Latest NewsSomalia’s president Hassan Sheikh and his family have become dictators through one-party elections
Photo Somali Times, Thursday December 25th 2025. Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh and his family have become dictators through one-party elections. ead: Somalia corrupt president Hassan
Read MoreBP to sell 65% stake in Castrol to Stonepeak for $6 billion
Castrol motor oil bottles are seen in this illustration taken June 19, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters BP, opens new tab has agreed to sell a 65% stake in its Castrol
Read MoreIran 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
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Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh and his family have become dictators through one-party elections
Photo Somali Times, Thursday December 25th 2025. Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh and his family have become dictators through one-party elections. ead: Somalia corrupt president Hassan
Read MoreBP to sell 65% stake in Castrol to Stonepeak for $6 billion
Castrol motor oil bottles are seen in this illustration taken June 19, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters BP, opens new tab has agreed to sell a 65% stake in its Castrol
Read MoreIran 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
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Featured ArticlesSomalia’s president Hassan Sheikh and his family have become dictators through one-party elections
Photo Somali Times, Thursday December 25th 2025. Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh and his family have become dictators through one-party elections. ead: Somalia corrupt president Hassan
Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh and his family have become dictators through one-party elections
Photo Somali Times, Thursday December 25th 2025. Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh and his family have become dictators through one-party elections. ead: Somalia corrupt president Hassan
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKIMF: Mideast economies face volatile politics, oil prices
Photo (AP) Political uncertainty and volatile oil prices are weighing heavily on economic growth in the Middle East this year, according to a new report released Monday by the International
Read MoreMercedes raises stake in struggling Aston Martin
Aston Martin: will gain access to electric technology By Terry Murden Mercedes-Benz is raising its stake in Aston Martin Lagonda as part the British marque’s recovery plan. Aston Martin said the
Read MoreUganda to Sue Kenya, Tanzania over exports blockade
EAC countries including Kenya and Tanzania continue to lock out Uganda’s sugar out of their markets without proper explanation. By Dorothy Nakaweesi Uganda will this week seek to find solutions
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IMF: Mideast economies face volatile politics, oil prices
Photo (AP) Political uncertainty and volatile oil prices are weighing heavily on economic growth in the Middle East this year, according to a new report released Monday by the International
Read MoreMercedes raises stake in struggling Aston Martin
Aston Martin: will gain access to electric technology By Terry Murden Mercedes-Benz is raising its stake in Aston Martin Lagonda as part the British marque’s recovery plan. Aston Martin said the
Read MoreUganda to Sue Kenya, Tanzania over exports blockade
EAC countries including Kenya and Tanzania continue to lock out Uganda’s sugar out of their markets without proper explanation. By Dorothy Nakaweesi Uganda will this week seek to find solutions
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Blog PostsFIFA president defends Qatar from Western ‘hypocrisy’
By Anadolu Agency FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Saturday defended Qatar from what he called Western “hypocrisy” amid criticism of the Gulf country’s hosting of World Cup 2022. The global
Interpol issues arrest warrant for Angola’s Isabel dos Santos, Lusa reports
Isabel Dos Santos, daughter of Angola’s former President and Africa’s richest woman. Photographer Toby Melville By Reuters Global police agency Interpol has issued an international arrest
Five countries voted against Hassan Sheikh, Somalia extended arms embargo
File Photo Somali Times/Somalia president Hassan Sheikh The UN Security Council on Thursday extended an arms embargo on Somalia for another year, as the federal government tried to lift it, to
Qatar bans sale of beer at World Cup stadiums in about-face
Ads for Budweiser are seen at a hotel hosting a major bar for the beermaker in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. World Cup organizers will ban the sale of all beer with alcohol at the eight
UK schools struggle amid soaring energy bills, cost of living
By Anadolu Agency Soaring energy bills and the rising cost of living in the UK are being felt in schools across the country, with some experts warning that pupils might have to wear coats in
Israeli gang leader appears in South African court for extradition hearing
A joint interpol and South African police task-force detained Israeli fugitive Yaniv Yossi Ben Simon and 7 associates during an early morning raid on a house in Bryanston, Johannesburg, South
UN maintains Somali arms embargo over government objections
Somalia’s U.N. Ambassador Abukar Osman By The Associated Press The United Nations Security Council voted Thursday to maintain an arms embargo on Somalia over strong objections from its
US says Mohammed bin Salman immune from lawsuits in Khashoggi murder case
By Anadolu Agency The Biden administration said on Thursday that the high office held by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman should shield him from lawsuits for his role in the 2018 killing of
Central Bank Kenya eyes Sh5 billion from reopened bond sale
By Business Daily Africa The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is seeking Sh5 billion from the reopened 14-year infrastructure bond, which investors oversubscribed in the initial auction that closed
UK makes more people pay top rate of tax as part of budget squeeze
Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt walks at Downing Street in London, Britain, November 17, 2022. Photographer Peter Nicholls By Reuters The British government announced on
FIFA president defends Qatar from Western ‘hypocrisy’
By Anadolu Agency FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Saturday defended Qatar from what he called Western “hypocrisy” amid criticism of the Gulf country’s hosting of World Cup 2022. The global
Interpol issues arrest warrant for Angola’s Isabel dos Santos, Lusa reports
Isabel Dos Santos, daughter of Angola’s former President and Africa’s richest woman. Photographer Toby Melville By Reuters Global police agency Interpol has issued an international arrest
Five countries voted against Hassan Sheikh, Somalia extended arms embargo
File Photo Somali Times/Somalia president Hassan Sheikh The UN Security Council on Thursday extended an arms embargo on Somalia for another year, as the federal government tried to lift it, to
Qatar bans sale of beer at World Cup stadiums in about-face
Ads for Budweiser are seen at a hotel hosting a major bar for the beermaker in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. World Cup organizers will ban the sale of all beer with alcohol at the eight
UK schools struggle amid soaring energy bills, cost of living
By Anadolu Agency Soaring energy bills and the rising cost of living in the UK are being felt in schools across the country, with some experts warning that pupils might have to wear coats in
Israeli gang leader appears in South African court for extradition hearing
A joint interpol and South African police task-force detained Israeli fugitive Yaniv Yossi Ben Simon and 7 associates during an early morning raid on a house in Bryanston, Johannesburg, South
UN maintains Somali arms embargo over government objections
Somalia’s U.N. Ambassador Abukar Osman By The Associated Press The United Nations Security Council voted Thursday to maintain an arms embargo on Somalia over strong objections from its
US says Mohammed bin Salman immune from lawsuits in Khashoggi murder case
By Anadolu Agency The Biden administration said on Thursday that the high office held by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman should shield him from lawsuits for his role in the 2018 killing of
Central Bank Kenya eyes Sh5 billion from reopened bond sale
By Business Daily Africa The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is seeking Sh5 billion from the reopened 14-year infrastructure bond, which investors oversubscribed in the initial auction that closed
UK makes more people pay top rate of tax as part of budget squeeze
Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt walks at Downing Street in London, Britain, November 17, 2022. Photographer Peter Nicholls By Reuters The British government announced on