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United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced James Swan will be his special envoy for Somalia and head of the UN Mission in Somalia, abbreviated as UNSOM. Read: James Swan has been
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Read MoreSomalia is more divided today than it was two years ago
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Read MoreJames Swan has been appointed as the United Nations envoy to Somalia
James Swan United Nations envoy to Somalia The Secretary General of the United Nations has appointed James Swan from the United States as the Acting Special Envoy to Somalia and the Head of the
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UN envoy to Somalia James Swan will not please Hassan Sheikh
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced James Swan will be his special envoy for Somalia and head of the UN Mission in Somalia, abbreviated as UNSOM. Read: James Swan has been
Read MoreXi lauds China-Russia ties as Putin arrives in Beijing
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an official welcoming ceremony in Beijing, China May 16, 2024. Sputnik/Sergei Bobylev/Pool via Reuters By Reuters Chinese
Read MoreSlovak prime minister Robert Fico in life-threatening condition after assassination attempt
Security officers move Slovak PM Robert Fico in a car after a shooting incident, after a Slovak government meeting in Handlova, Slovakia, May 15, 2024. Reuters/Radovan Stoklasa By Reuters Slovak
Read MoreSomalia is more divided today than it was two years ago
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s corruption virtually runs throughout Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud’s regime. From its judicial system, to public services, administration, police, tax
Read MoreJames Swan has been appointed as the United Nations envoy to Somalia
James Swan United Nations envoy to Somalia The Secretary General of the United Nations has appointed James Swan from the United States as the Acting Special Envoy to Somalia and the Head of the
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Featured ArticlesUN envoy to Somalia James Swan will not please Hassan Sheikh
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced James Swan will be his special envoy for Somalia and head of the UN Mission in Somalia, abbreviated as UNSOM. Read: James Swan has been
UN envoy to Somalia James Swan will not please Hassan Sheikh
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced James Swan will be his special envoy for Somalia and head of the UN Mission in Somalia, abbreviated as UNSOM. Read: James Swan has been
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKSomalia President dying to join East African Community
File Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud has asked the East African Community to fast-track his country’s admission into the Community.
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Read MoreSomalia: Bomb blast kills 4, including police chief
Bomb blast targets police vehicle, two others wounded At least four people, including a town police chief, were killed after a bomb blast in Somalia on Sunday afternoon, the officials said.
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Somalia President dying to join East African Community
File Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud has asked the East African Community to fast-track his country’s admission into the Community.
Read MoreAfreximbank plans to disperse 85 billion USD to support intra-African trade in 3 years
Benedict Okey Oramah, the president and chairperson of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximabank), on Sunday said the bank planned to disperse about 85 billion U.S. dollars in support of
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Bomb blast targets police vehicle, two others wounded At least four people, including a town police chief, were killed after a bomb blast in Somalia on Sunday afternoon, the officials said.
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Somali-Turkish agriculture expo kicks off
Minister for Labor and Social Affairs seeks Turkey’s assistance to help Somalia realize its potential in agriculture An exhibition organized by Somalia and Turkey officially kicked off Sunday,
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This Dec. 12, 2019, photo shows a sign at the Mundipharma International headquarters at Cambridge Science Park in England. Mundipharma is the international affiliate of Purdue Pharma, the maker
Johnson eyes parliament vote before Christmas to “get Brexit done”
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Strong quake in southern Philippines kills one, injures several
A strong earthquake struck near the Philippine city of Davao on Sunday, killing a child, damaging buildings and causing several injuries, officials said, the latest in a series of tremors to
Turkish navy orders Israeli ship out of Cyprus’ waters
The Israeli research ship was escorted out of waters off of Cyprus [File: AFP] Israeli ship had no choice but to depart even though Turkey does not have any jurisdiction over the area. The
Mo Farah’s knife attack brother deported and left to rot 4,000 miles from home
Credit: Daily Mirror Ahmed Farah’s flight back to Somalia (Image: Ahmed Farah) By Alan Selby EXCLUSIVE: Ahmed Farah, 30, was sent back to Somalia after being freed from prison following a
Somali Prime Minister meets with his counterpart in Qatar asked more aid
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Cargo ship hijacked, freed in Somali waters
Photo/Joc.com Somali sources reported hijack of cargo ship in Somali waters, which took place on Dec 9. The ship was released on Dec 13, after Puntland Marine Forces approached pirates and
They left Somalia for Toronto, then their sons were killed in Canada. These west-end mothers say they’re now ‘not scared of anything’
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