Latest NewsUN 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
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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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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 SSC Khatumo forces captured SNM militia commander Botan
A photograph appear on the Internet Faisal Abdi Botan, the commander of the SNM militia, was captured by the Somalia SSC Khatumo forces, the commander of the 12th division of the Hargeisa
Read MorePolice to deploy more officers in Somalia
Plans are underway to deploy more police officers in Somalia to help build capacity for the budding Somali police. Mr Grace Turyagumanawe, the police director of Peace Support, who is on a visit
Read MoreBlinken says Egypt has more ‘issues of concern’ on human rights ahead of dialogue
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, gestures, to Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry during a U.S.-Egypt strategic dialogue at the State Department, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, in Washington,
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Somalia SSC Khatumo forces captured SNM militia commander Botan
A photograph appear on the Internet Faisal Abdi Botan, the commander of the SNM militia, was captured by the Somalia SSC Khatumo forces, the commander of the 12th division of the Hargeisa
Read MorePolice to deploy more officers in Somalia
Plans are underway to deploy more police officers in Somalia to help build capacity for the budding Somali police. Mr Grace Turyagumanawe, the police director of Peace Support, who is on a visit
Read MoreBlinken says Egypt has more ‘issues of concern’ on human rights ahead of dialogue
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, gestures, to Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry during a U.S.-Egypt strategic dialogue at the State Department, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, in Washington,
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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, center, speaks with Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron, right, during a round table
Winning big, Johnson on course to deliver swift Brexit
Conservatives’ British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures while speaking after winning his seat at the counting centre in Britain’s general election in Uxbridge, Britain, December
Al-Shabaab attacks Somali army base in Hilweyne, killing 5
Four civilians and a soldier were killed when heavily-armed al-Shabaab fighters attacked a Somali army base north of the capital, military sources and witnesses said Thursday. Witnesses said
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Turkey may tell US to withdraw from Incirlik, FM says
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Saudi Arabia Defense Attache Major General Fawaz Al Fawaz and his Embassy staff and other officials arrive to meet with the Saudi students who remain restricted to the Naval Air Station (NAS)
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Photo/Somali Times At least five people have been killed and more than 20 others injured in a fierce gun battle between al-Shabaab and Federal Government in Mogadishu. Residents of the
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At least 20 people have been killed and about 25 others injured on Monday in fierce fighting in the outskirt of Somalia’s central region of Mudug, an official said. Abdirahman Ali Diriye,