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
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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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 WEEKFrench prime minister resigns amid mounting criticism over new Cabinet
By Anadolu Agency French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu submitted his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron on Monday amid growing criticism over the recently announced Cabinet. Macron
Read MoreKenya MP Yusuf Hassan calls Somalis to be vigilant of kidnapping-murder increases
Photo: Credit Facebook Somali MP in Kenya’s parliament have launched a strong effort to do something against Somali girls being kidnapped-businessmen being murdered in the country started
Read MoreAt rally to back military’s campaign, Ethiopians denounce the U.S.
Civilians attend a pro-government rally to denounce what the organisers say is the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Western countries’ interference in internal affairs of the
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French prime minister resigns amid mounting criticism over new Cabinet
By Anadolu Agency French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu submitted his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron on Monday amid growing criticism over the recently announced Cabinet. Macron
Read MoreKenya MP Yusuf Hassan calls Somalis to be vigilant of kidnapping-murder increases
Photo: Credit Facebook Somali MP in Kenya’s parliament have launched a strong effort to do something against Somali girls being kidnapped-businessmen being murdered in the country started
Read MoreAt rally to back military’s campaign, Ethiopians denounce the U.S.
Civilians attend a pro-government rally to denounce what the organisers say is the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Western countries’ interference in internal affairs of the
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Blog PostsPowerful Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings has died
FILE – In this Aug. 7, 2019, file photo, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington. U.S. Rep. Cummings has died from complications of
Britain clinches Brexit deal, Johnson now faces parliament challenge
FILE PHOTO: A passenger bus passes a pro-Brexit demonstration in Westminster, London, Britain, September 30, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo Britain clinched a last-minute Brexit deal
Khalwale wants KDF troops withdrawn from Somalia
Former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale at a past function [Source/Captain Dominic/Twitter] Former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale has asked President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto to
India extradition battle over London couple who ‘hired assassins to kill adopted son to claim insurance money’
Arti Dhir (L), 55, and Kaval Raijada, 30,are wanted in India for the murder of their adopted son (Picture: Interpol) The UK has come under pressure to extradite a couple accused of hiring
Benadir Governor Meets European Union Ambassador to Somalia
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, Banadir Governor and Mogadishu mayor Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Filish) met with the European Union Ambassador to Somalia Nicolas Berlanga at the Center House in
Is al-Shabab looking to Ethiopia?
Al-Shabab has mostly struck Kenya when attacking outside of Somalia’s borders. But after recent arrests of alleged al-Shabab fighters in Ethiopia, is the Islamist group turning to Ethiopia
UK: Hate crimes rise by 10% in past year
Nearly half of all religious hate crimes were perpetrated against Muslims, Jewish says Home Office in report The number of hate crimes in England and Wales rose 10% in the past year to a record
Turkey’s humanitarian diplomacy in Somalia: From past to present
Photo/Somali Times Turkey’s humanitarian and development aid to Somalia is the backbone of the strong friendship between the two historically close allies President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Kenya debt passes Sh5.9 trillion mark
Kenya’s total public debt load edged closer to the Sh6 trillion mark in the first week of this month even as it emerged that 44 new foreign loan agreements have recently been put before
Prince William and wife Kate meet Imran Khan, Pakistan’s PM and friend of Diana
Britain’s Prince William, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan pose after a meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan October 15, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Powerful Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings has died
FILE – In this Aug. 7, 2019, file photo, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington. U.S. Rep. Cummings has died from complications of
Britain clinches Brexit deal, Johnson now faces parliament challenge
FILE PHOTO: A passenger bus passes a pro-Brexit demonstration in Westminster, London, Britain, September 30, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo Britain clinched a last-minute Brexit deal
Khalwale wants KDF troops withdrawn from Somalia
Former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale at a past function [Source/Captain Dominic/Twitter] Former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale has asked President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto to
India extradition battle over London couple who ‘hired assassins to kill adopted son to claim insurance money’
Arti Dhir (L), 55, and Kaval Raijada, 30,are wanted in India for the murder of their adopted son (Picture: Interpol) The UK has come under pressure to extradite a couple accused of hiring
Benadir Governor Meets European Union Ambassador to Somalia
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, Banadir Governor and Mogadishu mayor Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Filish) met with the European Union Ambassador to Somalia Nicolas Berlanga at the Center House in
Is al-Shabab looking to Ethiopia?
Al-Shabab has mostly struck Kenya when attacking outside of Somalia’s borders. But after recent arrests of alleged al-Shabab fighters in Ethiopia, is the Islamist group turning to Ethiopia
UK: Hate crimes rise by 10% in past year
Nearly half of all religious hate crimes were perpetrated against Muslims, Jewish says Home Office in report The number of hate crimes in England and Wales rose 10% in the past year to a record
Turkey’s humanitarian diplomacy in Somalia: From past to present
Photo/Somali Times Turkey’s humanitarian and development aid to Somalia is the backbone of the strong friendship between the two historically close allies President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Kenya debt passes Sh5.9 trillion mark
Kenya’s total public debt load edged closer to the Sh6 trillion mark in the first week of this month even as it emerged that 44 new foreign loan agreements have recently been put before
Prince William and wife Kate meet Imran Khan, Pakistan’s PM and friend of Diana
Britain’s Prince William, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan pose after a meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan October 15, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls