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UK 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 MoreThousands flee years long drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks
File Photo Somali Times/Former Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and one of his wives By The Associated Press After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally
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Featured ArticlesUK 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
UK 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
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Hundreds of Iraqi militiamen and their supporters hurled stones at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad for a second day on Wednesday and security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades to drive them
Turkish lawmakers debate sending troops to fight in Libya
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he addresses the members of his ruling party, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. Erdogan says Thursday his government will
Turkey seeks new partnership with African countries
A child in Zanzibar, Africa during the visit of Turkey’s Diyanet Foundation ( RECEP BILEK – ANADOLU AJANSI ) Turkey enhances relations with African countries on multiple fronts,
Suspected Shabaab militants attack Lamu-bound bus
The attack happened in Nyongoro, Lamu County Suspected Shabaab militants kill three in Lamu bus attack Suspected Al-Shabaab militants attacked a Lamu bound bus on Thursday at Nyongoro area within
Demonstration against al-Shabaab Bombing Ex-control Afgoye kicks off in Mogadishu
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu-Security has been heightened in Mogadishu today following planned protests against the Al-Shabaab attack last week which killed over 95 people. Hundreds of
Terrorist United Arab Emirates Ambassador meets with UN envoy to Somalia James Swan
Mogadishu_Terrorist attacks on 28. December 2019 was behind Terrorist United Arab Emirates Mohamed bin Zayed and his Ambassador Mohamed Ahmed Osman, the Ambassador of the UAE to Somalia met with
Somali forces kill 20 terrorists, liberate 7 villages
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Soldiers board a C-17 aircraft Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 at Fort Bragg, N.C., to be deployed in Iraq. (Melissa Sue Gerrits/The Fayetteville Observer via AP) Charging that Iran was “fully
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FILE – In this March 14, 2019 file photo, relatives of crash victims mourn at the scene where an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 passenger jet crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all
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