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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei is pictured during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 14, 2025. By Xinhua News Agency Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei
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Guests unveil the event “China Bookshelf” in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Dec. 19, 2025. China Communications Construction Company Tanzania branch on Friday donated 300 books to
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Iran says missile program aimed at defending national sovereignty, non-negotiable
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei is pictured during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 14, 2025. By Xinhua News Agency Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei
Read MoreVenezuela reaches oil production target amid US pressure
By Anadolu Agency Venezuela has reached its goal of producing 1.2 million barrels of crude oil per day this year, despite intensifying US pressure and tanker seizures, said Vice President Delcy
Read MoreKenya seeks Egypt partnership to boost local defence manufacturing
By Kenyans Kenya has taken a step toward strengthening defence manufacturing capacity following a high-level visit to Egypt by senior officials from the Directorate of National Security
Read MoreJoshua delivers reality check to Paul with sixth-round KO
Dec 19, 2025; Miami, Florida, US; Anthony Joshua hits Jake Paul during a heavyweight boxing bout at Kayesa Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images By Reuters Former heavyweight
Read MoreChinese company donates 300 books to Tanzania’s University of Dar es Salaam
Guests unveil the event “China Bookshelf” in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Dec. 19, 2025. China Communications Construction Company Tanzania branch on Friday donated 300 books to
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Featured ArticlesIran says missile program aimed at defending national sovereignty, non-negotiable
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei is pictured during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 14, 2025. By Xinhua News Agency Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei
Iran says missile program aimed at defending national sovereignty, non-negotiable
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei is pictured during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 14, 2025. By Xinhua News Agency Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKMuseveni launches Uganda-China Free Zone project in Tororo
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday launched the first phase of a $620m Chinese industrial project in the eastern part of the country. The project dubbed, “Uganda-China Free Zone of
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A maze of crude oil pipes and valves is pictured during a tour by the Department of Energy at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport, Texas, U.S. June 9, 2016. Reuters /Richard Carson/File
Read MoreWorld’s oldest known person, French nun, dies at 118
Sister Andre poses for a portrait at the Sainte Catherine Laboure care home in Toulon, southern France, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. The French nun who was believed to be the world’s oldest
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Museveni launches Uganda-China Free Zone project in Tororo
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday launched the first phase of a $620m Chinese industrial project in the eastern part of the country. The project dubbed, “Uganda-China Free Zone of
Read MoreOil firms on tight supply as U.S. driving season looms
A maze of crude oil pipes and valves is pictured during a tour by the Department of Energy at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport, Texas, U.S. June 9, 2016. Reuters /Richard Carson/File
Read MoreWorld’s oldest known person, French nun, dies at 118
Sister Andre poses for a portrait at the Sainte Catherine Laboure care home in Toulon, southern France, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. The French nun who was believed to be the world’s oldest
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Blog PostsEmergency Medical Team Deployed in Somalia as World Health Organization Scales Up Efforts to Strengthen Trauma Care Services
File Photo Somali Times/Somalia flag By World Health Organization The WHO Country Office in Somalia recently deployed an emergency medical team (EMT) in Mogadishu to support trauma care and also
HSBC rescues British arm of stricken Silicon Valley Bank
By Reuters HSBC bought the UK arm of stricken Silicon Valley Bank for a symbolic one pound on Monday, rescuing a key lender for technology start-ups in Britain and helping curb the fallout from
Tea earnings increase by Sh2bn on weak shilling, higher exports
By Business Daily Africa Export earnings from tea grew by Sh2 billion last year, helped by a weaker shilling, increased volumes and higher prices of the beverage. The earnings defied global
Anti-government protests resume in Israel for 10th straight week
By Anadolu Agency Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets Saturday to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing policies and a plan that would restrict the powers of
Regulators urged to find Silicon Valley Bank buyer as industry frets about fallout
A man puts a sign on the door of the Silicon Valley Bank as an onlooker watches at the bank’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California, U.S. March 10, 2023. Photographer Nathan Frandino By Reuters
China helps arch-foes Iran, Saudi Arabia break diplomatic ice
By Anadolu Agency Regional arch-foes and estranged neighbors, Iran and Saudi Arabia, finally broke the diplomatic ice after almost two years of marathon efforts to resume ties and reopen
Somalia’s Hargeisa administration arrested 40 people for homosexuality
File Photo Somali Times/Hargeisa SNM militia leader warlord Muse Bihi Abdi Today’s meeting of the Hargeisa Senate discussed the number of people arrested for homosexuality which they
Seven foreigners to serve life for trafficking heroin worth Sh1.3bn
Seven foreigners at a Mombasa Court in Mombasa County on Friday, March 10, 2023 The Standard By Joackim Bwana Seven foreigners condemned to life imprisonment on Friday for drug trafficking have
UK Home Secretary to visit Kigali over migrants relocation
UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman. She will visit Kigali to meet with Rwanda’s Foreign minister Vincent Biruta to discuss the pending implementation of a controversial deal that seeks to control
Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to resume diplomatic ties, reopen embassies
By Anadolu Agency Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to resume bilateral diplomatic ties after several days of deliberations between top security officials of the two countries in Beijing.
Emergency Medical Team Deployed in Somalia as World Health Organization Scales Up Efforts to Strengthen Trauma Care Services
File Photo Somali Times/Somalia flag By World Health Organization The WHO Country Office in Somalia recently deployed an emergency medical team (EMT) in Mogadishu to support trauma care and also
HSBC rescues British arm of stricken Silicon Valley Bank
By Reuters HSBC bought the UK arm of stricken Silicon Valley Bank for a symbolic one pound on Monday, rescuing a key lender for technology start-ups in Britain and helping curb the fallout from
Tea earnings increase by Sh2bn on weak shilling, higher exports
By Business Daily Africa Export earnings from tea grew by Sh2 billion last year, helped by a weaker shilling, increased volumes and higher prices of the beverage. The earnings defied global
Anti-government protests resume in Israel for 10th straight week
By Anadolu Agency Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets Saturday to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing policies and a plan that would restrict the powers of
Regulators urged to find Silicon Valley Bank buyer as industry frets about fallout
A man puts a sign on the door of the Silicon Valley Bank as an onlooker watches at the bank’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California, U.S. March 10, 2023. Photographer Nathan Frandino By Reuters
China helps arch-foes Iran, Saudi Arabia break diplomatic ice
By Anadolu Agency Regional arch-foes and estranged neighbors, Iran and Saudi Arabia, finally broke the diplomatic ice after almost two years of marathon efforts to resume ties and reopen
Somalia’s Hargeisa administration arrested 40 people for homosexuality
File Photo Somali Times/Hargeisa SNM militia leader warlord Muse Bihi Abdi Today’s meeting of the Hargeisa Senate discussed the number of people arrested for homosexuality which they
Seven foreigners to serve life for trafficking heroin worth Sh1.3bn
Seven foreigners at a Mombasa Court in Mombasa County on Friday, March 10, 2023 The Standard By Joackim Bwana Seven foreigners condemned to life imprisonment on Friday for drug trafficking have
UK Home Secretary to visit Kigali over migrants relocation
UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman. She will visit Kigali to meet with Rwanda’s Foreign minister Vincent Biruta to discuss the pending implementation of a controversial deal that seeks to control
Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to resume diplomatic ties, reopen embassies
By Anadolu Agency Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to resume bilateral diplomatic ties after several days of deliberations between top security officials of the two countries in Beijing.