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 WEEKOnce again, Iraq caught up in tensions between US and Iran
BAGHDAD (AP) — When U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sat down with Iraqi officials in Baghdad last week as tensions mounted between America and Iran, he delivered a nuanced message: If you’re
Read MoreSomalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017
File Photo/Somali Times This article is from African Arguments The election of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in September 2012 was heralded internationally as an almost messianic break from the
Read MoreUN extends African Union mission in Somalia
Credit: Official web site of the African Union Mission In Somalia. The United Nations Security Council voted Thursday to renew the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), a
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Once again, Iraq caught up in tensions between US and Iran
BAGHDAD (AP) — When U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sat down with Iraqi officials in Baghdad last week as tensions mounted between America and Iran, he delivered a nuanced message: If you’re
Read MoreSomalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017
File Photo/Somali Times This article is from African Arguments The election of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in September 2012 was heralded internationally as an almost messianic break from the
Read MoreUN extends African Union mission in Somalia
Credit: Official web site of the African Union Mission In Somalia. The United Nations Security Council voted Thursday to renew the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), a
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Blog PostsTurkey’s Erdogan refuses UN dinner over presence of Egypt’s Sisi
President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech at the 74th session of UN General Assembly in New York, United States on 24 September, 2019 [Murat Kula/Anadolu Agency] Turkish
Farah Maalim explains why Somalis are not investing in Kenya
Kenya former Lagdera MP Farah Maalim Wealthy Somali nationals in the diaspora are avoiding investing in Kenya, former Lagdera MP Farah Maalim has noted. Maalim put the blame on the Office of the
Jewish community helps reopen Somali Bravanese centre six years after arson
Cutting the ribbon for the new Somali-Bravanese community centre. Rabbis from across the religious spectrum are joined by faith minister Lord Younger, as the community rallies rounds its Muslim
At UN, Somalia’s President spotlights country’s progress, but cautions eradicating terrorism ‘will not be easy’
UN Photo/Laura Jarriel Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly’s General Debate. (26
Somali President Farmajo maintains ICJ will hear maritime case Somalia, Kenya
Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Farmaajo has said he and President Uhuru Kenyatta have agreed to let the ICJ resolve the maritime dispute. Farmajo made the announcement on Thursday,
President Uhuru Kenyatta maintains Kenya’s desire to negotiate oil fields with Somalia
Photo/Somali Times President Uhuru Kenyatta has maintained that Somalia should allow negotiations over the disputed oil field in the Indian Ocean. While making the appeal when he addressed the
Khashoggi murder ‘happened under my watch,’ Saudi crown prince tells PBS
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, September 18, 2019. Mandel Ngan/Pool via REUTERS Saudi
Acting intel boss to speak; Dems call complaint ‘disturbing’
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the InterContinental Barclay New York hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, in New York. (AP
PM Johnson goads opponents to call election as Brexit chaos deepens
Britain’s Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks at the parliament, which reconvenes after the UK Supreme Court ruled that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suspension of the
The Latest: UK chief attorney calls Parliament “a disgrace”
Britain’s Attorney General Geoffrey Cox arrives at 10 Downing Street, in London, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) The Latest on Britain’s impending departure from the
Turkey’s Erdogan refuses UN dinner over presence of Egypt’s Sisi
President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech at the 74th session of UN General Assembly in New York, United States on 24 September, 2019 [Murat Kula/Anadolu Agency] Turkish
Farah Maalim explains why Somalis are not investing in Kenya
Kenya former Lagdera MP Farah Maalim Wealthy Somali nationals in the diaspora are avoiding investing in Kenya, former Lagdera MP Farah Maalim has noted. Maalim put the blame on the Office of the
Jewish community helps reopen Somali Bravanese centre six years after arson
Cutting the ribbon for the new Somali-Bravanese community centre. Rabbis from across the religious spectrum are joined by faith minister Lord Younger, as the community rallies rounds its Muslim
At UN, Somalia’s President spotlights country’s progress, but cautions eradicating terrorism ‘will not be easy’
UN Photo/Laura Jarriel Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly’s General Debate. (26
Somali President Farmajo maintains ICJ will hear maritime case Somalia, Kenya
Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Farmaajo has said he and President Uhuru Kenyatta have agreed to let the ICJ resolve the maritime dispute. Farmajo made the announcement on Thursday,
President Uhuru Kenyatta maintains Kenya’s desire to negotiate oil fields with Somalia
Photo/Somali Times President Uhuru Kenyatta has maintained that Somalia should allow negotiations over the disputed oil field in the Indian Ocean. While making the appeal when he addressed the
Khashoggi murder ‘happened under my watch,’ Saudi crown prince tells PBS
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, September 18, 2019. Mandel Ngan/Pool via REUTERS Saudi
Acting intel boss to speak; Dems call complaint ‘disturbing’
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the InterContinental Barclay New York hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, in New York. (AP
PM Johnson goads opponents to call election as Brexit chaos deepens
Britain’s Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks at the parliament, which reconvenes after the UK Supreme Court ruled that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suspension of the
The Latest: UK chief attorney calls Parliament “a disgrace”
Britain’s Attorney General Geoffrey Cox arrives at 10 Downing Street, in London, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) The Latest on Britain’s impending departure from the