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 WEEKTrump says Iran made ‘big mistake’ by taking down US drone
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, June 20, 2019, in Washington. Trump declared Thursday
Read MoreWhy China refused to finance railway it initially backed
President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses delegates during the Chinese-Kenya Business Forum at Crown Plaza Hotel in Beijing, China, It can now be revealed that difficult loan conditions were responsible
Read MoreMinister: The execution of a Norwegian citizen in Somaliland is unacceptable
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide. Photo: Heiko Junge / NTB The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed Somaliland that they expect the death sentence against a Norwegian
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Trump says Iran made ‘big mistake’ by taking down US drone
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, June 20, 2019, in Washington. Trump declared Thursday
Read MoreWhy China refused to finance railway it initially backed
President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses delegates during the Chinese-Kenya Business Forum at Crown Plaza Hotel in Beijing, China, It can now be revealed that difficult loan conditions were responsible
Read MoreMinister: The execution of a Norwegian citizen in Somaliland is unacceptable
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide. Photo: Heiko Junge / NTB The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed Somaliland that they expect the death sentence against a Norwegian
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Blog PostsTop Iran general says destroying Israel ‘achievable goal’
AFP/File / ATTA KENARE Major General Hossein Salami heads Iran’s Revolutionary Guards The commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Monday that destroying arch-rival Israel has
Extremists launch 2 attacks on military targets in Somalia
Somalia’s Islamic extremist rebels on Monday launched two attacks on U.S. and European military targets, officials said. The first attack was on a military airstrip which is a base for U.S. and
S. Korea, Japan jointly take part in multinational maritime exercise
Kang Gam Chan (Yonhap) By Yonhap South Korea and Japan jointly participated in a multinational anti-piracy maritime exercise off the coast of Somalia, the Navy said Monday, amid strained
Status of Mogadishu new headache for Farmajo as autonomy calls grow
Photo/Somali Times Somalia President Mohamed Farmajo returns to Mogadishu to face the problem of whether to turn the capital into a federal state. Days after he delivered his inaugural speech at
Saudi state media say king’s bodyguard shot in ‘dispute’
Photo (AP) A prominent bodyguard to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was shot and killed in what authorities described as a personal dispute, state TV reported Sunday, offering few details on an
UK PM Johnson: I’ve been model of restraint in Brexit debate
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives, accompanied by partner Carrie Symonds, ahead of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, England, Saturday Sept. 28, 2019. The ruling
Police looking for Somali national over terror suspicion
Police are looking for Abdiwaahid Khalif Abdi. Police are looking for a Somali national who flew to the country on September 24 after he had been released from a Mogadishu jail in unclear
A New Era in Pakistan Somalia Relations Underway
Ambassador of Somalia Khadija Mohammed Almakhzoumi and Dr. Syed Mohammed Anwer, President of Maritime Study Forum. Ambassador of Somalia Khadija Mohammed Almakhzoumi says her country wants to
How Gulf geopolitics are turning Somalia into a theatre of the absurd
Previously, countries like the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have happily welcomed the parade of Somali politicians shuttling between their capitals on discreet fundraising
Pakistan PM warns of ‘bloodbath’ in Kashmir; India PM silent
In this combination photo, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan address the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly,
Top Iran general says destroying Israel ‘achievable goal’
AFP/File / ATTA KENARE Major General Hossein Salami heads Iran’s Revolutionary Guards The commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Monday that destroying arch-rival Israel has
Extremists launch 2 attacks on military targets in Somalia
Somalia’s Islamic extremist rebels on Monday launched two attacks on U.S. and European military targets, officials said. The first attack was on a military airstrip which is a base for U.S. and
S. Korea, Japan jointly take part in multinational maritime exercise
Kang Gam Chan (Yonhap) By Yonhap South Korea and Japan jointly participated in a multinational anti-piracy maritime exercise off the coast of Somalia, the Navy said Monday, amid strained
Status of Mogadishu new headache for Farmajo as autonomy calls grow
Photo/Somali Times Somalia President Mohamed Farmajo returns to Mogadishu to face the problem of whether to turn the capital into a federal state. Days after he delivered his inaugural speech at
Saudi state media say king’s bodyguard shot in ‘dispute’
Photo (AP) A prominent bodyguard to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was shot and killed in what authorities described as a personal dispute, state TV reported Sunday, offering few details on an
UK PM Johnson: I’ve been model of restraint in Brexit debate
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives, accompanied by partner Carrie Symonds, ahead of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, England, Saturday Sept. 28, 2019. The ruling
Police looking for Somali national over terror suspicion
Police are looking for Abdiwaahid Khalif Abdi. Police are looking for a Somali national who flew to the country on September 24 after he had been released from a Mogadishu jail in unclear
A New Era in Pakistan Somalia Relations Underway
Ambassador of Somalia Khadija Mohammed Almakhzoumi and Dr. Syed Mohammed Anwer, President of Maritime Study Forum. Ambassador of Somalia Khadija Mohammed Almakhzoumi says her country wants to
How Gulf geopolitics are turning Somalia into a theatre of the absurd
Previously, countries like the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have happily welcomed the parade of Somali politicians shuttling between their capitals on discreet fundraising
Pakistan PM warns of ‘bloodbath’ in Kashmir; India PM silent
In this combination photo, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan address the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly,