Latest NewsDubai’s dream shattered and mass exodus underway
Credit Photo. Reuters The Gulf’s commercial and tourist hub of Dubai is facing its biggest ever threat to its existence, after the escalating war between the United States, Israel and Iran
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An image of missing Kenyan student Edna Mmbali. Photo Edna Mmbali By Kenyans A Kenyan university student who had been reported missing in the United Kingdom has been found dead, weeks after her
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By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call Monday with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian to discuss recent regional developments, including the
Read MoreMojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei, selected as Iran’s new supreme leader
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Dubai’s dream shattered and mass exodus underway
Credit Photo. Reuters The Gulf’s commercial and tourist hub of Dubai is facing its biggest ever threat to its existence, after the escalating war between the United States, Israel and Iran
Read MoreRussian energy company Gazprom reports 12 attacks on TurkStream, Blue Stream facilities in 2 weeks
By Anadolu Agency Russian energy company Gazprom said on Wednesday that over the past two weeks, 12 attacks on its facilities that ensure export supplies via the TurkStream and Blue Stream gas
Read MoreMissing Kenyan student in UK found dead in river weeks after disappearance
An image of missing Kenyan student Edna Mmbali. Photo Edna Mmbali By Kenyans A Kenyan university student who had been reported missing in the United Kingdom has been found dead, weeks after her
Read MoreTurkey’s President Erdogan told Iran that violating its airspace cannot be excused for any reason
By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call Monday with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian to discuss recent regional developments, including the
Read MoreMojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei, selected as Iran’s new supreme leader
By Xinhua News Agency Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei, was selected as Iran’s new supreme leader, Iran’s Assembly of Experts announced on Sunday. In a statement, the assembly
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Featured ArticlesDubai’s dream shattered and mass exodus underway
Credit Photo. Reuters The Gulf’s commercial and tourist hub of Dubai is facing its biggest ever threat to its existence, after the escalating war between the United States, Israel and Iran
Dubai’s dream shattered and mass exodus underway
Credit Photo. Reuters The Gulf’s commercial and tourist hub of Dubai is facing its biggest ever threat to its existence, after the escalating war between the United States, Israel and Iran
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The UK-funded Energy Security and Resource Efficiency in Somaliland (ESRES) programme is giving more people across Somaliland access to affordable, clean and renewable energy. Through a phased
Read More‘Brexit won’t affect Turkey’s strategic value for UK’
UK and Turkey are very keen to ensure smooth transition by putting FTA in place in 2020, says Britain’s consul general The UK’s exit from the EU will not affect its appreciation of Turkey’s
Read MoreSomalia MPs from the Sool region, says warlord Muse Bihi should be held accountable of genocide in Las Anod
File Photo Somali Times/Hargeisa SNM militia leader warlord Muse Bihi Abdi killing civilians women and children Somalia’s MPs from the Sool region called for warlord Muse Bihi Abdi to be
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UK invests in renewable energy in Somaliland to address high costs of electricity
The UK-funded Energy Security and Resource Efficiency in Somaliland (ESRES) programme is giving more people across Somaliland access to affordable, clean and renewable energy. Through a phased
Read More‘Brexit won’t affect Turkey’s strategic value for UK’
UK and Turkey are very keen to ensure smooth transition by putting FTA in place in 2020, says Britain’s consul general The UK’s exit from the EU will not affect its appreciation of Turkey’s
Read MoreSomalia MPs from the Sool region, says warlord Muse Bihi should be held accountable of genocide in Las Anod
File Photo Somali Times/Hargeisa SNM militia leader warlord Muse Bihi Abdi killing civilians women and children Somalia’s MPs from the Sool region called for warlord Muse Bihi Abdi to be
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Blog PostsGold notches yet another record, silver hits $90 on Fed cut bets
By Reuters Gold climbed on Wednesday to hit yet another record and silver surpassed the previously unseen $90 mark, as softer-than-expected U.S. inflation reading reinforced bets on interest rate
EU commissioner reaffirms Greenland security, warning U.S. takeover would end NATO
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference following the NATO summit in The Hague, the Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. Photographer Zhao Dingzhe By Xinhua News Agency The European
Somalia government cancels Mou UAE agreements
File Photo/Somali Times The Somalia Cabinet today officially cancelled all security and defence agreements between the Federal Government of Somalia and the United Arab Emirates. Read: Somalia
Top 10 African countries importing the most from China in early 2026
By The African Exponent China has been Africa’s largest trading partner for more than two decades, but the nature of that relationship has shifted profoundly. In the early 2000s, trade growth was
Trump orders commanders to draw up Greenland invasion plan: Report
By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump has ordered special forces commanders to draw up a plan for the invasion of Greenland, the UK-based Daily Mail reported Sunday. Policy “hawks around
Chinese FM puts forward proposals to further deepen China-Africa friendship
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Tanzanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African
Hundreds of thousands without power as Storm Goretti hits France, Britain
People shelter under umbrellas as Storm Goretti brings heavy snowfall and rain to Walsall, Britain, January 8, 2026. Photographer Isabel Infantes By Reuters Strong winds battered France and
ICE shooting kills woman, 37, in US state of Minnesota
By Anadolu Agency A US woman shot Wednesday by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in a fatal enforcement operation was identified as Renee Nicole Good. The Department of Homeland
China’s top diplomat tours Africa with focus on strategic trade routes
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers delivers his speech at the opening ceremony of the Lanting Forum in Beijing, China, October 27, 2025. Photographer Maxim Shemetov By Reuters
No country has the right to police the world
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows people protesting outside a courthouse, which Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is brought to, in New York, the United States, on Jan. 5, 2026.
Gold notches yet another record, silver hits $90 on Fed cut bets
By Reuters Gold climbed on Wednesday to hit yet another record and silver surpassed the previously unseen $90 mark, as softer-than-expected U.S. inflation reading reinforced bets on interest rate
EU commissioner reaffirms Greenland security, warning U.S. takeover would end NATO
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference following the NATO summit in The Hague, the Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. Photographer Zhao Dingzhe By Xinhua News Agency The European
Somalia government cancels Mou UAE agreements
File Photo/Somali Times The Somalia Cabinet today officially cancelled all security and defence agreements between the Federal Government of Somalia and the United Arab Emirates. Read: Somalia
Top 10 African countries importing the most from China in early 2026
By The African Exponent China has been Africa’s largest trading partner for more than two decades, but the nature of that relationship has shifted profoundly. In the early 2000s, trade growth was
Trump orders commanders to draw up Greenland invasion plan: Report
By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump has ordered special forces commanders to draw up a plan for the invasion of Greenland, the UK-based Daily Mail reported Sunday. Policy “hawks around
Chinese FM puts forward proposals to further deepen China-Africa friendship
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Tanzanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African
Hundreds of thousands without power as Storm Goretti hits France, Britain
People shelter under umbrellas as Storm Goretti brings heavy snowfall and rain to Walsall, Britain, January 8, 2026. Photographer Isabel Infantes By Reuters Strong winds battered France and
ICE shooting kills woman, 37, in US state of Minnesota
By Anadolu Agency A US woman shot Wednesday by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in a fatal enforcement operation was identified as Renee Nicole Good. The Department of Homeland
China’s top diplomat tours Africa with focus on strategic trade routes
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers delivers his speech at the opening ceremony of the Lanting Forum in Beijing, China, October 27, 2025. Photographer Maxim Shemetov By Reuters
No country has the right to police the world
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows people protesting outside a courthouse, which Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is brought to, in New York, the United States, on Jan. 5, 2026.