV makers face cost and consumer challenges to conquer Europe
Chinese premium smart electric vehicle/Reuters By Reuters China’s electric vehicle (EV) makers, which have raced past foreign rivals to top sales rankings at home, are arriving in Europe –
NATO congratulates Gokcen Firat over appointment as 1st Turkish female admiral
By Anadolu Agency NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) congratulated Gokcen Firat on Thursday after she was promoted to rear admiral, making her the first woman in the history of the Turkish
Barkhad Abdi was paid just $65,000 for his Oscar-nominated role in Captain Phillips
How much? Barkhad Abdi earned an Oscar nod for his performance in Captain Phillips, but only got paid $65,000 of the movie’s $55 million budget (pictured with Tom Hanks) Daily Mail By
More than 60 Senegalese migrants feared dead on monthlong voyage to Spain
Children play on fishing boats known as “pirogues” in Dakar, Senegal, on June 24, 2023. More than 60 migrants are feared dead after coast guards off the Atlantic island of Cape Verde
BRICS nations to meet in South Africa seeking to blunt Western dominance
By Reuters BRICS leaders meet in South Africa next week to discuss how to turn a loose club of nations accounting for a quarter of the global economy into a geopolitical force that can challenge
Defense CS Aden Duale says when KDF who were deployed in Somalia will return to Kenya
Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has stated that the Kenya Defense Forces are in Somalia to protect Citizens of Somalia. In a report that has been shared by a reliable source of information,