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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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 WEEKSupporters gather at home of Pakistan’s former PM Khan, aiming to foil arrest
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan/Photograph: Reuters By Reuters Hundreds of supporters of Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, gathered on Monday outside his
Read MoreIsraeli PM says not opposed to ‘good’ nuclear deal with Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, rear and wearing a face mask, attends during a cabinet meeting at the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem, Israel, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. (Abir
Read MoreWorld Bank suspends $1 bln worth of project funding in Congo
Congolese police officers stand under a banner for 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Denis Mukwege after a political rally of Martin Fayulu, the runner-up in Democratic Republic of Congo’s
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Supporters gather at home of Pakistan’s former PM Khan, aiming to foil arrest
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan/Photograph: Reuters By Reuters Hundreds of supporters of Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, gathered on Monday outside his
Read MoreIsraeli PM says not opposed to ‘good’ nuclear deal with Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, rear and wearing a face mask, attends during a cabinet meeting at the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem, Israel, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. (Abir
Read MoreWorld Bank suspends $1 bln worth of project funding in Congo
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Blog PostsSomalia: Twin bomb blasts kill 6 outside Mogadishu
Blasts targeted military convoy traveling from Mogadishu to Afgoye in Lower Shabelle region At least six government soldiers were killed and several others wounded when twin roadside explosions
North Korea fires ballistic missile, possibly from submarine, days before talks
People watch a TV screening of a file footage for a news report on North Korea firing a missile that is believed to be launched from a submarine, in Seoul, South Korea, October 2, 2019.
The international cooperation conference does not address the absence of regional federal state
Photo/Somali Times Somali government operates Facebook and twitter propaganda machine campaign Puntland and Jubbaland rejected the international cooperation conference, Mogadishu,The
American service member injured in al-Shabab attack in Somalia: US military
U.S. military base in Somalia Baledogle By jenae barnes A U.S. service member suffered a concussion injury from Monday’s attack by the terrorist group al-Shabab at a U.S. military airfield
Kenya says it kills three militants planning attacks in Mombasa
Photo/Reuters Kenyan police shot dead three men suspected of planning militant attacks in the coastal city of Mombasa on Tuesday, ahead of national day celebrations to be hosted in the city this
Saudi prince seeks to dodge blame for Khashoggi killing: U.N. expert
Photo/Reuters Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is trying to repair damage to his image done by Jamal Khashoggi’s murder by insisting “layers and layers” of hierarchy separated him from the Saudi
Somalia two former Presidents form new political alliance to get rid of President Farmajo
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, Himilo Qaran party, led by former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, and UPD led by former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud are part of the new alliance, named Forum for
After embrace of war criminals, time to cut off Somalia
By Michael Rubin The annual U.N. General Assembly is an orgy of symbolism. Who meets whom on the sidelines? Who tried but failed to secure a meeting with the U.S. president? Who walks out of
International Conference Cooperation opens in Mogadishu without federal, state members
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, The conference was held before overseas in Europe, including the UK, Belgium and others. The meeting was officially inaugurated by Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi
Somalia still gives President Kenyatta headache as it did to his father
Somalia seems to be President Uhuru Kenyatta’s current headache. And it is not an easy task handling a troublesome neighbour, as Uhuru’s father found out before him. Uhuru might need the wisdom
Somalia: Twin bomb blasts kill 6 outside Mogadishu
Blasts targeted military convoy traveling from Mogadishu to Afgoye in Lower Shabelle region At least six government soldiers were killed and several others wounded when twin roadside explosions
North Korea fires ballistic missile, possibly from submarine, days before talks
People watch a TV screening of a file footage for a news report on North Korea firing a missile that is believed to be launched from a submarine, in Seoul, South Korea, October 2, 2019.
The international cooperation conference does not address the absence of regional federal state
Photo/Somali Times Somali government operates Facebook and twitter propaganda machine campaign Puntland and Jubbaland rejected the international cooperation conference, Mogadishu,The
American service member injured in al-Shabab attack in Somalia: US military
U.S. military base in Somalia Baledogle By jenae barnes A U.S. service member suffered a concussion injury from Monday’s attack by the terrorist group al-Shabab at a U.S. military airfield
Kenya says it kills three militants planning attacks in Mombasa
Photo/Reuters Kenyan police shot dead three men suspected of planning militant attacks in the coastal city of Mombasa on Tuesday, ahead of national day celebrations to be hosted in the city this
Saudi prince seeks to dodge blame for Khashoggi killing: U.N. expert
Photo/Reuters Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is trying to repair damage to his image done by Jamal Khashoggi’s murder by insisting “layers and layers” of hierarchy separated him from the Saudi
Somalia two former Presidents form new political alliance to get rid of President Farmajo
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, Himilo Qaran party, led by former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, and UPD led by former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud are part of the new alliance, named Forum for
After embrace of war criminals, time to cut off Somalia
By Michael Rubin The annual U.N. General Assembly is an orgy of symbolism. Who meets whom on the sidelines? Who tried but failed to secure a meeting with the U.S. president? Who walks out of
International Conference Cooperation opens in Mogadishu without federal, state members
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, The conference was held before overseas in Europe, including the UK, Belgium and others. The meeting was officially inaugurated by Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi
Somalia still gives President Kenyatta headache as it did to his father
Somalia seems to be President Uhuru Kenyatta’s current headache. And it is not an easy task handling a troublesome neighbour, as Uhuru’s father found out before him. Uhuru might need the wisdom