Latest NewsRuto gives timeline for revival of 100-year old railway linking Kenya and Tanzania
By Kenyans President William Ruto has announced that the long-dormant Voi-Mwatate-Taveta railway line will be fully operational by April next year, setting a concrete deadline for a project that
Read MoreIran warns it will attack US forces if they try to enter Hormuz Strait
By Anadolu Agency Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Monday warned it will target US forces if they attempt to approach or enter the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in the
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A woman talks through an iPhone at the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium, on March 4, 2024. Photographer Meng Dingbo By Xinhua News Agency With
Read MoreTurkey approves $30 million in aid to support Hassan Sheikh and his family
File Photo/Somali Times Turkey has approved a $30 million grant agreement for Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and his family allies of Turkey, marking a new round of budgetary support for
Read MoreAzerbaijan suspends cooperation with European Parliament over anti-Azerbaijani policy
By Anadolu Agency Azerbaijan’s parliament on Friday adopted a resolution on suspending cooperation with the European Parliament in “all areas” as it accused the legislative body of continuing its
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Ruto gives timeline for revival of 100-year old railway linking Kenya and Tanzania
By Kenyans President William Ruto has announced that the long-dormant Voi-Mwatate-Taveta railway line will be fully operational by April next year, setting a concrete deadline for a project that
Read MoreIran warns it will attack US forces if they try to enter Hormuz Strait
By Anadolu Agency Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Monday warned it will target US forces if they attempt to approach or enter the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in the
Read MoreEU’s regulatory turn risks undermining fair competition
A woman talks through an iPhone at the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium, on March 4, 2024. Photographer Meng Dingbo By Xinhua News Agency With
Read MoreTurkey approves $30 million in aid to support Hassan Sheikh and his family
File Photo/Somali Times Turkey has approved a $30 million grant agreement for Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and his family allies of Turkey, marking a new round of budgetary support for
Read MoreAzerbaijan suspends cooperation with European Parliament over anti-Azerbaijani policy
By Anadolu Agency Azerbaijan’s parliament on Friday adopted a resolution on suspending cooperation with the European Parliament in “all areas” as it accused the legislative body of continuing its
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Featured ArticlesRuto gives timeline for revival of 100-year old railway linking Kenya and Tanzania
By Kenyans President William Ruto has announced that the long-dormant Voi-Mwatate-Taveta railway line will be fully operational by April next year, setting a concrete deadline for a project that
Ruto gives timeline for revival of 100-year old railway linking Kenya and Tanzania
By Kenyans President William Ruto has announced that the long-dormant Voi-Mwatate-Taveta railway line will be fully operational by April next year, setting a concrete deadline for a project that
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKRussia’s crude oil, diesel exports at higher volumes than pre-war era
By Anadolu Agency Russia’s crude oil and diesel exports are at higher volumes than in the pre-war period with the emergence of new export destinations, particularly China and India, for
Read MoreThe proxy wars behind Kenya, Somalia rows
The oil and turf disputes are boiling over amid a surge in the activities of foreign countries in Somalia, which Kenya flagged as a threat to regional security Somali officials are negotiating
Read MoreUBS reaps $28B in new money amid Credit Suisse fallout
By The Associated Press Swiss banking giant UBS said Tuesday that it took in $28 billion in new money from wealthy clients in the first three months of the year, with $7 billion of that coming in
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Russia’s crude oil, diesel exports at higher volumes than pre-war era
By Anadolu Agency Russia’s crude oil and diesel exports are at higher volumes than in the pre-war period with the emergence of new export destinations, particularly China and India, for
Read MoreThe proxy wars behind Kenya, Somalia rows
The oil and turf disputes are boiling over amid a surge in the activities of foreign countries in Somalia, which Kenya flagged as a threat to regional security Somali officials are negotiating
Read MoreUBS reaps $28B in new money amid Credit Suisse fallout
By The Associated Press Swiss banking giant UBS said Tuesday that it took in $28 billion in new money from wealthy clients in the first three months of the year, with $7 billion of that coming in
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Blog PostsHSBC profits fall in challenging trade
Photo/AFP / MARCO BERTORELLO HSBC is underperforming in parts of Europe and the United States, as third-quarter profits fell, the lender’s interim chief executive said on Monday, warning
Midair scare forces Silverstone Air plane to make emergency landing
Photo/Daily Nation/A Silverstone Air plane at the Eldoret International Airport on May 31, 2019. A plane operated by the airline was forced to make an emergency landing at the airport after a
EU nations agree to Brexit extension until January 31: Tusk
European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (not pictured) hold a joint news conference at the end of the European Union leaders summit dominated
Igad battles internal wrangles as Horn of Africa craves for mediation
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki sit in a helicopter during their visit to Gondar,
US official says IS leader believed dead in US raid in Syria
President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) The shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided
Beijing’s new $63 billion mega-airport begins international flights
An inner view of the terminal hall of the newly launched Daxing International Airport on the outskirts of Beijing, China September 28, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo Beijing’s new $63 billion
US official: IS leader believed dead in US military assault
FILE – This file image made from video posted on a militant website Saturday, July 5, 2014, purports to show the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, delivering a sermon
A Somali refugee just became the director of the Seattle clinic where she was cared for as a child
Photo/CNN/ Dr. Anisa Ibrahim, picture on her graduation day, is now directing the same Seattle clinic that took care of her when she was a child and newly arrived refugee. By Alaa Elassar Dr.
UK PM Johnson’s Conservatives hold 16-point poll lead ahead of election decision
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seen outside Downing Street in London, Britain October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party holds a
Somalia’s non-cooperation with the UN Sanctions Panel of Experts, we continue to encourage Somali officials to engage
U.S. Mission to the United Nations Ambassador Pecsteen, thank you for your briefing today. Your work as the chair of the 751 committee continues to contribute not only to the work of this
HSBC profits fall in challenging trade
Photo/AFP / MARCO BERTORELLO HSBC is underperforming in parts of Europe and the United States, as third-quarter profits fell, the lender’s interim chief executive said on Monday, warning
Midair scare forces Silverstone Air plane to make emergency landing
Photo/Daily Nation/A Silverstone Air plane at the Eldoret International Airport on May 31, 2019. A plane operated by the airline was forced to make an emergency landing at the airport after a
EU nations agree to Brexit extension until January 31: Tusk
European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (not pictured) hold a joint news conference at the end of the European Union leaders summit dominated
Igad battles internal wrangles as Horn of Africa craves for mediation
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki sit in a helicopter during their visit to Gondar,
US official says IS leader believed dead in US raid in Syria
President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) The shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided
Beijing’s new $63 billion mega-airport begins international flights
An inner view of the terminal hall of the newly launched Daxing International Airport on the outskirts of Beijing, China September 28, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo Beijing’s new $63 billion
US official: IS leader believed dead in US military assault
FILE – This file image made from video posted on a militant website Saturday, July 5, 2014, purports to show the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, delivering a sermon
A Somali refugee just became the director of the Seattle clinic where she was cared for as a child
Photo/CNN/ Dr. Anisa Ibrahim, picture on her graduation day, is now directing the same Seattle clinic that took care of her when she was a child and newly arrived refugee. By Alaa Elassar Dr.
UK PM Johnson’s Conservatives hold 16-point poll lead ahead of election decision
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seen outside Downing Street in London, Britain October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party holds a
Somalia’s non-cooperation with the UN Sanctions Panel of Experts, we continue to encourage Somali officials to engage
U.S. Mission to the United Nations Ambassador Pecsteen, thank you for your briefing today. Your work as the chair of the 751 committee continues to contribute not only to the work of this