Latest NewsCongo’s Ebola deaths top 5,000 as fear of continent-wide spread mounts
By The Associated Press Deaths in Congo’s Ebola outbreak have topped 5,000 as the country grapples with the relentless spread of the disease and cases are recorded in other African countries, the
Read MoreAfghanistan’s 1st mining expo aims to attract investment, tap mineral wealth
This photo taken on Oct. 28, 2026 shows various mineral specimens displayed at Afghanistan’s first specialized mining exhibition in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan marked a strategic
Read MoreUS warns allies to prepare for possible Iran strikes, retaliation after elections, AP sources say
By The Associated Press U.S. officials have told several Middle East countries and regional allies to be prepared for potential renewed military action against Iran after next week’s midterm
Read MoreIsraeli opposition leader says Netanyahu’s political career is over
By Anadolu Agency Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to retire from politics, saying voters had rejected his continued leadership and warning him
Read MoreWhat Lula’s reelection means for Brazil, Latin America
By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
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Congo’s Ebola deaths top 5,000 as fear of continent-wide spread mounts
By The Associated Press Deaths in Congo’s Ebola outbreak have topped 5,000 as the country grapples with the relentless spread of the disease and cases are recorded in other African countries, the
Read MoreAfghanistan’s 1st mining expo aims to attract investment, tap mineral wealth
This photo taken on Oct. 28, 2026 shows various mineral specimens displayed at Afghanistan’s first specialized mining exhibition in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan marked a strategic
Read MoreUS warns allies to prepare for possible Iran strikes, retaliation after elections, AP sources say
By The Associated Press U.S. officials have told several Middle East countries and regional allies to be prepared for potential renewed military action against Iran after next week’s midterm
Read MoreIsraeli opposition leader says Netanyahu’s political career is over
By Anadolu Agency Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to retire from politics, saying voters had rejected his continued leadership and warning him
Read MoreWhat Lula’s reelection means for Brazil, Latin America
By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
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Featured ArticlesCongo’s Ebola deaths top 5,000 as fear of continent-wide spread mounts
By The Associated Press Deaths in Congo’s Ebola outbreak have topped 5,000 as the country grapples with the relentless spread of the disease and cases are recorded in other African countries, the
Congo’s Ebola deaths top 5,000 as fear of continent-wide spread mounts
By The Associated Press Deaths in Congo’s Ebola outbreak have topped 5,000 as the country grapples with the relentless spread of the disease and cases are recorded in other African countries, the
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKThe US and UK say Bangladesh’s elections extending Hasina’s rule were not credible
In this photograph released by Bangladesh Prime Minister’s office, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, addresses a press conference following her election victory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday,
Read MoreTerror group al-Shabab publicly executes ‘British spy and four other spies’
The Somali militant group al-Shabab claims it killed a British spy yesterday.Awale Ahmed Mohamed, 32, spied for MI6 after moving from Britain to Somalia to establish Islamic State, according to
Read MoreTurkish pop star jailed over joke about religious schools
Turkish pop star Gulsen Colakoglu. (Depo Photos via AP, File) By The Associated Press Turkish pop star Gulsen Colakoglu has been arrested on charges of “inciting hatred and enmity” with a joke
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The US and UK say Bangladesh’s elections extending Hasina’s rule were not credible
In this photograph released by Bangladesh Prime Minister’s office, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, addresses a press conference following her election victory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday,
Read MoreTerror group al-Shabab publicly executes ‘British spy and four other spies’
The Somali militant group al-Shabab claims it killed a British spy yesterday.Awale Ahmed Mohamed, 32, spied for MI6 after moving from Britain to Somalia to establish Islamic State, according to
Read MoreTurkish pop star jailed over joke about religious schools
Turkish pop star Gulsen Colakoglu. (Depo Photos via AP, File) By The Associated Press Turkish pop star Gulsen Colakoglu has been arrested on charges of “inciting hatred and enmity” with a joke
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Blog PostsFarmajo eyes election deal in Puntland, Jubaland talks
Photo/Somali Times What you need to know: The duo have been rebelling against a new poll agreement reached last month. Mogadishu. Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo is on Thursday
Matiang’i Names 9 Persons Suspected Of Financing Terrorist Activities In Kenya, Orders Bank Accounts Frozen
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has listed nine Kenyan individuals suspected of supporting terrorist activities in the country. In a statement on Tuesday, the CS Ordered that the bank
US official: No results after $3.2bn spent restoring Somalia’s security
Photo/Somali Times The Acting Deputy Representative of the United States to the United Nations, Ambassador Cherith Norman Chalet, said her country had spent nearly $3.5 billion to restore
Kuwait denies allowing Israel plane to fly through its skies
Photo: Credit Wikipedia An El Al Israel Airlines Kuwait has refused to allow an Israeli plane heading to the UAE to fly through its skies, stressing that no Israeli planes will ever use its
Cutting aid to Ethiopia haunts Trump in election
Ethiopian-Americans against US cutting $130M aid to Ethiopia to enforce Egypt friendly agreement on sharing Nile waters. The US has now formally stepped in, to support Egypt and punish Ethiopia
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
Farmajo eyes election deal in Puntland, Jubaland talks
Photo/Somali Times What you need to know: The duo have been rebelling against a new poll agreement reached last month. Mogadishu. Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo is on Thursday
Matiang’i Names 9 Persons Suspected Of Financing Terrorist Activities In Kenya, Orders Bank Accounts Frozen
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has listed nine Kenyan individuals suspected of supporting terrorist activities in the country. In a statement on Tuesday, the CS Ordered that the bank
US official: No results after $3.2bn spent restoring Somalia’s security
Photo/Somali Times The Acting Deputy Representative of the United States to the United Nations, Ambassador Cherith Norman Chalet, said her country had spent nearly $3.5 billion to restore
Kuwait denies allowing Israel plane to fly through its skies
Photo: Credit Wikipedia An El Al Israel Airlines Kuwait has refused to allow an Israeli plane heading to the UAE to fly through its skies, stressing that no Israeli planes will ever use its
Cutting aid to Ethiopia haunts Trump in election
Ethiopian-Americans against US cutting $130M aid to Ethiopia to enforce Egypt friendly agreement on sharing Nile waters. The US has now formally stepped in, to support Egypt and punish Ethiopia
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