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 WEEKBaahane Roble travel to Switzerland
Somali Baahane Mohamed Hussein Roble and a delegation led by him left for Geneva, Switzerland today for a one-day visit. Baahane Mohamed Hussein Roble is attending an international conference on
Read MoreEritrean President Isaias Afwerki in state visit to China
Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Qiang prior to their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 15, 2023. Photographer Florence
Read MoreRising fuel costs and seating surplus push Lufthansa into loss
Photo Reuters Lufthansa reported an operating loss of 336 million euros (£290.4 million) for the first three months of the year, hurt by rising fuel costs and excess capacity in Europe, sending
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Baahane Roble travel to Switzerland
Somali Baahane Mohamed Hussein Roble and a delegation led by him left for Geneva, Switzerland today for a one-day visit. Baahane Mohamed Hussein Roble is attending an international conference on
Read MoreEritrean President Isaias Afwerki in state visit to China
Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Qiang prior to their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 15, 2023. Photographer Florence
Read MoreRising fuel costs and seating surplus push Lufthansa into loss
Photo Reuters Lufthansa reported an operating loss of 336 million euros (£290.4 million) for the first three months of the year, hurt by rising fuel costs and excess capacity in Europe, sending
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Blog PostsUK faces highest debt interest bill among developed nations this year
By Anadolu Agency The UK is facing the highest debt interest costs among developed nations this year, primarily due to its significant proportion of inflation-linked debt, Fitch Ratings said
Two teachers called out far-right activities at their German school. Then they had to leave town
Teachers Laura Nickel, right, and Max Teske pose for a photograph after an interview with The Associated Press in Cottbus, Germany, Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Two teachers in eastern Germany tried
Sudanese general warns Kenya against sending peacekeepers
By Reuters A Sudanese general rejected in threatening language a Kenyan-led proposal that East African peacekeepers help end a more than 100-day war in Sudan in a video released on Monday,
Israel faces ‘civil war’ after approval of controversial judicial bill: Former premier
By Anadolu Agency Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday that the country is entering a civil war after the Knesset approved a controversial bill limiting the Supreme Court’s
Italian far-right PM Meloni brought together Hassan Sheikh and leaders of the Horn of Africa with the main areas of interest being Somalia oil and gas
The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh, participated in the meeting of cooperation between Italy and the countries of the Horn of Africa in Rome, Italy. The Prime Minister of Italy Mrs. Giorgia
China envoy Wang Yi calls Kenya economic ties a ‘win-win’
President William Ruto with the Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China’s Central Committee Wang Yi at State House, Nairobi on July 22. By
Russia wants allies, so it is hosting an Africa summit. Food security and Wagner are key questions
File- Malians demonstrate against France and in support of Russia on the 60th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Mali, in Bamako, Mali, on Sept. 22, 2020. On July 27-28, 2023
Radical UK Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary charged with three terrorist offences
Anjem Choudary. Credit Photo AP / Tim Ireland By Reuters British radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary has been charged with three terrorism offences after being arrested in London last week,
Duale warns Uhuru family against disobeying order to surrender guns
Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale during discussions with leaders from Uasin Gishu County to solve the conflict on the military land in Eldoret on July 17,2023. Image: Twitter Aden Duale By
Belarus’ president says Wagner Group ‘mood is bad’ as its fighters want to move into Poland
By Anadolu Agency Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Sunday that the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group is putting pressure on his country with the intention of pushing across the
UK faces highest debt interest bill among developed nations this year
By Anadolu Agency The UK is facing the highest debt interest costs among developed nations this year, primarily due to its significant proportion of inflation-linked debt, Fitch Ratings said
Two teachers called out far-right activities at their German school. Then they had to leave town
Teachers Laura Nickel, right, and Max Teske pose for a photograph after an interview with The Associated Press in Cottbus, Germany, Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Two teachers in eastern Germany tried
Sudanese general warns Kenya against sending peacekeepers
By Reuters A Sudanese general rejected in threatening language a Kenyan-led proposal that East African peacekeepers help end a more than 100-day war in Sudan in a video released on Monday,
Israel faces ‘civil war’ after approval of controversial judicial bill: Former premier
By Anadolu Agency Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday that the country is entering a civil war after the Knesset approved a controversial bill limiting the Supreme Court’s
Italian far-right PM Meloni brought together Hassan Sheikh and leaders of the Horn of Africa with the main areas of interest being Somalia oil and gas
The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh, participated in the meeting of cooperation between Italy and the countries of the Horn of Africa in Rome, Italy. The Prime Minister of Italy Mrs. Giorgia
China envoy Wang Yi calls Kenya economic ties a ‘win-win’
President William Ruto with the Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China’s Central Committee Wang Yi at State House, Nairobi on July 22. By
Russia wants allies, so it is hosting an Africa summit. Food security and Wagner are key questions
File- Malians demonstrate against France and in support of Russia on the 60th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Mali, in Bamako, Mali, on Sept. 22, 2020. On July 27-28, 2023
Radical UK Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary charged with three terrorist offences
Anjem Choudary. Credit Photo AP / Tim Ireland By Reuters British radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary has been charged with three terrorism offences after being arrested in London last week,
Duale warns Uhuru family against disobeying order to surrender guns
Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale during discussions with leaders from Uasin Gishu County to solve the conflict on the military land in Eldoret on July 17,2023. Image: Twitter Aden Duale By
Belarus’ president says Wagner Group ‘mood is bad’ as its fighters want to move into Poland
By Anadolu Agency Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Sunday that the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group is putting pressure on his country with the intention of pushing across the