Latest NewsChina’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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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 WEEKPolice looking for Somali national over terror suspicion
Police are looking for Abdiwaahid Khalif Abdi. Police are looking for a Somali national who flew to the country on September 24 after he had been released from a Mogadishu jail in unclear
Read MoreFirst person dies from Omicron variant in United Kingdom
An ambulance drives past St Thomas’ Hospital as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, December 12, 2021. REUTERS/May James Reuters By Hannah Mckay
Read MoreFormer Al-Shabaab leader running for office South west election
The South West State of Somalia. Former Al-Shabaab leader Mukhtar Robow Ali should be in prison or execute former Al-Shabaab funder he committed a lot of crimes Rape Murderer Blackmail, Extortion
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Police looking for Somali national over terror suspicion
Police are looking for Abdiwaahid Khalif Abdi. Police are looking for a Somali national who flew to the country on September 24 after he had been released from a Mogadishu jail in unclear
Read MoreFirst person dies from Omicron variant in United Kingdom
An ambulance drives past St Thomas’ Hospital as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, December 12, 2021. REUTERS/May James Reuters By Hannah Mckay
Read MoreFormer Al-Shabaab leader running for office South west election
The South West State of Somalia. Former Al-Shabaab leader Mukhtar Robow Ali should be in prison or execute former Al-Shabaab funder he committed a lot of crimes Rape Murderer Blackmail, Extortion
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Blog PostsAs protests grow, Belgium faces its racist colonial past
Belgium (AP) — When it comes to ruthless colonialism and racism, few historical figures are more notorious than Leopold II, the Belgian king who held Congo as his personal property and may have
Al-Shabaab May Look to Acquire Explosive Materials through Illicit Smuggling, Somalia Sanctions Committee Chair Warns Security Council
If the current chemicals used for Al-Shabaab’s homemade explosives become scarce, the group would shift to other sources of explosive materials or precursors, possibly through illicit smuggling,
D-day as Yatani tables Sh3.2trn Budget for Kenya
Treasury Secretary Ukur Yatani will Thursday afternoon rally the nation behind his Sh3.2 trillion Budget for the year starting July 1, and which includes new taxes on items like cooking gas and
Jefferson Davis statue torn down in Richmond, Virginia
Protesters tore down a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis along Richmond, Virginia’s famed Monument Avenue on Wednesday night. The statue in the former capital of the Confederacy was
Ethiopia: Upper house of parliament elects new speaker
Aden Farah replaces Keria Ibrahim as speaker of House of Federation The upper house of Ethiopia’s parliament elected a new speaker on Wednesday. A majority of members of the House of Federation
African Development Bank and development partners propel Somalia back from the brink
Photo/Somali Times The Bank’s current portfolio in Somalia totals $298 million, covering operations in agriculture, water and sanitation, transport, social and energy, and multi-sectoral projects
Dubai ruler incorporates property firm Meraas into Dubai Holding
Dubai said on Tuesday that its ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum is making state-linked property firm Meraas part of his Dubai Holding investment vehicle. The move, which was announced
The latest in Mogadishu: Speaker of the upper house calls for urgent dialogue on 2021 elections.
Photo/Somali Times The Speaker of the Upper house calls for urgent dialogue on 2021 elections. The house of representatives held an emergency meeting today on Tuesday, calling on national and
EU urges ceasefire, exit of foreign forces from Libya
The European Union called on all parties involved in the Libyan conflict to end military operations and engage in peace talks in a joint statement signed Tuesday by EU foreign policy chief Josep
KDF Somalia war refunds fall 33pc as Covid-19 gobbles cash
Cash reimbursed to Kenya for its troops fighting Al-Shabaab militia in Somalia by the European Union (EU) and its partners in the first 10 months of the current financial year declined by a third
As protests grow, Belgium faces its racist colonial past
Belgium (AP) — When it comes to ruthless colonialism and racism, few historical figures are more notorious than Leopold II, the Belgian king who held Congo as his personal property and may have
Al-Shabaab May Look to Acquire Explosive Materials through Illicit Smuggling, Somalia Sanctions Committee Chair Warns Security Council
If the current chemicals used for Al-Shabaab’s homemade explosives become scarce, the group would shift to other sources of explosive materials or precursors, possibly through illicit smuggling,
D-day as Yatani tables Sh3.2trn Budget for Kenya
Treasury Secretary Ukur Yatani will Thursday afternoon rally the nation behind his Sh3.2 trillion Budget for the year starting July 1, and which includes new taxes on items like cooking gas and
Jefferson Davis statue torn down in Richmond, Virginia
Protesters tore down a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis along Richmond, Virginia’s famed Monument Avenue on Wednesday night. The statue in the former capital of the Confederacy was
Ethiopia: Upper house of parliament elects new speaker
Aden Farah replaces Keria Ibrahim as speaker of House of Federation The upper house of Ethiopia’s parliament elected a new speaker on Wednesday. A majority of members of the House of Federation
African Development Bank and development partners propel Somalia back from the brink
Photo/Somali Times The Bank’s current portfolio in Somalia totals $298 million, covering operations in agriculture, water and sanitation, transport, social and energy, and multi-sectoral projects
Dubai ruler incorporates property firm Meraas into Dubai Holding
Dubai said on Tuesday that its ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum is making state-linked property firm Meraas part of his Dubai Holding investment vehicle. The move, which was announced
The latest in Mogadishu: Speaker of the upper house calls for urgent dialogue on 2021 elections.
Photo/Somali Times The Speaker of the Upper house calls for urgent dialogue on 2021 elections. The house of representatives held an emergency meeting today on Tuesday, calling on national and
EU urges ceasefire, exit of foreign forces from Libya
The European Union called on all parties involved in the Libyan conflict to end military operations and engage in peace talks in a joint statement signed Tuesday by EU foreign policy chief Josep
KDF Somalia war refunds fall 33pc as Covid-19 gobbles cash
Cash reimbursed to Kenya for its troops fighting Al-Shabaab militia in Somalia by the European Union (EU) and its partners in the first 10 months of the current financial year declined by a third