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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
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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,
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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, Kenya discusses strengthening ties following ICJ ruling
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Photo: Credit Reuters Turkey’s national flag carrier, Turkish Airlines (THY) announced late Wednesday it was extending the cancellation of its flights amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreUnited Nations Question Eritrean Government on Missing Journalists and Politicians
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Somalia, Kenya discusses strengthening ties following ICJ ruling
Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamoud met with Kenya’s Ambassador to Somalia Lucas Tumbo in Mogadishu to
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Photo: Credit Reuters Turkey’s national flag carrier, Turkish Airlines (THY) announced late Wednesday it was extending the cancellation of its flights amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Who is Justin Muturi, the next president of Kenya 2022?
Credit: Facebook Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya Justin Muturi. Justin Bedan Njoka Muturi is the seventh Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya, in office since 2013. He is the first
Ugandan journalist arrested for lodging with Afghan evacuees
Henry Wasswa Lumanyika (C) in the dock According to The Observer Uganda reported, Ugandan journalist Henry Wasswa Lumanyika is detained at Entebbe police station on charges of criminal trespass,
Taliban guard airport as most NATO troops leave Afghanistan
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Afghan woman gives birth on board Turkish Airlines evacuation flight
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Front against Farmaajo bid crumbling as interests clash
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US airstrike targets Islamic State member in Afghanistan
President Joe Biden listens as he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) The
Hamza the gunman unmasked
Hamza Mohammed. By The Citizen Dar es Salaam. The man who was behind the deadly shootings in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday was born and raised as a good boy in the city’s Upanga suburb, his
Garissa Governor Ali Korane: Forty-five witnesses are lined up to testify the graft case
Garissa County Governor Ali Bunow Korane before the anti-corruption court in Nairobi on Thursday, August 26, 2021. Forty-five witnesses are lined up to testify in the Sh233 million graft case
Exclusive Congo reviewing $6 bln mining deal with Chinese investors -finmin
A copper and cobalt mine run by Sicomines is seen in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 30, 2015. REUTERS/Aaron Ross/File Photo Reuters By Aaron Ross and Karin Strohecker Democratic
Turkey among top 3 countries in world in combat drone technology
By Anadolu Agency Goal is to develop armed drones that can take off, land on aircraft carriers with short runways, says Turkish president Turkey has risen to the world’s top three in combat drone
Who is Justin Muturi, the next president of Kenya 2022?
Credit: Facebook Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya Justin Muturi. Justin Bedan Njoka Muturi is the seventh Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya, in office since 2013. He is the first
Ugandan journalist arrested for lodging with Afghan evacuees
Henry Wasswa Lumanyika (C) in the dock According to The Observer Uganda reported, Ugandan journalist Henry Wasswa Lumanyika is detained at Entebbe police station on charges of criminal trespass,
Taliban guard airport as most NATO troops leave Afghanistan
Taliban fighters patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Khwaja Tawfiq Sediqi) The Associated Press By SAYED ZIARMAL HASHEMI, RAHIM FAIEZ, JILL LAWLESS and ELLEN
Afghan woman gives birth on board Turkish Airlines evacuation flight
By Anadolu Agency Healthy baby girl named Havva by cabin crew born at altitude of 10,000 meters while en route to Birmingham, UK An Afghan woman successfully gave birth to a healthy baby girl in
Front against Farmaajo bid crumbling as interests clash
File Photo/Somali Times/ Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo, The East African By AGGREY MUTAMBO Somalia’s new electoral rules are creating unforeseen fissures in the
US airstrike targets Islamic State member in Afghanistan
President Joe Biden listens as he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) The
Hamza the gunman unmasked
Hamza Mohammed. By The Citizen Dar es Salaam. The man who was behind the deadly shootings in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday was born and raised as a good boy in the city’s Upanga suburb, his
Garissa Governor Ali Korane: Forty-five witnesses are lined up to testify the graft case
Garissa County Governor Ali Bunow Korane before the anti-corruption court in Nairobi on Thursday, August 26, 2021. Forty-five witnesses are lined up to testify in the Sh233 million graft case