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
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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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
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKLoved ones of Somali-Canadian journalist Hodan Nalayeh mourn after terrorist attack
Photo/Facebook page Hodan Nalayeh Family and friends of Hodan Nalayeh are remembering the Somali-Canadian journalist killed in a terrorist attack this week for her work redefining the global
Read MorePresident Erdoğan’s expected visit has sparked huge anti-Turkish sentiments in Somalia
File Photo/Somali Times By Professor Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad My candid advice to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on his expected visit to Somalia: Postpone it until further notice or
Read MoreA delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Eritrea arrived in Mogadishu
Mogadishu-A delegation led by Eritrean Foreign Minister, Mr Osman Saleh arrived today in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. At the airport, Aden Adde welcomed government officials, including
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Loved ones of Somali-Canadian journalist Hodan Nalayeh mourn after terrorist attack
Photo/Facebook page Hodan Nalayeh Family and friends of Hodan Nalayeh are remembering the Somali-Canadian journalist killed in a terrorist attack this week for her work redefining the global
Read MorePresident Erdoğan’s expected visit has sparked huge anti-Turkish sentiments in Somalia
File Photo/Somali Times By Professor Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad My candid advice to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on his expected visit to Somalia: Postpone it until further notice or
Read MoreA delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Eritrea arrived in Mogadishu
Mogadishu-A delegation led by Eritrean Foreign Minister, Mr Osman Saleh arrived today in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. At the airport, Aden Adde welcomed government officials, including
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Blog PostsTurkey building defence area from Mediterranean to Indian Ocean – analysis
Turkey has been following a new geopolitical strategy by building a defence line from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean, and from Libya to Somalia, wrote foreign policy analyst Mehmet A.
Dozens of Israelis being arrested, some jailed in Europe for smuggling khat drug
Bundles of khat (photo credit: SS BY-SA 3.0, by Abalg, Wikimedia Commons) Criminals pay travelers to take suitcases full of leaves abroad, but European countries have increasingly been punishing
US lawmakers slam Saudi court rulings on Khashoggi
Senators condemn ‘sham’ trial of Saudi Kingdom, criticize handling of Khashoggi murder case Several U.S. lawmakers have condemned the “sham” Saudi trial and court verdicts
U.S. ready to deal with any North Korean ‘Christmas gift’: Trump
Credit: Reuters Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media his Mar-a-Lago resort. U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday brushed off North Korea’s warning of a
China, Japan, South Korea meet on North Korea, free trade
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, shakes hands wth Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a meeting in Chengdu, China, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. (Lee Jin-wook/Yonhap via AP) Leaders from
India beefs up security amid outrage against new law, anger with police
Demonstrators gesture and shout slogans during a protest against a new citizenship law in New Delhi, India, December 24, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui Indian authorities stepped up security and
Kenya’s arid counties to benefit from Sh340m food aid from US
USAID food aid being unloaded at Mombasa port. Kenya has received food aid valued at approximately Sh340 million from the United States government. Kenya has received food aid valued at
Somali authorities shut down radio station City FM, seek to question owner
Photo/ Reuters Nairobi, December 23, 2019 — Somali authorities should immediately allow local broadcaster City FM to reopen and let its staffers work freely, the Committee to Protect
Parliament clips Central Bank of Kenya powers over State mortgage financier
Central Bank of Kenya Governor Patrick Njoroge Parliament has stripped the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) of powers to approve the opening, relocation and closure of any branch of a mortgage
France says it carries out first armed drone strike in Mali
This photo provided by the French Defense Ministry communication center and taken Tuesday Dec. 17, 2019, shows French soldiers loading a French Reaper drone with two GBU 12 missiles on Niamey
Turkey building defence area from Mediterranean to Indian Ocean – analysis
Turkey has been following a new geopolitical strategy by building a defence line from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean, and from Libya to Somalia, wrote foreign policy analyst Mehmet A.
Dozens of Israelis being arrested, some jailed in Europe for smuggling khat drug
Bundles of khat (photo credit: SS BY-SA 3.0, by Abalg, Wikimedia Commons) Criminals pay travelers to take suitcases full of leaves abroad, but European countries have increasingly been punishing
US lawmakers slam Saudi court rulings on Khashoggi
Senators condemn ‘sham’ trial of Saudi Kingdom, criticize handling of Khashoggi murder case Several U.S. lawmakers have condemned the “sham” Saudi trial and court verdicts
U.S. ready to deal with any North Korean ‘Christmas gift’: Trump
Credit: Reuters Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media his Mar-a-Lago resort. U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday brushed off North Korea’s warning of a
China, Japan, South Korea meet on North Korea, free trade
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, shakes hands wth Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a meeting in Chengdu, China, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. (Lee Jin-wook/Yonhap via AP) Leaders from
India beefs up security amid outrage against new law, anger with police
Demonstrators gesture and shout slogans during a protest against a new citizenship law in New Delhi, India, December 24, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui Indian authorities stepped up security and
Kenya’s arid counties to benefit from Sh340m food aid from US
USAID food aid being unloaded at Mombasa port. Kenya has received food aid valued at approximately Sh340 million from the United States government. Kenya has received food aid valued at
Somali authorities shut down radio station City FM, seek to question owner
Photo/ Reuters Nairobi, December 23, 2019 — Somali authorities should immediately allow local broadcaster City FM to reopen and let its staffers work freely, the Committee to Protect
Parliament clips Central Bank of Kenya powers over State mortgage financier
Central Bank of Kenya Governor Patrick Njoroge Parliament has stripped the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) of powers to approve the opening, relocation and closure of any branch of a mortgage
France says it carries out first armed drone strike in Mali
This photo provided by the French Defense Ministry communication center and taken Tuesday Dec. 17, 2019, shows French soldiers loading a French Reaper drone with two GBU 12 missiles on Niamey