Latest NewsUS to blockade Iran ports after talks fail to yield a deal
A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026. By Reuters The U.S. military said it will begin a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and
Read MoreBurkina Faso’s tourism revenue hits record $165 million despite security challenges
Monument to National Heroes in Burkina Faso honors the iconic figures and martyrs of Burkinabè history. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/The black photographer By Face2Face Africa Despite security
Read MoreDjibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh elected himself sixth term as president
File Photo/Somali Times Ismail Omar Guelleh, is well-known to Djiboutians. He has, after all, been in power since May 1999, the year he succeeded his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, for whom he was
Read MoreUN chief’s personal envoy meets with Iranian officials
Iranian Red Crescent Society, Pir Hossein Kolivand (L), talks with Jean Arnault, the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for the Middle East Conflict and its Consequences, in Tehran,
Read MoreTurkish president, Qatari emir discuss Iran cease-fire, regional turmoil
By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Wednesday to discuss the Iran cease-fire and recent regional
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US to blockade Iran ports after talks fail to yield a deal
A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026. By Reuters The U.S. military said it will begin a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and
Read MoreBurkina Faso’s tourism revenue hits record $165 million despite security challenges
Monument to National Heroes in Burkina Faso honors the iconic figures and martyrs of Burkinabè history. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/The black photographer By Face2Face Africa Despite security
Read MoreDjibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh elected himself sixth term as president
File Photo/Somali Times Ismail Omar Guelleh, is well-known to Djiboutians. He has, after all, been in power since May 1999, the year he succeeded his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, for whom he was
Read MoreUN chief’s personal envoy meets with Iranian officials
Iranian Red Crescent Society, Pir Hossein Kolivand (L), talks with Jean Arnault, the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for the Middle East Conflict and its Consequences, in Tehran,
Read MoreTurkish president, Qatari emir discuss Iran cease-fire, regional turmoil
By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Wednesday to discuss the Iran cease-fire and recent regional
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Featured ArticlesUS to blockade Iran ports after talks fail to yield a deal
A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026. By Reuters The U.S. military said it will begin a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and
US to blockade Iran ports after talks fail to yield a deal
A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026. By Reuters The U.S. military said it will begin a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKSomalia federal state leaders reject oil agreement with Coastal Exploration
Photographer Somali Times/Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh First, the president signed an oil deal with a company called Coastal Exploration without federal leaders are present without
Read MoreSomalia urged to protect hard-won security gains amid transition
By Xinhua News Agency The African Union and United Nations officials have called on Somalia to ensure that the hard-won security gains thus far are not jeopardized as the AU forces continue with
Read MoreIsrael eyes normalization with Mauritania, Indonesia, Somalia to expand Abraham Accords
File Photo/Somali Times Al-Monitor By Rina Bassist Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is working to normalize ties with Mauritania, Somalia, Niger and Indonesia, in an effort to expand the
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Somalia federal state leaders reject oil agreement with Coastal Exploration
Photographer Somali Times/Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh First, the president signed an oil deal with a company called Coastal Exploration without federal leaders are present without
Read MoreSomalia urged to protect hard-won security gains amid transition
By Xinhua News Agency The African Union and United Nations officials have called on Somalia to ensure that the hard-won security gains thus far are not jeopardized as the AU forces continue with
Read MoreIsrael eyes normalization with Mauritania, Indonesia, Somalia to expand Abraham Accords
File Photo/Somali Times Al-Monitor By Rina Bassist Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is working to normalize ties with Mauritania, Somalia, Niger and Indonesia, in an effort to expand the
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Blog PostsShun political discord for stability, UN tells Somali leaders
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed who on September 12, 2021 called on Somali political leaders to shun political discord which may jeopardise the gains made in the country. AFP/Ashraf
Medvedev wins U.S. Open to end Djokovic calendar Grand Slam bid
Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, holds the runner-up trophy as Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, prepares to receive the championship trophy after Medvedev defeated Djokovic in the men’s singles final
Prof Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad’s wife is linked to his abduction by Prime Minister Roble and Uhuru Kenyatta
File Photo/Somali Times Halima Mohamed, the wife of Prof. Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad, who spoke to the media in Nairobi, Kenya, said that the abduction of her husband, Abdiwahab, has revealed
No vaccine passports: UK PM to set out winter COVID-19 plan
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street, ahead of addressing lawmakers about Britain’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, in London, Britain, September 6, 2021.
Nairobi is a hotspot for kidnapping and murder
Credit: Business Daily Africa Nairobi City skyline. At least 11 unidentified and unclaimed bodies are currently lying at the Garissa Referral Hospital mortuary, HAKI Africa, a Mombasa-based human
Qualifier to champion: Britain’s Raducanu, 18, wins US Open
Emma Raducanu, of Britain, poses outside Arthur Ashe Stadium with the championship trophy after she defeated Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, in the women’s singles final of the US Open tennis
Britain’s Raducanu, 18, beats Fernandez, 19, to win US Open
Emma Raducanu, of Britain, kisses the US Open championship trophy after defeating Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, during the women’s singles final of the US Open tennis championships,
Cocaine worth £160m is found on luxury yacht off the coast of Plymouth
Credit: Plymouth Live/The Jamaican yacht Kahu was brought into Plymouth by the National Crime Agency, Australian Federal Police and the Border Force. Plymouth Live By Lee Trewhela Six men have
US pulls missile defenses in Saudi Arabia amid Yemen attacks
File – In this Feb. 20, 2020, file pool photo, a member of the U.S. Air Force stands near a Patriot missile battery at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. The U.S. has removed its most
UN urges Taliban to ‘cease use of force’ against protesters
By Anadolu Agency UN Human Rights Office says Taliban should ensure freedom of peaceful assembly, expression The UN Human Rights Office on Friday called on the Taliban to “cease the use of
Shun political discord for stability, UN tells Somali leaders
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed who on September 12, 2021 called on Somali political leaders to shun political discord which may jeopardise the gains made in the country. AFP/Ashraf
Medvedev wins U.S. Open to end Djokovic calendar Grand Slam bid
Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, holds the runner-up trophy as Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, prepares to receive the championship trophy after Medvedev defeated Djokovic in the men’s singles final
Prof Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad’s wife is linked to his abduction by Prime Minister Roble and Uhuru Kenyatta
File Photo/Somali Times Halima Mohamed, the wife of Prof. Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad, who spoke to the media in Nairobi, Kenya, said that the abduction of her husband, Abdiwahab, has revealed
No vaccine passports: UK PM to set out winter COVID-19 plan
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street, ahead of addressing lawmakers about Britain’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, in London, Britain, September 6, 2021.
Nairobi is a hotspot for kidnapping and murder
Credit: Business Daily Africa Nairobi City skyline. At least 11 unidentified and unclaimed bodies are currently lying at the Garissa Referral Hospital mortuary, HAKI Africa, a Mombasa-based human
Qualifier to champion: Britain’s Raducanu, 18, wins US Open
Emma Raducanu, of Britain, poses outside Arthur Ashe Stadium with the championship trophy after she defeated Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, in the women’s singles final of the US Open tennis
Britain’s Raducanu, 18, beats Fernandez, 19, to win US Open
Emma Raducanu, of Britain, kisses the US Open championship trophy after defeating Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, during the women’s singles final of the US Open tennis championships,
Cocaine worth £160m is found on luxury yacht off the coast of Plymouth
Credit: Plymouth Live/The Jamaican yacht Kahu was brought into Plymouth by the National Crime Agency, Australian Federal Police and the Border Force. Plymouth Live By Lee Trewhela Six men have
US pulls missile defenses in Saudi Arabia amid Yemen attacks
File – In this Feb. 20, 2020, file pool photo, a member of the U.S. Air Force stands near a Patriot missile battery at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. The U.S. has removed its most
UN urges Taliban to ‘cease use of force’ against protesters
By Anadolu Agency UN Human Rights Office says Taliban should ensure freedom of peaceful assembly, expression The UN Human Rights Office on Friday called on the Taliban to “cease the use of