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Guests visit the Chunhui Substation in downtown Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Aug. 21, 2026. By Xinhua News Agency Young experts and scholars from the Asia-Pacific region
Read MoreOver 1,300 missing as death toll from flash floods on Nepal-China border rises to 180
By Anadolu Agency Search and rescue operations backed by helicopters and drones continued Thursday as the death toll from devastating flash floods along the Nepal-China border rose to 180, while
Read MoreUK urges Somalia’s outgoing president Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election
File Photo/Somali Times UK urges Somalia’s outgoing President Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in Speaker’s chair – poised
Read MoreKenyans in U.S. on high alert as Trump plans to revoke more visas
A photo collage of U.S. President Donald Trump and a U.S. visa, March 20, 2026. Photo White House, Canva By Kenyans The U.S. government is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up
Read MoreIran warns that ships violating Hormuz transit rules risk detention, seizure
By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
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China’s tech city inspires youth discussions on Asia-Pacific’s green future
Guests visit the Chunhui Substation in downtown Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Aug. 21, 2026. By Xinhua News Agency Young experts and scholars from the Asia-Pacific region
Read MoreOver 1,300 missing as death toll from flash floods on Nepal-China border rises to 180
By Anadolu Agency Search and rescue operations backed by helicopters and drones continued Thursday as the death toll from devastating flash floods along the Nepal-China border rose to 180, while
Read MoreUK urges Somalia’s outgoing president Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election
File Photo/Somali Times UK urges Somalia’s outgoing President Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in Speaker’s chair – poised
Read MoreKenyans in U.S. on high alert as Trump plans to revoke more visas
A photo collage of U.S. President Donald Trump and a U.S. visa, March 20, 2026. Photo White House, Canva By Kenyans The U.S. government is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up
Read MoreIran warns that ships violating Hormuz transit rules risk detention, seizure
By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
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Featured ArticlesChina’s tech city inspires youth discussions on Asia-Pacific’s green future
Guests visit the Chunhui Substation in downtown Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Aug. 21, 2026. By Xinhua News Agency Young experts and scholars from the Asia-Pacific region
China’s tech city inspires youth discussions on Asia-Pacific’s green future
Guests visit the Chunhui Substation in downtown Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Aug. 21, 2026. By Xinhua News Agency Young experts and scholars from the Asia-Pacific region
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKSomalia’s Prime Minister Roble sack spy chief Fahad Yasin
Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Roble and spy chief Fahad Yasin. Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has fired the director of the Somali National Security and
Read MoreNaohisa Takato claims Japan’s 1st Tokyo gold with judo win
Naohisa Takato, of Japan, celebrates after defeating Yang Yung-wei, of Taiwan, in a men’s 60-kg judo gold medal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP
Read MoreTurkish defense chief meets German counterpart, top Somali diplomat in Munich
Turkiye’s defense chief met with his German counterpart and Somalia’s foreign minister on the sidelines of the annual Munich Security Conference in the German city on Saturday.
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Somalia’s Prime Minister Roble sack spy chief Fahad Yasin
Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Roble and spy chief Fahad Yasin. Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has fired the director of the Somali National Security and
Read MoreNaohisa Takato claims Japan’s 1st Tokyo gold with judo win
Naohisa Takato, of Japan, celebrates after defeating Yang Yung-wei, of Taiwan, in a men’s 60-kg judo gold medal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP
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Turkiye’s defense chief met with his German counterpart and Somalia’s foreign minister on the sidelines of the annual Munich Security Conference in the German city on Saturday.
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Blog PostsSomali peace activist Ilwad Elman receives German Africa Prize 2020
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has presented this year’s award to Ilwad Elman, a leading advocate for peace and justice in war-torn Somalia. In times of the COVID-19 pandemic, attending
Women from 10 flights taken for medical examinations at Qatar airport, Australia’s foreign minister says
Australia’s foreign minister, Marise Payne, says women were taken off 10 flights at Doha airport in Qatar for intimate medical examinations, including 18 Australians. Photograph: Toby
Mercedes raises stake in struggling Aston Martin
Aston Martin: will gain access to electric technology By Terry Murden Mercedes-Benz is raising its stake in Aston Martin Lagonda as part the British marque’s recovery plan. Aston Martin said the
New protests loom as Europeans tire of virus restrictions
Smoke billows as clashes broke out during a protest against the government restriction measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Turin, Italy, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. Protesters turned out by the
A car bomb blast in Mogadishu killed 7
Photo/Somali Times Including 8 soldiers, also wounded in attack targeting district commissioner. At least Seven people were killed and eight wounded, including soldiers, Tuesday when a car bomb
Fears of ‘two-tier’ system as NHS waiting lists prompt more people to go private
Photo: Credit Reuters/A general view of ambulances and staff outside the NHS Nightingale Hospital at the Excel Centre, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London,
Mosque explosion kills 7 children in Pakistan
Over 70 children and teachers wounded in attack hit religious seminary attached to mosque, official says At least seven children were killed and 70 others wounded on Tuesday in an explosion at a
Shilling hits record low of 108.85 on import pressure
A trader holds bank notes. The Kenya shilling dropped to a record low of 108.85 units against the dollar on Monday, market data showed, on demand for the greenback by importers. This was despite
Stocks have their worst day in a month as virus cases surge
Wall Street street sign is framed by a giant American flag hanging on the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Stocks are falling in early trading on Wall Street Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, and
Lebanon court rejects new migrant worker contract to replace criticised kafala system
Ethiopian workers let go because of Lebanon’s economic crisis wait outside Ethiopia’s embassy in Beirut (AFP) A court in Lebanon has suspended the implementation of a new contract
Somali peace activist Ilwad Elman receives German Africa Prize 2020
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has presented this year’s award to Ilwad Elman, a leading advocate for peace and justice in war-torn Somalia. In times of the COVID-19 pandemic, attending
Women from 10 flights taken for medical examinations at Qatar airport, Australia’s foreign minister says
Australia’s foreign minister, Marise Payne, says women were taken off 10 flights at Doha airport in Qatar for intimate medical examinations, including 18 Australians. Photograph: Toby
Mercedes raises stake in struggling Aston Martin
Aston Martin: will gain access to electric technology By Terry Murden Mercedes-Benz is raising its stake in Aston Martin Lagonda as part the British marque’s recovery plan. Aston Martin said the
New protests loom as Europeans tire of virus restrictions
Smoke billows as clashes broke out during a protest against the government restriction measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Turin, Italy, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. Protesters turned out by the
A car bomb blast in Mogadishu killed 7
Photo/Somali Times Including 8 soldiers, also wounded in attack targeting district commissioner. At least Seven people were killed and eight wounded, including soldiers, Tuesday when a car bomb
Fears of ‘two-tier’ system as NHS waiting lists prompt more people to go private
Photo: Credit Reuters/A general view of ambulances and staff outside the NHS Nightingale Hospital at the Excel Centre, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London,
Mosque explosion kills 7 children in Pakistan
Over 70 children and teachers wounded in attack hit religious seminary attached to mosque, official says At least seven children were killed and 70 others wounded on Tuesday in an explosion at a
Shilling hits record low of 108.85 on import pressure
A trader holds bank notes. The Kenya shilling dropped to a record low of 108.85 units against the dollar on Monday, market data showed, on demand for the greenback by importers. This was despite
Stocks have their worst day in a month as virus cases surge
Wall Street street sign is framed by a giant American flag hanging on the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Stocks are falling in early trading on Wall Street Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, and
Lebanon court rejects new migrant worker contract to replace criticised kafala system
Ethiopian workers let go because of Lebanon’s economic crisis wait outside Ethiopia’s embassy in Beirut (AFP) A court in Lebanon has suspended the implementation of a new contract