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.
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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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Blog PostsUganda says 54 soldiers killed by Al-Shabab in Somalia
By Reuters Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni said on Saturday that 54 Ugandan peacekeepers were killed in an attack last week by militant group Al-Shabab on a military base in Somalia.
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Abdirahman Abdishakur opposes extension for Somalia president’s term in office
Photographer Somali Times/Inside Somali Parliament Abdirahman Abdishakur Abdirahman Abdishakur said, “We are not doing anything for Somalia to start a extension period this morning. It is
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Credit to Photo Associated Press/Dictator Ismali Omar Gulleh has ruled over Djibouti since 1999. He succeeded his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon African leaders have continued to consolidate their
High-level participation from 78 countries at Turkish President Erdogan’s inauguration ceremony
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Deadly protests rock Senegal as opposition leader sentenced to jail
Senegal presidential aspirant Sonko sentenced to prison/Reuters By Reuters Nine people were killed in Senegal on Thursday in clashes between riot police and supporters of opposition leader
US reopens embassy in Seychelles after 27-year absence
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks from the airplane at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland, Thursday, June 1, 2023. US Secretary of State Blinken will meet with Finnish
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Zimbabwe passes law to punish ‘unpatriotic’ citizens
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa/AFP By The East African Zimbabwe’s Parliament has passed a controversial law that seeks to punish “unpatriotic” citizens, yet another legislative move
Uganda says 54 soldiers killed by Al-Shabab in Somalia
By Reuters Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni said on Saturday that 54 Ugandan peacekeepers were killed in an attack last week by militant group Al-Shabab on a military base in Somalia.
Why Ruto is playing West, Russia ping-pong
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) shakes hands President William Ruto at State House Nairobi. Kenya The East African By Aggrey Mutambo and James Anyanzwa Debt, a weakening currency and
Abdirahman Abdishakur opposes extension for Somalia president’s term in office
Photographer Somali Times/Inside Somali Parliament Abdirahman Abdishakur Abdirahman Abdishakur said, “We are not doing anything for Somalia to start a extension period this morning. It is
The oldest African dictators
Credit to Photo Associated Press/Dictator Ismali Omar Gulleh has ruled over Djibouti since 1999. He succeeded his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon African leaders have continued to consolidate their
High-level participation from 78 countries at Turkish President Erdogan’s inauguration ceremony
By Anadolu Agency High-level officials from 78 countries will attend Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s swearing-in ceremony Saturday. The inauguration ceremony at the Presidential Complex
Tanks, F-16 jets part of long-term aid for Ukraine, won’t be ready for upcoming offensive, US says
File – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley listens during an event at the Memorial Amphitheater of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Memorial Day, on May
Deadly protests rock Senegal as opposition leader sentenced to jail
Senegal presidential aspirant Sonko sentenced to prison/Reuters By Reuters Nine people were killed in Senegal on Thursday in clashes between riot police and supporters of opposition leader
US reopens embassy in Seychelles after 27-year absence
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks from the airplane at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland, Thursday, June 1, 2023. US Secretary of State Blinken will meet with Finnish
Oil prices rise after US decision to raise debt limit
By Anadolu Agency Oil prices increased on Thursday after the US passed a bill that is anticipated to lift the US debt ceiling and limit government spending in an effort to reduce the federal
Zimbabwe passes law to punish ‘unpatriotic’ citizens
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa/AFP By The East African Zimbabwe’s Parliament has passed a controversial law that seeks to punish “unpatriotic” citizens, yet another legislative move