Latest NewsWhite House seeks 1.5 trillion USD in defence spending in 2027 budget proposal
The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier arrives in Split, Croatia, on March 28, 2026. Photographer Zvonimir Barisin By Xinhua News Agency The White House Office of Management and Budget on Friday
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White House seeks 1.5 trillion USD in defence spending in 2027 budget proposal
The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier arrives in Split, Croatia, on March 28, 2026. Photographer Zvonimir Barisin By Xinhua News Agency The White House Office of Management and Budget on Friday
Read MoreChina desire UN Security Council to avoid backing unauthorized military operations in Middle East
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday urged the UN Security Council not to support unauthorized military operations in the Middle East, warning that continued conflict could lead to
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Members of the Iranian Red Crescent Society work at the site of a reported strike amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, near Hosseinieh Azam Zanjan Mosque in Zanjan, Iran, in this screen grab
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Featured ArticlesWhite House seeks 1.5 trillion USD in defence spending in 2027 budget proposal
The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier arrives in Split, Croatia, on March 28, 2026. Photographer Zvonimir Barisin By Xinhua News Agency The White House Office of Management and Budget on Friday
White House seeks 1.5 trillion USD in defence spending in 2027 budget proposal
The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier arrives in Split, Croatia, on March 28, 2026. Photographer Zvonimir Barisin By Xinhua News Agency The White House Office of Management and Budget on Friday
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Prime Minister Khayre and his delegation arrived in Abu Dhabi.
Abu Dhabi-The Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia Mr. Hassan Ali Kheyre visited the two-day visit, while the United Arab Emirates will meet with heads of state.
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File Photo/Somali Times Internal and external forces have ominously converged in recent weeks, threatening the tentative state of stability in Somalia. Domestically, President Mohammed Farmaajo’s
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Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in
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US President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Treasury Department said her policies would focus on getting everyday Americans to revive the pandemic-hit American economy. “The
Zimbabwe’s foreign minister dies of COVID-19 amid resurgence
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Political Parties have concerns expressing strong confidence in the judiciary in Puntland
Photo/Somali Times Puntland: Since Puntland was established in 1998, which only have one community president Mohamoud Salebaan until now. Political Parties are seriously concerned about the
Egypt’s trade deficit hits $38.3bn in 2020
Egyptian stall in Cairo, Egypt on 4 February 2014 [Laura Cuttier/Flickr] Egypt’s non-oil trade balance deficit reached $38.3 billion in 2020, the Egyptian trade and industry ministry
Former Somali ambassador to Washington dies of Covid-19
Former Somali ambassador to the United States Abdikarim Ali Omar has died in the state of Columbus, Ohio, as his friends have confirmed. According to sources told Somali Times Abdikarim Ali Omar
Is Russia, China and Africa Happy About Uganda’s Woes
Mixed reactions emerged after Uganda`s electoral commission declared President Yoweri Museveni the victor of the recent polls. Mixed reactions since Uganda`s electoral commission declared
Kenya now eyes Sh69bn debt service suspension
Kenya has widened its debt service relief request to all its bilateral lenders, hoping to save Sh69 billion, the National Treasury has said. The move comes days after a decision by the Paris Club
Somalia – A Triple Threat to Instability?
File Photo/Somali Times Internal and external forces have ominously converged in recent weeks, threatening the tentative state of stability in Somalia. Domestically, President Mohammed Farmaajo’s
The EU begins at €14.7M livestock fisheries project with Somalia
Photo/Somali Times The EU on Wednesday launched a fisheries and livestock project to expand the Somali economy and improve the lives of farmers. Speaking during the launch ceremony in the capital
Biden takes the helm as president: ‘Democracy has prevailed’
Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in
Trump departs White House for final time
US President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Treasury Department said her policies would focus on getting everyday Americans to revive the pandemic-hit American economy. “The
Zimbabwe’s foreign minister dies of COVID-19 amid resurgence
A preacher is disinfected by a health worker, during a burial of a person who died from COVID-19, in Harare, Friday, Jan, 15, 2021. Zimbabwe, battling a spike in new COVID-19 cases, has banned
Political Parties have concerns expressing strong confidence in the judiciary in Puntland
Photo/Somali Times Puntland: Since Puntland was established in 1998, which only have one community president Mohamoud Salebaan until now. Political Parties are seriously concerned about the
Egypt’s trade deficit hits $38.3bn in 2020
Egyptian stall in Cairo, Egypt on 4 February 2014 [Laura Cuttier/Flickr] Egypt’s non-oil trade balance deficit reached $38.3 billion in 2020, the Egyptian trade and industry ministry
Former Somali ambassador to Washington dies of Covid-19
Former Somali ambassador to the United States Abdikarim Ali Omar has died in the state of Columbus, Ohio, as his friends have confirmed. According to sources told Somali Times Abdikarim Ali Omar
Is Russia, China and Africa Happy About Uganda’s Woes
Mixed reactions emerged after Uganda`s electoral commission declared President Yoweri Museveni the victor of the recent polls. Mixed reactions since Uganda`s electoral commission declared
Kenya now eyes Sh69bn debt service suspension
Kenya has widened its debt service relief request to all its bilateral lenders, hoping to save Sh69 billion, the National Treasury has said. The move comes days after a decision by the Paris Club