Latest NewsOver 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
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Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent A federal judge recently vacated a sweeping Trump administration policy that had suspended immigrant visa processing for citizens across 75 countries.
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Over 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
Read MoreWhy do Western travel bans keep treating African nations like security threats while our leaders just watch?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent A federal judge recently vacated a sweeping Trump administration policy that had suspended immigrant visa processing for citizens across 75 countries.
Read More
Featured ArticlesOver 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
Over 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
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKItaly’s most-wanted mafia boss Messina Denaro arrested in Sicily
By Anadolu Agency Italy’s most-wanted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro was arrested in Sicily on Monday morning after about three decades on the run, Italian police said. Denaro, 60, was
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Italy’s most-wanted mafia boss Messina Denaro arrested in Sicily
By Anadolu Agency Italy’s most-wanted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro was arrested in Sicily on Monday morning after about three decades on the run, Italian police said. Denaro, 60, was
Read MoreSomali Air Forces mark 58 anniversary of their foundation
Mogadishu-Somali Air Forces on Thursday marked the 58th anniversary of their foundation, holding very colorful occasion of the celebration and birth of this army who are part of Somali armed
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Missing Saudi princess in plea for release to king and crown prince
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UK extends lockdown measures for at least 3 more weeks
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Hot and troubled: Somalia’s militias and state-building
By Vanda Felbab-Brown For the past three decades, militia groups have been a defining feature of Somalia’s conflict landscape. Communities create or join such groups to respond to conditions of
Africa to roll out more than 1 million coronavirus tests
Coronavirus More than 1 million coronavirus tests will be rolled out starting next week in Africa to address the “big gap” in assessing the true number of cases on the continent, the head of the
Election Commissioner is expected to announce an election delay in Somalia 2021
Photo/Somali Times According to reliable sources, Villa Somalia indicates that it is soon possible for the independent election commissioner of the nation to announce the delay of Somalia’s
Turkey parliament allows wealth fund to take over distressed firms
Turkey’s parliament passed legislation on Thursday allowing the sovereign wealth fund to take over companies in distress. The Turkiye Wealth Fund, chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, will
‘Too early’ to lift UK lockdown but coronavirus outbreak peaking, minister says
Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaks during the daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) digital news conference in 10 Downing Street, London, Britain April 15, 2020. Andrew
New York governor orders residents to wear masks
Executive order will not initially include civil penalties but that could change, Andrew Cuomo warns New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday he is ordering all residents to wear masks when
Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh says.”The arrest of a journalist Gurbiye shows a sign of dictatorship”
Photo: Credit Twitter Former President of the Republic of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud spoke about the arrest of Journalist Abdiaziz Ahmed Gurbiye, local media in Mogadishu, who was arrested
Somali intelligence funding Shabaab to attack Kenya — report
Former al-Shabaab commander and current Somali spy chief Fahad Yasin A senior official is the main contact person and is in constant communication with the militant group Report says top Shabaab
Missing Saudi princess in plea for release to king and crown prince
Princess Basmah Bint Saud speaking at the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC on 12 April 2017 (AFP) Princess Basmah says she is being detained without explanation or charges, and her health
UK extends lockdown measures for at least 3 more weeks
An ambulance passes a banner thanking the NHS in Kensington, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 16, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay The United
Hot and troubled: Somalia’s militias and state-building
By Vanda Felbab-Brown For the past three decades, militia groups have been a defining feature of Somalia’s conflict landscape. Communities create or join such groups to respond to conditions of
Africa to roll out more than 1 million coronavirus tests
Coronavirus More than 1 million coronavirus tests will be rolled out starting next week in Africa to address the “big gap” in assessing the true number of cases on the continent, the head of the
Election Commissioner is expected to announce an election delay in Somalia 2021
Photo/Somali Times According to reliable sources, Villa Somalia indicates that it is soon possible for the independent election commissioner of the nation to announce the delay of Somalia’s
Turkey parliament allows wealth fund to take over distressed firms
Turkey’s parliament passed legislation on Thursday allowing the sovereign wealth fund to take over companies in distress. The Turkiye Wealth Fund, chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, will
‘Too early’ to lift UK lockdown but coronavirus outbreak peaking, minister says
Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaks during the daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) digital news conference in 10 Downing Street, London, Britain April 15, 2020. Andrew
New York governor orders residents to wear masks
Executive order will not initially include civil penalties but that could change, Andrew Cuomo warns New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday he is ordering all residents to wear masks when
Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh says.”The arrest of a journalist Gurbiye shows a sign of dictatorship”
Photo: Credit Twitter Former President of the Republic of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud spoke about the arrest of Journalist Abdiaziz Ahmed Gurbiye, local media in Mogadishu, who was arrested