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By The East African Crimes committed and reported in Kenya crossed the 100,000 mark for the first time, marked by a spike in theft amid tough economic times. Official data in the Kenya Economic
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Kenya crime rate rises by 19pc in a tough economy, survey shows
By The East African Crimes committed and reported in Kenya crossed the 100,000 mark for the first time, marked by a spike in theft amid tough economic times. Official data in the Kenya Economic
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Read MoreIranian president, foreign minister officially confirmed dead in helicopter crash: Deputy president
By Anadolu Agency Tehran on Monday confirmed the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other officials in a helicopter crash in the
Read MoreIranian Revolutionary Guard Corps says location of president’s crashed helicopter identified
Medical and rescue teams from Iranian town of Verzegan arrive at the accident site after one of the helicopters in Iranian President Raisi’s convoy crashed following the inauguration of a
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Featured ArticlesKenya crime rate rises by 19pc in a tough economy, survey shows
By The East African Crimes committed and reported in Kenya crossed the 100,000 mark for the first time, marked by a spike in theft amid tough economic times. Official data in the Kenya Economic
Kenya crime rate rises by 19pc in a tough economy, survey shows
By The East African Crimes committed and reported in Kenya crossed the 100,000 mark for the first time, marked by a spike in theft amid tough economic times. Official data in the Kenya Economic
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Somali spy agency says Al-Shabab plot to assassinate Farmajo
Somali spy agency NISA Logo: Credit to Photo Twitter A statement from the Somali spy agency NISA said on its Twitter account that the National Intelligence Service had provided information to
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Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Information of the federal government of Somalia, Mr. Mohamed Abdi Mohamed Heir, speaking of the epidemic of Covid-19, said the illness is a rare one and needs
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Military plane The world is in unchartered terrain as the fight against the coronavirus continues. In a bid to be a global player Egypt sent a C-130 military aircraft loaded with medical supplies
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Kenya has started negotiating a withdrawal from Somalia by 2021. The country is set to leave as Ethiopia’s influence continues to rise. Kenya has achieved a lot since it intervened in 2011. Its
Special Report: Trump told Saudi: Cut oil supply or lose U.S. military support – sources
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a family photo session with other leaders and attendees at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka,
China silent amid global calls to give Africa debt relief
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Iran: 728 people died after drinking neat alcohol to prevent COVID-19
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Turkey’s top diplomat attends conference on Somalia
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US economy shrank at 4.8% rate last quarter as virus struck
Dan Labernik, owner of Labby’s Grill and Bar in Fargo, N.D., is seen on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. The establishment has been closed to customers for six weeks after North Dakota Gov. Doug
The Latest: Somali information minister says, ‘Every person who dies in Mogadishu is acknowledged that they have been infected with Covid-19.’
Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Information of the federal government of Somalia, Mr. Mohamed Abdi Mohamed Heir, speaking of the epidemic of Covid-19, said the illness is a rare one and needs
Egypt Seeks Financial Aid Soon After Making Donations to the US
Military plane The world is in unchartered terrain as the fight against the coronavirus continues. In a bid to be a global player Egypt sent a C-130 military aircraft loaded with medical supplies
What Kenya stands to lose and gain by withdrawing from Somalia
Kenya has started negotiating a withdrawal from Somalia by 2021. The country is set to leave as Ethiopia’s influence continues to rise. Kenya has achieved a lot since it intervened in 2011. Its
Special Report: Trump told Saudi: Cut oil supply or lose U.S. military support – sources
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a family photo session with other leaders and attendees at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka,
China silent amid global calls to give Africa debt relief
In this May 30, 2017, file photo, a Standard Gauge Railway cargo train rides from the port container depot on a Chinese-backed railway costing nearly $3.3 billion, opened by Kenya’s
The European Union allocated extra 5,5 million Euros to Benadir. But what about the rest of Somalia?
Photo: Credit Twitter According to European Union Ambassador to Somalia Nicolas Berlanga on Twitter. Conference with Mogadishu Mayor Omar Finnish to express EU solidarity, support and
Exclusive: Trump says China wants him to lose his bid for re-election
U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions during an interview with Reuters about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and other subjects in the Oval Office of the White House in
Iran: 728 people died after drinking neat alcohol to prevent COVID-19
Some 728 people have died in Iran over the past two months after drinking methanol in the mistaken belief that it protects from the coronavirus. The Ministry of Health announced yesterday that
Turkey’s top diplomat attends conference on Somalia
Mevlut Cavusoglu says Turkey ‘always stands by friendly & brotherly Somalia’ Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Wednesday attended a high-level meeting on Somalia via video
US economy shrank at 4.8% rate last quarter as virus struck
Dan Labernik, owner of Labby’s Grill and Bar in Fargo, N.D., is seen on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. The establishment has been closed to customers for six weeks after North Dakota Gov. Doug