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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kenyan President William Ruto shake hands during a signing ceremony at The Great Hall of The People on April 24, 2025 in Beijing, China By Reuters Kenya has
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Credit Photo/AA By Xinhua News Agency U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Washington had reached “major points of agreement” with Iran and was in contact with “a top
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File Photo/Somali Times The President of the Southwest State of Somalia, Abdiasis Hassan Mohamed Laftagaren, has issued a formal decree appointing the Independent Electoral and Boundaries
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Kenya says it has finalised trade deal negotiations with China
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kenyan President William Ruto shake hands during a signing ceremony at The Great Hall of The People on April 24, 2025 in Beijing, China By Reuters Kenya has
Read MoreUS senator rejects $200B request for Iran war, vows to block bombs for Israel
By Anadolu Agency US Senator Bernie Sanders said Tuesday that he would “absolutely not” support a proposed $200 billion funding request for the Iran war, vowing to introduce a measure to block
Read MoreSouth Africa’s gold producers stay in the shallows as prices surge
Gold bars are displayed to be photographed at bullion house in Mumbai December 3, 2009. Photographer Arko Datt By Reuters Record gold prices are pushing South Africa’s beleaguered mining
Read MoreTrump claims major points of agreement with Iran while Tehran denies any contact
Credit Photo/AA By Xinhua News Agency U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Washington had reached “major points of agreement” with Iran and was in contact with “a top
Read MoreSomalia Southwest state announces Electoral Commission
File Photo/Somali Times The President of the Southwest State of Somalia, Abdiasis Hassan Mohamed Laftagaren, has issued a formal decree appointing the Independent Electoral and Boundaries
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Featured ArticlesKenya says it has finalised trade deal negotiations with China
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kenyan President William Ruto shake hands during a signing ceremony at The Great Hall of The People on April 24, 2025 in Beijing, China By Reuters Kenya has
Kenya says it has finalised trade deal negotiations with China
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kenyan President William Ruto shake hands during a signing ceremony at The Great Hall of The People on April 24, 2025 in Beijing, China By Reuters Kenya has
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKAfter embrace of war criminals, time to cut off Somalia
By Michael Rubin The annual U.N. General Assembly is an orgy of symbolism. Who meets whom on the sidelines? Who tried but failed to secure a meeting with the U.S. president? Who walks out of
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The special forces of the government and armed men of Al-Shabab, have been fighting since last night in the Villa Rosa hotel near the Villa Somalia Presidency. Eyewitnesses said that the attack
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Migrants gather on a rescue ship after a search-and-rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 23, 2019. The tragedy of illegal migrants trying to reach European shores continues as the
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After embrace of war criminals, time to cut off Somalia
By Michael Rubin The annual U.N. General Assembly is an orgy of symbolism. Who meets whom on the sidelines? Who tried but failed to secure a meeting with the U.S. president? Who walks out of
Read MoreAl-Shabab is still fighting the Villa Rosa hotel in Mogadishu
The special forces of the government and armed men of Al-Shabab, have been fighting since last night in the Villa Rosa hotel near the Villa Somalia Presidency. Eyewitnesses said that the attack
Read MoreMigrant tragedies at sea continue as death toll tops 900
Migrants gather on a rescue ship after a search-and-rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 23, 2019. The tragedy of illegal migrants trying to reach European shores continues as the
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Blog PostsOil companies accused of wanting to dump plastics in Africa
In this Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018 file photo, a man walks on a mountain of plastic bottles as he carries a sack of them to be sold for recycling after weighing them at the dump in the Dandora slum
Deni and Ahmed Islam meet with International Community Ambassadors.
Photo/Somali Times Presidents of Puntland Said Abdullahi Deni and Jubaland’s Ahmed Mohamed Islam has met with representatives of the international community in Mogadishu, Somalia,
Governor Omar Filish welcomes the Presidents of Puntland and Jubaland in Mogadishu
Photo/Somali Times The governor of the Benadir region, Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Omar Filish) ministers and parliamentarians of the Somali government welcomed Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni
King Salman’s legacy: The world has lost faith in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks with King Salman in Riyadh in 2018 (SPA/AFP) By Madawi al-Rasheed Since the discovery of oil in the country in the 1930s, Saudi Arabia has been an
Somalia’s Intelligence Chief May Be Green Lighting Terrorism Against Americans
Somalia’s spy chief Fahad Yasin. By Michael Rubin Another terror threat against America could be brewing. On August 23, 1996, Usama Bin Laden, a then-obscure Saudi jihadist, declared war on the
Rwanda’s hero was kidnapped in Dubai last week and taken to Rwanda.
Paul Rusesabagina appears in front of media at the headquarters of the Rwanda Bureau of investigations building in Kigali, Rwanda Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. Rusesabagina, who was portrayed in the
UN honors Ugandan troops for their service in Somalia
The Secretary-General of the United Nations has awarded medals to over 600 Ugandan Officers and Militants serving under the sixth United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU VI) in Somalia. /Social Media
Israeli, U.S. officials arrive in UAE on historic trip to finalize accord
U.S. President’s senior adviser Jared Kushner speaks as Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat stands next to him upon arrival at Abu Dhabi International Airport, in Abu Dhabi,
EU Member States Should Act on Philippines Abuses
Veiled protesters, mostly relatives of victims of alleged extra-judicial killings, display placards during a protest outside the Philippine military and police camps in Quezon City, Philippines
Israeli, US delegations depart to UAE in 1st direct flight
Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat, left, U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner, center, and U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien, right,
Oil companies accused of wanting to dump plastics in Africa
In this Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018 file photo, a man walks on a mountain of plastic bottles as he carries a sack of them to be sold for recycling after weighing them at the dump in the Dandora slum
Deni and Ahmed Islam meet with International Community Ambassadors.
Photo/Somali Times Presidents of Puntland Said Abdullahi Deni and Jubaland’s Ahmed Mohamed Islam has met with representatives of the international community in Mogadishu, Somalia,
Governor Omar Filish welcomes the Presidents of Puntland and Jubaland in Mogadishu
Photo/Somali Times The governor of the Benadir region, Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Omar Filish) ministers and parliamentarians of the Somali government welcomed Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni
King Salman’s legacy: The world has lost faith in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks with King Salman in Riyadh in 2018 (SPA/AFP) By Madawi al-Rasheed Since the discovery of oil in the country in the 1930s, Saudi Arabia has been an
Somalia’s Intelligence Chief May Be Green Lighting Terrorism Against Americans
Somalia’s spy chief Fahad Yasin. By Michael Rubin Another terror threat against America could be brewing. On August 23, 1996, Usama Bin Laden, a then-obscure Saudi jihadist, declared war on the
Rwanda’s hero was kidnapped in Dubai last week and taken to Rwanda.
Paul Rusesabagina appears in front of media at the headquarters of the Rwanda Bureau of investigations building in Kigali, Rwanda Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. Rusesabagina, who was portrayed in the
UN honors Ugandan troops for their service in Somalia
The Secretary-General of the United Nations has awarded medals to over 600 Ugandan Officers and Militants serving under the sixth United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU VI) in Somalia. /Social Media
Israeli, U.S. officials arrive in UAE on historic trip to finalize accord
U.S. President’s senior adviser Jared Kushner speaks as Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat stands next to him upon arrival at Abu Dhabi International Airport, in Abu Dhabi,
EU Member States Should Act on Philippines Abuses
Veiled protesters, mostly relatives of victims of alleged extra-judicial killings, display placards during a protest outside the Philippine military and police camps in Quezon City, Philippines
Israeli, US delegations depart to UAE in 1st direct flight
Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat, left, U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner, center, and U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien, right,