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 WEEKPatients evacuated as fire breaks out at Mombasa Hospital
Photo/Daily Nation/Fire at the Mombasa Hospital on Tuesday night, November 12, 2019. Fire which broke out at the Mombasa Hospital in Mombasa Tuesday evening has been contained. Coast regional
Read MoreChina’s economic recovery quickens as consumption returns
Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, China, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, October 19, 2020. © REUTERS/Aly Song BEIJING (Reuters) –
Read MoreKenya: IED kills 10 police officers near Somalia border
The remains of the vehicle the officers were traveling in. Ten police officers from Harhar GSU Camp in Garissa County have lost their lives when their vehicle ran through an explosive device. The
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Patients evacuated as fire breaks out at Mombasa Hospital
Photo/Daily Nation/Fire at the Mombasa Hospital on Tuesday night, November 12, 2019. Fire which broke out at the Mombasa Hospital in Mombasa Tuesday evening has been contained. Coast regional
Read MoreChina’s economic recovery quickens as consumption returns
Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, China, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, October 19, 2020. © REUTERS/Aly Song BEIJING (Reuters) –
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The remains of the vehicle the officers were traveling in. Ten police officers from Harhar GSU Camp in Garissa County have lost their lives when their vehicle ran through an explosive device. The
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Blog PostsU.S. and Gulf allies discuss response to Saudi oil attack
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo takes part in a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, September 18, 2019. Mandel Ngan/Pool via REUTERS
Trump sees many options short of war with Iran after attacks on Saudis
Saudi defence ministry spokesman Colonel Turki Al-Malik displays remains of the missiles which Saudi government says were used to attack an Aramco oil facility, during a news conference in
10 topics the Somali president should address when he visits the US
Photo/Somali Times By Michael Rubin On Sept. 9, Somalia’s government announced that President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed who is better known as “Farmajo,” would make his first visit to the United
Mogadishu deadly blast hits new restaurant suicide car bomb attack
Photo/Somali Times At least two people have been killed and dozens others injured in a suicide car bomb attack at a new restaurant in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, officials said. today,
HIV on the rise among youths in Garissa, agency says
GARISSA—The National Aids Control Council (NACC) has raised concern over rising cases of new HIV infection among young people in Garissa County. Garissa regional coordinator Wario Boru attributed
Somali army liberates 3 villages from al-Shabaab
Somali forces liberate Rahole, Biyo-dhale and Bandhub villages in southwestern region of Bay, officials say Somali army has liberated at least three villages from al-Shabaab militant group in the
U.S. citizens warned over traveling to Saudi Arabia: State Department
Photo/Reuters The U.S. State Department called on American citizens to “exercise increased caution” while traveling to Saudi Arabia, a travel advisory posted on its website said on Wednesday.
Somali Ambassador presented his credentials to U.S. President Donald Trump
New Somali ambassador to Washington Ali Sharif Ahmed presented his credentials to US President Donald Trump yesterday. Ambassador Ali Sharif will be the third Somali ambassador to Washington
ICJ gives conditions for attendance of Kenya-Somalia hearings
• ICJ to start public hearings between November 4 and 8. • Kenya says still pushing for an out of court settlement over the matter. The Hague Based International Justice Court –ICJ is scheduled
Kenya military to receive six US-made helicopters in December
Photo/AFP The Kenyan military will now receive six new US-made light attack helicopter gunships part of an initial order of 12 light attack and reconnaissance helicopters by December, a US
U.S. and Gulf allies discuss response to Saudi oil attack
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo takes part in a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, September 18, 2019. Mandel Ngan/Pool via REUTERS
Trump sees many options short of war with Iran after attacks on Saudis
Saudi defence ministry spokesman Colonel Turki Al-Malik displays remains of the missiles which Saudi government says were used to attack an Aramco oil facility, during a news conference in
10 topics the Somali president should address when he visits the US
Photo/Somali Times By Michael Rubin On Sept. 9, Somalia’s government announced that President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed who is better known as “Farmajo,” would make his first visit to the United
Mogadishu deadly blast hits new restaurant suicide car bomb attack
Photo/Somali Times At least two people have been killed and dozens others injured in a suicide car bomb attack at a new restaurant in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, officials said. today,
HIV on the rise among youths in Garissa, agency says
GARISSA—The National Aids Control Council (NACC) has raised concern over rising cases of new HIV infection among young people in Garissa County. Garissa regional coordinator Wario Boru attributed
Somali army liberates 3 villages from al-Shabaab
Somali forces liberate Rahole, Biyo-dhale and Bandhub villages in southwestern region of Bay, officials say Somali army has liberated at least three villages from al-Shabaab militant group in the
U.S. citizens warned over traveling to Saudi Arabia: State Department
Photo/Reuters The U.S. State Department called on American citizens to “exercise increased caution” while traveling to Saudi Arabia, a travel advisory posted on its website said on Wednesday.
Somali Ambassador presented his credentials to U.S. President Donald Trump
New Somali ambassador to Washington Ali Sharif Ahmed presented his credentials to US President Donald Trump yesterday. Ambassador Ali Sharif will be the third Somali ambassador to Washington
ICJ gives conditions for attendance of Kenya-Somalia hearings
• ICJ to start public hearings between November 4 and 8. • Kenya says still pushing for an out of court settlement over the matter. The Hague Based International Justice Court –ICJ is scheduled
Kenya military to receive six US-made helicopters in December
Photo/AFP The Kenyan military will now receive six new US-made light attack helicopter gunships part of an initial order of 12 light attack and reconnaissance helicopters by December, a US