Latest NewsKeir Starmer announces he’ll resign as UK prime minister, launching contest for successor
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, June 22, 2026. Photographer Kin Cheung By The Associated Press British
Read MoreEthiopia election: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed elected himself
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed elected himself, has won a landslide victory in the country’s general election, with his party retaining a majority in parliament. The election was
Read MoreIsrael plans to deploy submarines Berbera northern Somalia
A new report from Germany says Israel is seeking a naval and military presence in the Somaliland port of Berbera, a move that could give the Israeli navy a strategic access to the Gulf of Aden
Read MoreSomalia: Puntland forces plan to arrest Gen Jimale
File Photo/Somali Times There is currently a sense of security tension and conflicting military activities in the regions of Puntland, which are based on the political conflict between the
Read MoreTop 10 African Universities shaping the strongest talent pipelines in 2026
By The African Exponent According to the 2026–2027 Best Global Universities rankings by U.S. News & World Report, Africa’s top 10 universities are concentrated within a narrow set of higher
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Keir Starmer announces he’ll resign as UK prime minister, launching contest for successor
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, June 22, 2026. Photographer Kin Cheung By The Associated Press British
Read MoreEthiopia election: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed elected himself
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed elected himself, has won a landslide victory in the country’s general election, with his party retaining a majority in parliament. The election was
Read MoreIsrael plans to deploy submarines Berbera northern Somalia
A new report from Germany says Israel is seeking a naval and military presence in the Somaliland port of Berbera, a move that could give the Israeli navy a strategic access to the Gulf of Aden
Read MoreSomalia: Puntland forces plan to arrest Gen Jimale
File Photo/Somali Times There is currently a sense of security tension and conflicting military activities in the regions of Puntland, which are based on the political conflict between the
Read MoreTop 10 African Universities shaping the strongest talent pipelines in 2026
By The African Exponent According to the 2026–2027 Best Global Universities rankings by U.S. News & World Report, Africa’s top 10 universities are concentrated within a narrow set of higher
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Featured ArticlesKeir Starmer announces he’ll resign as UK prime minister, launching contest for successor
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, June 22, 2026. Photographer Kin Cheung By The Associated Press British
Keir Starmer announces he’ll resign as UK prime minister, launching contest for successor
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, June 22, 2026. Photographer Kin Cheung By The Associated Press British
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKSaudi dissident forced to go to court to claim asylum in Germany
Rasheed Alameer told MEE that he now felt safe in Germany (YouTube) Rasheed Alameer says his case was only settled when he made a legal complaint more than 18 months after fleeing to Europe
Read MorePhilippine troops drive away armed rebels from public market
Armored personnel carriers make their way along traffic as they augment security forces in Datu Paglas, Maguindanao province, southern Philippines on Saturday May 8, 2021. Dozens of Muslim
Read MoreEgypt appreciates Ethiopia’s goodwill, insists on technical recommendations
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said that while his country appreciates the goodwill of Ethiopia in protecting their Nile interests, the only viable resolution to the dam stalemate is
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Saudi dissident forced to go to court to claim asylum in Germany
Rasheed Alameer told MEE that he now felt safe in Germany (YouTube) Rasheed Alameer says his case was only settled when he made a legal complaint more than 18 months after fleeing to Europe
Read MorePhilippine troops drive away armed rebels from public market
Armored personnel carriers make their way along traffic as they augment security forces in Datu Paglas, Maguindanao province, southern Philippines on Saturday May 8, 2021. Dozens of Muslim
Read MoreEgypt appreciates Ethiopia’s goodwill, insists on technical recommendations
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said that while his country appreciates the goodwill of Ethiopia in protecting their Nile interests, the only viable resolution to the dam stalemate is
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Blog PostsKenyan police fire tear gas at protesters marching against finance bill
By Reuters Kenyan police fired tear gas at hundreds of people protesting near parliament on Tuesday against a proposed finance bill that would hike taxes on fuel and housing. President William
US had intelligence of Ukrainian plan to attack Nord Stream pipelines: Report
By Anadolu Agency The US received intelligence that the Ukrainian military planned a hidden attack on the Nord Stream pipelines three months before it was damaged, according to a report by the
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Saudi Arabia to meet Crown Prince Mohammed
Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the 2023 American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Summit, Monday, June 5, 2023, at the Grand Hyatt in Washington. (AP Photo/Jess
Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of blowing up Kakhovka dam
By Anadolu Agency Explosions at the Kakhovka dam near Kherson, southern Ukraine unleashed floodwaters on Tuesday, as both Moscow and Kyiv accused each other of destruction. Ukrainian President
Prince Harry gets his day in court against tabloids he accuses of blighting his life
Prince Harry arrives at the High Court in London, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Prince Harry is due at a London court to testify against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other
Bank run scare on CBK plan to issue digital currencies
Kenyan financial industry players, including banks, have warned that issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) may spark the collapse of an unspecified number of banks/Shutterstock By
Russia says U.S.-built F-16s could ‘accommodate’ nuclear weapons if sent to Ukraine
F-16 aircrafts fly during a NATO media event at an airbase in Malbork, Poland, March 21, 2023. Reuters/Lukasz Glowala By Reuters Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that
Somalia’s Deputy Minister of Information is a professional liar to the public
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s deputy minister is giving misinformation to the public about the Al-Shabab terrorist group saying 150, 70, 50 and 30 terrorists are killed everyday, which
Kenya loses $2m weekly as the tea sector crisis spirals
By The East African Instability and uncertainty in Kenya’s tea industry have gone a notch higher with reports that the country is losing about $2 million every week at the tea auction in Mombasa
Somalia’s Speaker of the People’s Assembly seeks funds from Saudi Arabia
Photo/Somali Times The Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr. Adan Mohamed Nur Madobe and his delegation arrived in Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of
Kenyan police fire tear gas at protesters marching against finance bill
By Reuters Kenyan police fired tear gas at hundreds of people protesting near parliament on Tuesday against a proposed finance bill that would hike taxes on fuel and housing. President William
US had intelligence of Ukrainian plan to attack Nord Stream pipelines: Report
By Anadolu Agency The US received intelligence that the Ukrainian military planned a hidden attack on the Nord Stream pipelines three months before it was damaged, according to a report by the
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Saudi Arabia to meet Crown Prince Mohammed
Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the 2023 American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Summit, Monday, June 5, 2023, at the Grand Hyatt in Washington. (AP Photo/Jess
Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of blowing up Kakhovka dam
By Anadolu Agency Explosions at the Kakhovka dam near Kherson, southern Ukraine unleashed floodwaters on Tuesday, as both Moscow and Kyiv accused each other of destruction. Ukrainian President
Prince Harry gets his day in court against tabloids he accuses of blighting his life
Prince Harry arrives at the High Court in London, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Prince Harry is due at a London court to testify against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other
Bank run scare on CBK plan to issue digital currencies
Kenyan financial industry players, including banks, have warned that issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) may spark the collapse of an unspecified number of banks/Shutterstock By
Russia says U.S.-built F-16s could ‘accommodate’ nuclear weapons if sent to Ukraine
F-16 aircrafts fly during a NATO media event at an airbase in Malbork, Poland, March 21, 2023. Reuters/Lukasz Glowala By Reuters Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that
Somalia’s Deputy Minister of Information is a professional liar to the public
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s deputy minister is giving misinformation to the public about the Al-Shabab terrorist group saying 150, 70, 50 and 30 terrorists are killed everyday, which
Kenya loses $2m weekly as the tea sector crisis spirals
By The East African Instability and uncertainty in Kenya’s tea industry have gone a notch higher with reports that the country is losing about $2 million every week at the tea auction in Mombasa
Somalia’s Speaker of the People’s Assembly seeks funds from Saudi Arabia
Photo/Somali Times The Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr. Adan Mohamed Nur Madobe and his delegation arrived in Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of