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 WEEKSaudi Arabia backs Trump’s deal, calls for direct Israel-Palestine talks
US President Donald Trump (R) meets with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud of Saudi Arabia on 20 March 2018 in Washington, US [Bandar Algaloud/Saudi Kingdom Council/Anadolu Agency] The
Read More‘We are at war’: Kenya halts movement to areas worst hit by coronavirus
Photo: Credit Reuters Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday ordered new restrictions to parts of the country affected by the novel coronavirus, including the capital Nairobi, a tightening of
Read MoreChina-Egypt jointly built economic zone hailed as model for Belt and Road cooperation
A worker works on the fiberglass production line at a factory of China’s fiberglass giant Jushi at China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone in Suez Province, Egypt, Nov. 6,
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Saudi Arabia backs Trump’s deal, calls for direct Israel-Palestine talks
US President Donald Trump (R) meets with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud of Saudi Arabia on 20 March 2018 in Washington, US [Bandar Algaloud/Saudi Kingdom Council/Anadolu Agency] The
Read More‘We are at war’: Kenya halts movement to areas worst hit by coronavirus
Photo: Credit Reuters Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday ordered new restrictions to parts of the country affected by the novel coronavirus, including the capital Nairobi, a tightening of
Read MoreChina-Egypt jointly built economic zone hailed as model for Belt and Road cooperation
A worker works on the fiberglass production line at a factory of China’s fiberglass giant Jushi at China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone in Suez Province, Egypt, Nov. 6,
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Blog PostsRussia says it hits Leopard tanks, U.S. Bradley vehicles in Ukraine
A still image taken from video shows what are said to be destroyed armoured vehicles of the Ukrainian armed forces, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in an unidentified location in the
Scotland’s ex-First Minister Nicola Sturgeon arrested in party finances probe
By Anadolu Agency Scotland’s former First Minister has been detained on Sunday in relation to an investigation into the Scottish National Party’s (SNP) finance. “A 52-year-old woman has
Biggest ruby ever to come to auction after being found in Mozambique sells for record $34.8m
Courtesy of Sotheby’s By Face2Face Africa The largest ruby in the world to come to auction set a record in New York when it sold for $34.8 million on Thursday. The record sale of the
Chinese firm wins tender to build head office for African court
Chinese workers of the China State Construction Engineering Corporation at the site of the new African Union conference centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia work/AFP By The East African Chinese firm
Turkey seizes $1 billion of counterfeit money headed for Africa
File Photo Reuters By Reuters Turkish security forces seized $1 billion of counterfeit money in Istanbul and arrested six people involved in the operation, including one Ghanian and three Swedish
Saudis threatened US with ‘major’ economic fallout in oil row: Report
By Anadolu Agency Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman threatened the US with “major economic consequences” after President Joe Biden vowed “consequences” for the
Somalia Al-Shabab killed more than 50 people in Pearl Beach Hotel
The Somali government forces have ended an attack by an armed group of Al-Shabab on a hotel on Lido Beach called Pearl Beach Hotel. The group fought for many hours inside the hotel, killing more
Somalia Al-Shabab attacks Pearl Lido Beach Hotel with explosions still under siege
An attack that began with explosions was carried out tonight on Lido Beach in Mogadishu, with several successive explosions and heavy gunfire heard. Information obtained by Somali Times states
China: ‘Hacker empire’ US is ‘spreading rumours’ with talk of Cuba spy station
Flags of U.S. and China are seen in this illustration. Reuters/Florence Lo/Illustration By Reuters China’s foreign ministry on Friday said “spreading rumours and slander” is a
Sudan junta declares UN envoy Volker Perthes ‘persona non grata’
UN Special Representative for Sudan Volker Perthes in the capital Khartoum/AFP By The East African Sudan on Thursday evening announced that it was expelling Volker Perthes, the special
Russia says it hits Leopard tanks, U.S. Bradley vehicles in Ukraine
A still image taken from video shows what are said to be destroyed armoured vehicles of the Ukrainian armed forces, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in an unidentified location in the
Scotland’s ex-First Minister Nicola Sturgeon arrested in party finances probe
By Anadolu Agency Scotland’s former First Minister has been detained on Sunday in relation to an investigation into the Scottish National Party’s (SNP) finance. “A 52-year-old woman has
Biggest ruby ever to come to auction after being found in Mozambique sells for record $34.8m
Courtesy of Sotheby’s By Face2Face Africa The largest ruby in the world to come to auction set a record in New York when it sold for $34.8 million on Thursday. The record sale of the
Chinese firm wins tender to build head office for African court
Chinese workers of the China State Construction Engineering Corporation at the site of the new African Union conference centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia work/AFP By The East African Chinese firm
Turkey seizes $1 billion of counterfeit money headed for Africa
File Photo Reuters By Reuters Turkish security forces seized $1 billion of counterfeit money in Istanbul and arrested six people involved in the operation, including one Ghanian and three Swedish
Saudis threatened US with ‘major’ economic fallout in oil row: Report
By Anadolu Agency Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman threatened the US with “major economic consequences” after President Joe Biden vowed “consequences” for the
Somalia Al-Shabab killed more than 50 people in Pearl Beach Hotel
The Somali government forces have ended an attack by an armed group of Al-Shabab on a hotel on Lido Beach called Pearl Beach Hotel. The group fought for many hours inside the hotel, killing more
Somalia Al-Shabab attacks Pearl Lido Beach Hotel with explosions still under siege
An attack that began with explosions was carried out tonight on Lido Beach in Mogadishu, with several successive explosions and heavy gunfire heard. Information obtained by Somali Times states
China: ‘Hacker empire’ US is ‘spreading rumours’ with talk of Cuba spy station
Flags of U.S. and China are seen in this illustration. Reuters/Florence Lo/Illustration By Reuters China’s foreign ministry on Friday said “spreading rumours and slander” is a
Sudan junta declares UN envoy Volker Perthes ‘persona non grata’
UN Special Representative for Sudan Volker Perthes in the capital Khartoum/AFP By The East African Sudan on Thursday evening announced that it was expelling Volker Perthes, the special