Latest NewsChina 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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China 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
Read MoreDjibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh campaigning for re-election
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 in charge of national
Read MoreTrump says US may exit Iran war soon as new attacks hit Gulf states and Iran
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
Read MoreRwanda’s open door-is the visa policy paying off?
Photo by Tobias Doering / Unsplash By The African Exponent According to the Africa Visa Openness Index 2025, Rwanda is ranked the most visa‑open country in Africa, maintaining this position since
Read MoreNew Beijing-Helsinki direct route launched to boost China-Finland ties
Zeng Yongchao, executive vice president of China Southern Air Holding Company, speaks at a promotion event hosted by China Southern Airlines for the new Beijing-Helsinki direct route in Helsinki,
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Featured ArticlesChina 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
China 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
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKRubio says Iran can pursue civilian nuclear program if it abandons enrichment
By Anadolu Agency US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that Iran can pursue a civilian nuclear program if it agrees to abandon uranium enrichment. “If Iran wants a civil nuclear
Read MoreWhy al Shabaab is resurgent despite attempts to defeat it
Al Shabaab militants during training at an unidentified location in Somalia Failures in intelligence processing, corruption at the border and youth vulnerable to radicalisation have helped a
Read MoreSomalia Jubaland calls both houses of MPs for consultation
File Photo/Somali Times After Jubaland officially declared its position on the elections on Thursday night and denounced the meeting they left in Mogadishu, it is planned to call the MPs of the
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Rubio says Iran can pursue civilian nuclear program if it abandons enrichment
By Anadolu Agency US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that Iran can pursue a civilian nuclear program if it agrees to abandon uranium enrichment. “If Iran wants a civil nuclear
Read MoreWhy al Shabaab is resurgent despite attempts to defeat it
Al Shabaab militants during training at an unidentified location in Somalia Failures in intelligence processing, corruption at the border and youth vulnerable to radicalisation have helped a
Read MoreSomalia Jubaland calls both houses of MPs for consultation
File Photo/Somali Times After Jubaland officially declared its position on the elections on Thursday night and denounced the meeting they left in Mogadishu, it is planned to call the MPs of the
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Blog PostsUS Defence auditor warns Somalia still ‘too weak’ to stand on its own
Photo/Somali Times/Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo following footsteps of dictator Siad Barre. By Aggrey Mutambo Somalia’s security forces may still be too weak to stand on
Somali presidential candidates demand exit of spy chief
Somalia’s spy chief Fahad Yasin Candidates accuse head of National Intelligence and Security Agency of election meddling As the election atmosphere heats up across Somalia, presidential
Muslim model Halima Aden quits fashion industry
The trailblazer model said she is severing ties with a number of brands she feels are not in line with her faith (Mohamad Elaasar/MEE) By Nadda Osman The Somali model told her social media
Dominic Raab says legislation is needed to cut UK aid spending
Photo Credit Anadolu Agency British Foreign secretary Dominic Raab. Foreign secretary says it is not known when 0.7% target, set in law, will be restored The foreign secretary has decided
‘Why now?’ Dismay as US considers troop pullout from Somalia
U.S. Army Spc. Kevin Martin, junior sniper, assigned to the 1-186th Infantry Battalion, Task Force Guardian, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, provides security for a 75th
‘Faint and shaky’ Loujain al-Hathloul transferred to Saudi terrorism court
Undated photograph released on 6 August 2019 on Facebook page of Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul shows her at undisclosed location (AFP) Family warns that women’s rights activist looks
Global shares mostly rise after Wall Street’s pause
A currency trader talks on the phone near the screens showing the foreign exchange rates at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. Asian shares were
Ethiopia to begin ‘final phase’ of offensive in Tigray region, says PM
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks during a media conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, October 29, 2018. Michel Euler/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo The Ethiopian military will
Azerbaijani army resolved 28-year conflict in 44 days
Field ops accomplished what OSCE Minsk Group could not, as its co-chairs focused on their own national interests in region The Azerbaijani army’s successful operations in the field brought the
Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona dies at 60
In this March 1987 file photo, Pele, left, and Maradona hold “Sports Oscar” trophies in Milan, Rome. The Argentine soccer great who was among the best players ever and who led his
US Defence auditor warns Somalia still ‘too weak’ to stand on its own
Photo/Somali Times/Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo following footsteps of dictator Siad Barre. By Aggrey Mutambo Somalia’s security forces may still be too weak to stand on
Somali presidential candidates demand exit of spy chief
Somalia’s spy chief Fahad Yasin Candidates accuse head of National Intelligence and Security Agency of election meddling As the election atmosphere heats up across Somalia, presidential
Muslim model Halima Aden quits fashion industry
The trailblazer model said she is severing ties with a number of brands she feels are not in line with her faith (Mohamad Elaasar/MEE) By Nadda Osman The Somali model told her social media
Dominic Raab says legislation is needed to cut UK aid spending
Photo Credit Anadolu Agency British Foreign secretary Dominic Raab. Foreign secretary says it is not known when 0.7% target, set in law, will be restored The foreign secretary has decided
‘Why now?’ Dismay as US considers troop pullout from Somalia
U.S. Army Spc. Kevin Martin, junior sniper, assigned to the 1-186th Infantry Battalion, Task Force Guardian, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, provides security for a 75th
‘Faint and shaky’ Loujain al-Hathloul transferred to Saudi terrorism court
Undated photograph released on 6 August 2019 on Facebook page of Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul shows her at undisclosed location (AFP) Family warns that women’s rights activist looks
Global shares mostly rise after Wall Street’s pause
A currency trader talks on the phone near the screens showing the foreign exchange rates at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. Asian shares were
Ethiopia to begin ‘final phase’ of offensive in Tigray region, says PM
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks during a media conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, October 29, 2018. Michel Euler/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo The Ethiopian military will
Azerbaijani army resolved 28-year conflict in 44 days
Field ops accomplished what OSCE Minsk Group could not, as its co-chairs focused on their own national interests in region The Azerbaijani army’s successful operations in the field brought the
Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona dies at 60
In this March 1987 file photo, Pele, left, and Maradona hold “Sports Oscar” trophies in Milan, Rome. The Argentine soccer great who was among the best players ever and who led his