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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
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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
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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
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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 WEEKFlexing US Diplomatic Muscle in Somalia Could Achieve More Than Drone Strikes
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Read MoreUK under pressure to follow Biden’s lead with freeze on Saudi Arabia arms sales
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Read MoreJournalist Abdiaziz Gurbiye was arrested because of posting on his Facebook page a ventilator at Digfer Hospital in Mogadishu. was taken by President Mohamed Farmajo’s office
Deputy Director of the local Media Present Abdiaziz Ahmed Gurbiye’s in custody in Mogadishu. Local Media Director Hassan Mohamed Mohamud confirmed the arrest of Abdiasis Gurbiye, which
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Flexing US Diplomatic Muscle in Somalia Could Achieve More Than Drone Strikes
Photo/Somali Times By Paul D. Williams Despite American efforts, the war against al-Shabaab has been effectively stalemated since 2016. This is partly because the Somali federal and regional
Read MoreUK under pressure to follow Biden’s lead with freeze on Saudi Arabia arms sales
FILE – In this Sept. 19, 2019 file photo, the an F-35 fighter jet arrives at the Vermont Air National Guard base in South Burlington, Vt. The Wisconsin Air National Guard unit based in
Read MoreJournalist Abdiaziz Gurbiye was arrested because of posting on his Facebook page a ventilator at Digfer Hospital in Mogadishu. was taken by President Mohamed Farmajo’s office
Deputy Director of the local Media Present Abdiaziz Ahmed Gurbiye’s in custody in Mogadishu. Local Media Director Hassan Mohamed Mohamud confirmed the arrest of Abdiasis Gurbiye, which
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Blog PostsPresident Ahmed Madobe says how to resolve the dispute between him and Farmajo.
Photo/Somali Times/ Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam, Speaking at Dhusamareb. Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam, Speaking at the conclusion of the Dhusamareb conference of heads of
Arab economies to shrink pushing quarter of population into poverty
A new economic forecast of Arab economies by the United Nations has painted a gloomy picture of the region. The spread of the coronavirus pandemic is expected to exact a heavy toll causing
China launches ambitious attempt to land rover on Mars
In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, a Long March-5 rocket carrying the Tianwen-1 Mars probe lifts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern China’s
Kuwait emir, 91, flies to US for medical care after surgery
In this March 31, 2019 file photo, Kuwait’s ruling emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, attends the opening of the 30th Arab Summit, in Tunis, Tunisia. Kuwait said its 91-year-old ruling
Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane catches fire at Shanghai airport, no casualties
Firefighters work at the site where an Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane caught fire, at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China July 22, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song An Ethiopian
Turkey global collapse in tourism due to pandemic
Amid global collapse in tourism due to pandemic, residents spent $671M this January to March, says TurkStat Amid the worldwide collapse in tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic, domestic
President Farmajo’s long meetings with regional state leaders in Dhusamareb have been surprisingly volatile
Photo/Somali Times It is the fifth day that the Heads of the Federal Government of the Republic of Somalia have held a series of meetings, and the opening of the Great Somalia Conference has been
Qatar Airways seeks $5bn compensation over airspace blockade
Since the start of the air embargo, Qatar Airways has sustained losses of hundreds of millions of dollars (AFP) The move comes a week after the ICJ sided with Qatar in its legal fight over the
Kuwait sentences ex-MP to 6 months in prison for insulting UAE
Photo: Credit Kuwait MP duwailah The Kuwaiti Court of Appeal on Monday sentenced former lawmaker and lawyer, Nasser Al-Duwailah, to six months in prison and fined him 2,000 dinars ($6,500) after
US orders China to close its consulate in Houston
A firetruck is positioned outside the Chinese Consulate Wednesday, July 22, 2020, in Houston. Authorities responded to reports of a fire at the consulate. Witnesses said that people were burning
President Ahmed Madobe says how to resolve the dispute between him and Farmajo.
Photo/Somali Times/ Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam, Speaking at Dhusamareb. Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam, Speaking at the conclusion of the Dhusamareb conference of heads of
Arab economies to shrink pushing quarter of population into poverty
A new economic forecast of Arab economies by the United Nations has painted a gloomy picture of the region. The spread of the coronavirus pandemic is expected to exact a heavy toll causing
China launches ambitious attempt to land rover on Mars
In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, a Long March-5 rocket carrying the Tianwen-1 Mars probe lifts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern China’s
Kuwait emir, 91, flies to US for medical care after surgery
In this March 31, 2019 file photo, Kuwait’s ruling emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, attends the opening of the 30th Arab Summit, in Tunis, Tunisia. Kuwait said its 91-year-old ruling
Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane catches fire at Shanghai airport, no casualties
Firefighters work at the site where an Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane caught fire, at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China July 22, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song An Ethiopian
Turkey global collapse in tourism due to pandemic
Amid global collapse in tourism due to pandemic, residents spent $671M this January to March, says TurkStat Amid the worldwide collapse in tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic, domestic
President Farmajo’s long meetings with regional state leaders in Dhusamareb have been surprisingly volatile
Photo/Somali Times It is the fifth day that the Heads of the Federal Government of the Republic of Somalia have held a series of meetings, and the opening of the Great Somalia Conference has been
Qatar Airways seeks $5bn compensation over airspace blockade
Since the start of the air embargo, Qatar Airways has sustained losses of hundreds of millions of dollars (AFP) The move comes a week after the ICJ sided with Qatar in its legal fight over the
Kuwait sentences ex-MP to 6 months in prison for insulting UAE
Photo: Credit Kuwait MP duwailah The Kuwaiti Court of Appeal on Monday sentenced former lawmaker and lawyer, Nasser Al-Duwailah, to six months in prison and fined him 2,000 dinars ($6,500) after
US orders China to close its consulate in Houston
A firetruck is positioned outside the Chinese Consulate Wednesday, July 22, 2020, in Houston. Authorities responded to reports of a fire at the consulate. Witnesses said that people were burning