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 WEEKPriti Patel to ban foreign criminals from UK under strict new immigration rules
© Provided by Evening Standard By Harriet Brewis Foreign criminals sentenced to more than a year in prison will be banned from entering the UK under strict new immigration rules. Home Secretary
Read MoreEyes on court in fight against Somalia’s oil block suit at UN
The High Court has set October 7 as mention date for a petition seeking to block the State from taking part in an arbitration on dispute with Somalia in the latest attempt by Kenyans to frustrate
Read MoreThe Somali government accuses Djibouti of siding with Kenya
Photo/Somali Times Somali Information Minister Osman Abukar Dubbe told a news conference in Mogadishu that a Djibouti mission to the Somali-Kenyan border had joined the Kenyan government. The
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Priti Patel to ban foreign criminals from UK under strict new immigration rules
© Provided by Evening Standard By Harriet Brewis Foreign criminals sentenced to more than a year in prison will be banned from entering the UK under strict new immigration rules. Home Secretary
Read MoreEyes on court in fight against Somalia’s oil block suit at UN
The High Court has set October 7 as mention date for a petition seeking to block the State from taking part in an arbitration on dispute with Somalia in the latest attempt by Kenyans to frustrate
Read MoreThe Somali government accuses Djibouti of siding with Kenya
Photo/Somali Times Somali Information Minister Osman Abukar Dubbe told a news conference in Mogadishu that a Djibouti mission to the Somali-Kenyan border had joined the Kenyan government. The
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Blog PostsUK signs agreements worth £31m to support development in Somaliland
The United Kingdom signed an agreement with the government of Somaliland and the Netherlands to support the implementation of Phase II of the Somaliland Development Fund (SDF2) programme, which
Trump fires hawkish national security chief Bolton
Photo/AFP/File / Brendan Smialowski As a key White House adviser, John Bolton was well known for his moustache, beloved yellow legal pads — and hardline national security views President
Ugandan leader calls for eye-for-an-eye-style sentences after nephew murdered
Photo/ Reuters Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has said he wants courts to hand out eye-for-an-eye-style sentences for all murder convicts, to help stem soaring violent crime that claimed the
Philippines’ Duterte says Xi offering gas deal if arbitration case ignored
Photo/ Reuters Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said his Chinese counterpart has offered Manila a controlling stake in a joint energy venture in the South China Sea, if it sets aside an
Somalia keen to showcase its untapped oil & gas potential to the world
Following the signing of a new Petroleum Law and Revenue Sharing Agreement in May of this year, as well as the unveiling of its first ever offshore licensing round (15 blocks covering 75,000 sq.
Hundreds of Nigerians to take free evacuation from South Africa
The car dealership of Nigerian entrepreneur Basil Onibo in Johannesburg, South Africa was burned down during the latest spate of xenophobic attacks in September 2019 [Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko] At
Police warn ‘do not approach’ Sheffield murder suspect on the run
Abdi Ali. Police (Image) By Lee Peace Police have warned members of the public to not approach a man with links to Sheffield wanted over a murder. Abdi Ali, aged 29, is wanted for questioning
Kuwait’s ruler, 90, in US hospital and cancels Trump visit
Photo (AP) Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah Kuwait’s 90-year-old ruling emir has cancelled a visit Thursday with President Donald Trump at the White House after being admitted to a U.S. hospital
UK parliament Speaker John Bercow announces he will quit
FILE PHOTO – Speaker of the House John Bercow speaks in the House of Commons in London, Britain September 3, 2019. ©UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS Britain’s House of
Somalia economic growth likely to inch up this year, World Bank says
File/Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s economy is expected to grow by 2.9% this year, from 2.8% last year, before growth quickens to 3.2-3.5% in the medium term, the World Bank said on Monday. The
UK signs agreements worth £31m to support development in Somaliland
The United Kingdom signed an agreement with the government of Somaliland and the Netherlands to support the implementation of Phase II of the Somaliland Development Fund (SDF2) programme, which
Trump fires hawkish national security chief Bolton
Photo/AFP/File / Brendan Smialowski As a key White House adviser, John Bolton was well known for his moustache, beloved yellow legal pads — and hardline national security views President
Ugandan leader calls for eye-for-an-eye-style sentences after nephew murdered
Photo/ Reuters Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has said he wants courts to hand out eye-for-an-eye-style sentences for all murder convicts, to help stem soaring violent crime that claimed the
Philippines’ Duterte says Xi offering gas deal if arbitration case ignored
Photo/ Reuters Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said his Chinese counterpart has offered Manila a controlling stake in a joint energy venture in the South China Sea, if it sets aside an
Somalia keen to showcase its untapped oil & gas potential to the world
Following the signing of a new Petroleum Law and Revenue Sharing Agreement in May of this year, as well as the unveiling of its first ever offshore licensing round (15 blocks covering 75,000 sq.
Hundreds of Nigerians to take free evacuation from South Africa
The car dealership of Nigerian entrepreneur Basil Onibo in Johannesburg, South Africa was burned down during the latest spate of xenophobic attacks in September 2019 [Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko] At
Police warn ‘do not approach’ Sheffield murder suspect on the run
Abdi Ali. Police (Image) By Lee Peace Police have warned members of the public to not approach a man with links to Sheffield wanted over a murder. Abdi Ali, aged 29, is wanted for questioning
Kuwait’s ruler, 90, in US hospital and cancels Trump visit
Photo (AP) Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah Kuwait’s 90-year-old ruling emir has cancelled a visit Thursday with President Donald Trump at the White House after being admitted to a U.S. hospital
UK parliament Speaker John Bercow announces he will quit
FILE PHOTO – Speaker of the House John Bercow speaks in the House of Commons in London, Britain September 3, 2019. ©UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS Britain’s House of
Somalia economic growth likely to inch up this year, World Bank says
File/Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s economy is expected to grow by 2.9% this year, from 2.8% last year, before growth quickens to 3.2-3.5% in the medium term, the World Bank said on Monday. The