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 WEEKBomb in Somalia’s capital kills 1, injures another
Photo (AP) A bomb exploded in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, on Tuesday killing one person and wounding another. The blast from a bomb planted in a private luxury car exploded in Mogadishu’s Hodan
Read More10 Years On: Inside Turkish Airlines’ Somalia Service
Simple Flying By James Pearson Almost a decade has passed since Turkish Airlines inaugurated Mogadishu, Somalia. At the time, people were skeptical about it, suggesting that it didn’t make sense,
Read MorePrime Minister Roble opens conference with the international community in Somalia
Photo/Somali Times Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble and representatives of the international community are meeting in the Afisyoni tent in Mogadishu to discuss the political situation
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Bomb in Somalia’s capital kills 1, injures another
Photo (AP) A bomb exploded in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, on Tuesday killing one person and wounding another. The blast from a bomb planted in a private luxury car exploded in Mogadishu’s Hodan
Read More10 Years On: Inside Turkish Airlines’ Somalia Service
Simple Flying By James Pearson Almost a decade has passed since Turkish Airlines inaugurated Mogadishu, Somalia. At the time, people were skeptical about it, suggesting that it didn’t make sense,
Read MorePrime Minister Roble opens conference with the international community in Somalia
Photo/Somali Times Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble and representatives of the international community are meeting in the Afisyoni tent in Mogadishu to discuss the political situation
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Blog PostsArab lawmakers in Israel endorse Gantz for prime minister
Members of the Joint List Ayman Odeh, center, speaks to the press in the presence of Ahmad Tibi, right, and Mansour Abbas following their consulting meeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin,
Somalia’s al Shabaab raid military base, loot weapons
Fighters belonging to Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab stormed an army base near the capital Mogadishu on Sunday, looted it for weapons and then withdrew, a military source, residents
Dozens of Britons march in southern Spain ahead of Brexit
Photo/Reuters Dozens of Britons marched through the southern Spanish city of Malaga on Sunday to register their concerns about their uncertain status as Britain prepares to leave the European
Ex Somali president Sheikh Sharif has been denied to travel Kismayo
The former Somali president Sheikh Sharif has been denied to travel Kismayo Mogadishu, The former Somali president Sheikh Sharif and his delegation to travel Kismayo today, has been denied to
Al-Shabaab militants storm Somali military base, five soldiers dead
A pre-dawn raid by the terrorist group al-Shabaab on a military base in southern Somalia has left at least 18 people dead, officials told dpa on Sunday. “We have lost five soldiers in this
Erdogan in New York to attend UN General Assembly
Turkish president to address international peace and security issues at UN General Assembly President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday arrived in New York to attend the 74th session of UN General
Ethiopia says detains suspected Islamist militants planning attacks
Ethiopia said on Saturday it had arrested an unspecified number of Islamist militant members of the Somali group al Shabaab and Islamic State who were planning to carry out attacks in the country
Rare protests in Egypt call for president to step down
Protesters chant slogans against the regime in Cairo, Egypt, early Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. Dozens of people held a rare protest in Cairo during which they called on Egyptian President
Kenya, UK seek to seal post-Brexit trade deals by January
Kenya’s High Commissioner to the UK, Manoah Esipisu (right) addressing the Annual Kenya Society on September 20, 2019 in London, as Chairman Kenya Society Patrick Orr looks on. Kenya is
Young British couple could face death penalty for ‘trying to smuggle heroin worth £2MILLION to UK from Pakistan hidden in women’s clothing’
Photo/Daily Mail/Mohammed Tahir Ayaz, 26, and his wife Ikra Hussain, 20, of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire have been named by Pakistani authorities after their arrest at an airport on suspicion of
Arab lawmakers in Israel endorse Gantz for prime minister
Members of the Joint List Ayman Odeh, center, speaks to the press in the presence of Ahmad Tibi, right, and Mansour Abbas following their consulting meeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin,
Somalia’s al Shabaab raid military base, loot weapons
Fighters belonging to Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab stormed an army base near the capital Mogadishu on Sunday, looted it for weapons and then withdrew, a military source, residents
Dozens of Britons march in southern Spain ahead of Brexit
Photo/Reuters Dozens of Britons marched through the southern Spanish city of Malaga on Sunday to register their concerns about their uncertain status as Britain prepares to leave the European
Ex Somali president Sheikh Sharif has been denied to travel Kismayo
The former Somali president Sheikh Sharif has been denied to travel Kismayo Mogadishu, The former Somali president Sheikh Sharif and his delegation to travel Kismayo today, has been denied to
Al-Shabaab militants storm Somali military base, five soldiers dead
A pre-dawn raid by the terrorist group al-Shabaab on a military base in southern Somalia has left at least 18 people dead, officials told dpa on Sunday. “We have lost five soldiers in this
Erdogan in New York to attend UN General Assembly
Turkish president to address international peace and security issues at UN General Assembly President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday arrived in New York to attend the 74th session of UN General
Ethiopia says detains suspected Islamist militants planning attacks
Ethiopia said on Saturday it had arrested an unspecified number of Islamist militant members of the Somali group al Shabaab and Islamic State who were planning to carry out attacks in the country
Rare protests in Egypt call for president to step down
Protesters chant slogans against the regime in Cairo, Egypt, early Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. Dozens of people held a rare protest in Cairo during which they called on Egyptian President
Kenya, UK seek to seal post-Brexit trade deals by January
Kenya’s High Commissioner to the UK, Manoah Esipisu (right) addressing the Annual Kenya Society on September 20, 2019 in London, as Chairman Kenya Society Patrick Orr looks on. Kenya is
Young British couple could face death penalty for ‘trying to smuggle heroin worth £2MILLION to UK from Pakistan hidden in women’s clothing’
Photo/Daily Mail/Mohammed Tahir Ayaz, 26, and his wife Ikra Hussain, 20, of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire have been named by Pakistani authorities after their arrest at an airport on suspicion of