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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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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.
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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
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKMortar Shelling targets the presidential complex in Villa Somalia
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Mortar Shelling targets the presidential complex in Villa Somalia
Three mortar shells on Tuesday hit a nearby Presidential compound in Mogadishu. There are no casualties that have been reported. Locals have confirmed that the mortars have barraged villages
Read MoreUS seeks clarification on Turkey’s warning over air bases
Photo/Reuters U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday said he needed to speak with his Turkish counterpart to understand how serious Ankara about shutting down two strategic air bases.
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Thirteen French troops killed in Mali operation against militants
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Somali President appoints Suleiman Mohamed as National Attorney General
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Somaliland leader sworn in new members of the National Electoral Commission
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Somali Foreign Minister meets with Saudi counterpart
Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Ahmed Issa Awad, met yesterday in Saudi Arabia with Saudi counterpart Amir Faisal Bin Farhan Bin Abdallah, in
Exclusive: Sudan militia leader grew rich by selling gold
Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) display gold bars seized from a plane that landed at Khartoum Airport in an investigation into possible smuggling, in Khartoum Sudan May 9, 2019.
Thirteen French troops killed in Mali operation against militants
French soldiers work on a Tiger attack helicopter at a base in Gao, northern Mali, on August 1, 2019. Benoit Tessier, REUTERS Thirteen French soldiers fighting jihadists in Mali were killed in an
EU drug agency sees rising gang violence amid steady prices
Photo, a drug dealer poses with cannabis products as he waits for customers in downtown Lisbon. The European Union agency that monitors drug use says it has detected a trend of escalating
Somaliland: Arrested 9 United Arab Emirates nationals illegally hunting wildlife in Hargeisa
Photo/Somali Times Hargeisa, Nine foreign nationals from the United Arab Emirates has been arrested and detained in Hargeisa this morning. The Somaliland police arrested the mens who were trying
UN: Kenya, Uganda to blame for South Sudan stalemate
Photo/AFP Kenya and Uganda have played roles that contribute to “a dangerous stalemate” in South Sudan, a United Nations panel of experts said on Friday. DIPLOMATIC WILL The panel reported that
Somali President appoints Suleiman Mohamed as National Attorney General
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, has appoints Mr. Suleiman Mohamed Mohamud to the position of Attorney General and sacked
Uber loses license in London over safety, vows to appeal
London’s transit operator says it is not renewing Uber’s license to operate in the British capital. Uber’s license expires Monday Nov. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File) London’s transit
Somaliland leader sworn in new members of the National Electoral Commission
Photo/Somali Times Hargeisa, The chairman of the Somaliland Supreme Court, Justice Adan Haji Ali Ahmed, has sworn into the presidency of newly elected National Electoral Commission in the
More secrets of China’s Xinjiang camps leaked to foreign media
The Chinese national flag flies outside the mosque at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazar during a government organised trip in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, January 3,