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File Photo/Somali Times UK urges Somalia’s outgoing President Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in Speaker’s chair – poised
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UK urges Somalia’s outgoing president Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election
File Photo/Somali Times UK urges Somalia’s outgoing President Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in Speaker’s chair – poised
Read MoreKenyans in U.S. on high alert as Trump plans to revoke more visas
A photo collage of U.S. President Donald Trump and a U.S. visa, March 20, 2026. Photo White House, Canva By Kenyans The U.S. government is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up
Read MoreIran warns that ships violating Hormuz transit rules risk detention, seizure
By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
Read MoreWhy do Western travel bans keep treating African nations like security threats while our leaders just watch?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent A federal judge recently vacated a sweeping Trump administration policy that had suspended immigrant visa processing for citizens across 75 countries.
Read MoreThousands flee years long drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks
File Photo Somali Times/Former Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and one of his wives By The Associated Press After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally
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Featured ArticlesUK urges Somalia’s outgoing president Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election
File Photo/Somali Times UK urges Somalia’s outgoing President Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in Speaker’s chair – poised
UK urges Somalia’s outgoing president Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election
File Photo/Somali Times UK urges Somalia’s outgoing President Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in Speaker’s chair – poised
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Blog PostsSomalia two former Presidents form new political alliance to get rid of President Farmajo
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, Himilo Qaran party, led by former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, and UPD led by former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud are part of the new alliance, named Forum for
After embrace of war criminals, time to cut off Somalia
By Michael Rubin The annual U.N. General Assembly is an orgy of symbolism. Who meets whom on the sidelines? Who tried but failed to secure a meeting with the U.S. president? Who walks out of
International Conference Cooperation opens in Mogadishu without federal, state members
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, The conference was held before overseas in Europe, including the UK, Belgium and others. The meeting was officially inaugurated by Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi
Somalia still gives President Kenyatta headache as it did to his father
Somalia seems to be President Uhuru Kenyatta’s current headache. And it is not an easy task handling a troublesome neighbour, as Uhuru’s father found out before him. Uhuru might need the wisdom
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
Somalia two former Presidents form new political alliance to get rid of President Farmajo
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, Himilo Qaran party, led by former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, and UPD led by former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud are part of the new alliance, named Forum for
After embrace of war criminals, time to cut off Somalia
By Michael Rubin The annual U.N. General Assembly is an orgy of symbolism. Who meets whom on the sidelines? Who tried but failed to secure a meeting with the U.S. president? Who walks out of
International Conference Cooperation opens in Mogadishu without federal, state members
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, The conference was held before overseas in Europe, including the UK, Belgium and others. The meeting was officially inaugurated by Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi
Somalia still gives President Kenyatta headache as it did to his father
Somalia seems to be President Uhuru Kenyatta’s current headache. And it is not an easy task handling a troublesome neighbour, as Uhuru’s father found out before him. Uhuru might need the wisdom
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