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
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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
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Read MoreAl Shabaab ‘fires two members of executive council’ after they pushed to stop attacks on civilians
Photo/ Somali Times The terror group issued a rare apology after a blast killed 90 in Mogadishu Somali jihadist group Al-Shabaab has expelled top members of its executive council after they
Read MoreWhat is the agreement of Somalia sharing resources?
Photo/Somali Times Further details can be found in the formal agreement reached on the country’s resource-sharing system, which has been under way for some time, and is being pursued by the
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US breaks new record in daily COVID-19 cases
The US broke a new record in daily COVID-19 cases with more than 120,000 new infections, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The country saw 121,054 new coronavirus cases on Thursday,
Read MoreAl Shabaab ‘fires two members of executive council’ after they pushed to stop attacks on civilians
Photo/ Somali Times The terror group issued a rare apology after a blast killed 90 in Mogadishu Somali jihadist group Al-Shabaab has expelled top members of its executive council after they
Read MoreWhat is the agreement of Somalia sharing resources?
Photo/Somali Times Further details can be found in the formal agreement reached on the country’s resource-sharing system, which has been under way for some time, and is being pursued by the
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Iran says it has developed hypersonic ballistic missile
By Anadolu Agency Iran on Thursday announced it has developed an advanced hypersonic ballistic missile capable of piercing through and targeting advanced air defense systems. The missile “has
Iran warns Saudi Arabia ‘our strategic patience’ may run out – Fars
By Reuters Iran’s intelligence minister told its regional rival Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that there is no guarantee of Tehran continuing its “strategic patience,” according to
Russia’s Putin won’t attend upcoming G-20 summit in Bali
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Qatar again denies claim of cash offers to World Cup voters
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Representative Ilhan Omar elected for the third time US Congress
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Laws and customs in Qatar ahead of 2022 World Cup
A traditional dhow boat sails towards the West Bay in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. Qatar has sought to portray itself as welcoming foreigners to this hereditarily ruled emirate, where
UK minister Gavin Williamson resigns over bullying claims
British minister Gavin Williamson. Photograph Alkis Konstantinidis By Reuters British minister Gavin Williamson resigned on Tuesday from the government over claims that he bullied colleagues,
Somalia President was advised to remove PM Hamza Barre from office
File Photo/Somali Times Senator Abdi Ismail Samatar, who is a member of the House of Representatives, proposed to the President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, to replace prime minister Hamza
Petra Diamonds’ Tanzania mine ops suspended for three months
A visitor holds a 17 carat diamond at a Petra Diamonds mine in Cullinan/File Photo By Reuters Petra Diamonds, which operates three mines in South Africa as well as Tanzania’s biggest
Iran says it has developed hypersonic ballistic missile
By Anadolu Agency Iran on Thursday announced it has developed an advanced hypersonic ballistic missile capable of piercing through and targeting advanced air defense systems. The missile “has
Iran warns Saudi Arabia ‘our strategic patience’ may run out – Fars
By Reuters Iran’s intelligence minister told its regional rival Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that there is no guarantee of Tehran continuing its “strategic patience,” according to
Russia’s Putin won’t attend upcoming G-20 summit in Bali
Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File) By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the Group of 20 summit in
Qatar again denies claim of cash offers to World Cup voters
Hassan Al Thawadi, Secretary General of the World Cup organizing. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File) By The Associated Press A longstanding whistleblower allegation that Qatar offered cash to voters
British teenager, 14, trapped in Ethiopia feared ‘I might never go home again’
Mahna Mohamed was born in London, but stranded abroad for over a week fearing she might not ever make it back home (Image: Supplied) The Mirror By Kieren Williams A 14-year-old British girl was
Representative Ilhan Omar elected for the third time US Congress
Rep. Ilhan Omar. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was reelected to represent Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District for a third term. Congresswoman Betty McCollum
Laws and customs in Qatar ahead of 2022 World Cup
A traditional dhow boat sails towards the West Bay in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. Qatar has sought to portray itself as welcoming foreigners to this hereditarily ruled emirate, where
UK minister Gavin Williamson resigns over bullying claims
British minister Gavin Williamson. Photograph Alkis Konstantinidis By Reuters British minister Gavin Williamson resigned on Tuesday from the government over claims that he bullied colleagues,
Somalia President was advised to remove PM Hamza Barre from office
File Photo/Somali Times Senator Abdi Ismail Samatar, who is a member of the House of Representatives, proposed to the President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, to replace prime minister Hamza