Latest News21 years after U.S.-led invasion, Iraq strives to retrieve looted antiquities
People visit the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 17, 2024. As the world celebrates International Museum Day on Saturday, Iraq remains haunted by the poignant scars of looted antiquities in
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21 years after U.S.-led invasion, Iraq strives to retrieve looted antiquities
People visit the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 17, 2024. As the world celebrates International Museum Day on Saturday, Iraq remains haunted by the poignant scars of looted antiquities in
Read MorePaul Kagame, the president of Rwanda since 2000, was nominated as the candidate dictator
Credit Photo Reuters/Rwandan President Paul Kagame Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Friday officially declared his candidacy for the presidential election scheduled for July 15. Read: The oldest
Read MoreLondon stocks dip as global rates outlook weighs
The outside of the London Stock Exchange building is seen in the City of London, March 7, 2005. Photographer Toby Melville/File Photo By Reuters London stocks fell on Friday, tracking weakness in
Read MoreWhat was the topic of discussion between Hamza and Djibouti dictator Ismaïl Guelleh?
File Photo/Somali Times The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr. Hamza Abdi Barre, who is participating in the 33rd session of the Arab League Council in Bahrain, had a meeting
Read MoreUN envoy to Somalia James Swan will not please Hassan Sheikh
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced James Swan will be his special envoy for Somalia and head of the UN Mission in Somalia, abbreviated as UNSOM. Read: James Swan has been
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Featured Articles21 years after U.S.-led invasion, Iraq strives to retrieve looted antiquities
People visit the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 17, 2024. As the world celebrates International Museum Day on Saturday, Iraq remains haunted by the poignant scars of looted antiquities in
21 years after U.S.-led invasion, Iraq strives to retrieve looted antiquities
People visit the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 17, 2024. As the world celebrates International Museum Day on Saturday, Iraq remains haunted by the poignant scars of looted antiquities in
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKTurkey supports Montenegro’s EU bid, says President Erdogan
By Anadolu Agency Turkey on Friday reiterated its support for the Montenegro’s accession process to the EU. “We sincerely encourage and support the full accession of Montenegro, our
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Turkey supports Montenegro’s EU bid, says President Erdogan
By Anadolu Agency Turkey on Friday reiterated its support for the Montenegro’s accession process to the EU. “We sincerely encourage and support the full accession of Montenegro, our
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Blog PostsKenya’s Odinga launches fifth bid for top job with president’s backing
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Racism, a stacked system — Nadifa Mohamed’s Booker-shortlisted novel ‘The Fortune Men’ shows not much has changed since 1952
A photograph appears on the Internet/Nadifa Mohamed Toronto Star By Steven J. Beattie On September 3, 1952, a Somali man named Mahmood Mattan was hanged in Cardiff, Wales, for the murder of a
Biden asks for ‘other options’ if talks fail on Iran’s nuclear program
President of the United States Joe Biden By Anadolu Agency Only path out of sanctions is through nuclear compliance, says White House spokeswoman The White House said Thursday that President Joe
Taiwan loses diplomatic ally Nicaragua to China
In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, representatives Laureano Ortega Murillo, son of and advisor to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, left, and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma
France draws ire in Pacific islands as New Caledonia referendum goes ahead
Secretary General of the Elysee Palace Alexis Kohler, French President Emmanuel Macron and French Overseas Minister Sebastien Lecornu meet with New Caledonia representatives at the Elysee Palace
Almost 6 million people on waiting lists for NHS surgery in England
The number of patients on the waiting list for non-urgent surgery has from 5.83m to 5.98m. Photograph: Curtseyes/Alamy The Guardian By Denis Campbell and Pamela Duncan Record number of people
Why state actors want to bury Jamal Khashoggi
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives French President Emmanuel Macron in Jeddah on 4 December 2021 (Bandar al-Jaloud/Saudi Royal Palace/AFP) By David Hearst editor-in-chief Middle East
Kenya paid China Sh29bn to ease debt repayment standoff
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Hanque Square, Beijing, China. By Business Daily Africa Kenya wired Sh29.86 billion to China in the quarter to September 2021 to
‘Amazing feeling.’ 1st Somali mayor in US shares her vision
Deqa Dhalac poses near her home Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, in South Portland, Maine. On Monday Dhalac, who fled Mogadishu 31 years ago, became the first Somali-American mayor in the United States.
U.S. hits Ugandan military intelligence chief with sanctions over ‘egregious’ abuses
Ugandan Military Intelligence (CMI) chief Maj. Gen. Abel Kandiho. By Reuters The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed financial sanctions on Uganda’s chief of military intelligence,
Kenya’s Odinga launches fifth bid for top job with president’s backing
Kenya’s Opposition leader Raila Odinga and wife Ida Odinga attend the Azimio la Umoja (Declaration of Unity) rally to unveil his August 2022 Presidential race candidature at the Moi
Racism, a stacked system — Nadifa Mohamed’s Booker-shortlisted novel ‘The Fortune Men’ shows not much has changed since 1952
A photograph appears on the Internet/Nadifa Mohamed Toronto Star By Steven J. Beattie On September 3, 1952, a Somali man named Mahmood Mattan was hanged in Cardiff, Wales, for the murder of a
Biden asks for ‘other options’ if talks fail on Iran’s nuclear program
President of the United States Joe Biden By Anadolu Agency Only path out of sanctions is through nuclear compliance, says White House spokeswoman The White House said Thursday that President Joe
Taiwan loses diplomatic ally Nicaragua to China
In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, representatives Laureano Ortega Murillo, son of and advisor to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, left, and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma
France draws ire in Pacific islands as New Caledonia referendum goes ahead
Secretary General of the Elysee Palace Alexis Kohler, French President Emmanuel Macron and French Overseas Minister Sebastien Lecornu meet with New Caledonia representatives at the Elysee Palace
Almost 6 million people on waiting lists for NHS surgery in England
The number of patients on the waiting list for non-urgent surgery has from 5.83m to 5.98m. Photograph: Curtseyes/Alamy The Guardian By Denis Campbell and Pamela Duncan Record number of people
Why state actors want to bury Jamal Khashoggi
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives French President Emmanuel Macron in Jeddah on 4 December 2021 (Bandar al-Jaloud/Saudi Royal Palace/AFP) By David Hearst editor-in-chief Middle East
Kenya paid China Sh29bn to ease debt repayment standoff
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Hanque Square, Beijing, China. By Business Daily Africa Kenya wired Sh29.86 billion to China in the quarter to September 2021 to
‘Amazing feeling.’ 1st Somali mayor in US shares her vision
Deqa Dhalac poses near her home Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, in South Portland, Maine. On Monday Dhalac, who fled Mogadishu 31 years ago, became the first Somali-American mayor in the United States.
U.S. hits Ugandan military intelligence chief with sanctions over ‘egregious’ abuses
Ugandan Military Intelligence (CMI) chief Maj. Gen. Abel Kandiho. By Reuters The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed financial sanctions on Uganda’s chief of military intelligence,