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 WEEKManchester lockdown: Fury as Boris Johnson provides just £22m support as city faces ‘punishing’ winter
Photo: Credit The Independent, Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester, By Andrew Woodcock City’s leaders say £75m in business support needed to prevent poverty Boris Johnson has sparked fury
Read MoreQatar marks second anniversary of Arab quartet blockade
Despite Qatari attendance at recent high-profile Saudi summit, there is little sign the Gulf crisis is nearing an end. Two years after four Arab countries blockaded Qatar, there remains little
Read MoreUganda keeps oil dream alive amid rising criticism
The oil rig for the Kingfisher development area in Kikuube district in Uganda on January 24, 2023. Uganda says its oil dream is alive despite intensified criticism from several groups. Photo
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Manchester lockdown: Fury as Boris Johnson provides just £22m support as city faces ‘punishing’ winter
Photo: Credit The Independent, Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester, By Andrew Woodcock City’s leaders say £75m in business support needed to prevent poverty Boris Johnson has sparked fury
Read MoreQatar marks second anniversary of Arab quartet blockade
Despite Qatari attendance at recent high-profile Saudi summit, there is little sign the Gulf crisis is nearing an end. Two years after four Arab countries blockaded Qatar, there remains little
Read MoreUganda keeps oil dream alive amid rising criticism
The oil rig for the Kingfisher development area in Kikuube district in Uganda on January 24, 2023. Uganda says its oil dream is alive despite intensified criticism from several groups. Photo
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Blog PostsChina strikes back in trade dispute with U.S. with new tariffs
FILE PHOTO: A U.S. flag on an embassy car is seen outside a hotel near a construction site in Shanghai, China, July 31, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song China unveiled on Friday retaliatory tariffs against
US officials confirm Israeli strike in Iraq
FILE – In this Monday, Aug. 12, 2019 file photo, plumes of smoke rise after an explosion at a military base southwest of Baghdad, Iraq. A fact-finding committee appointed by the Iraqi
Qatar, Saudi Arabia rift in a new stage over Somalia
While Qatar declared it would build a new seaport in Somalia, Saudi Arabia has recognized the autonomous Somaliland’s passport, a move that may deepen instability in the country Saudi
Former warlord became Mogadishu mayor but what went wrong?
Former warlord Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Filish) Mogadishu, The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, has appointed Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Filish), one of the
Jubaland re-elect President Sheikh Ahmed Islam Madobe
File/Photo/Somali Times Kismayo, Jubaland election re-elect President Ahmed Mohamed Islam Ahmed Madobe president of the Jubbaland regional administration. The three candidates – Ahmed
China ‘will not sit idly by’ over US arms sale to Taiwan
FILE – In this Sept. 16, 2014, file photo, a Taiwan Air Force F-16 fighter jet takes off from a closed section of highway during the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Chiayi, central
Rodrigo Duterte hints he will cancel talks with Xi Jinping if barred from raising arbitral ruling over disputed waters
Overlapping claims in the South China Sea. Image: SCMP Graphics Philippine president, just ahead of his fifth trip to China, says he will discuss 2016 tribunal victory ‘whether you like it or
Brexit ‘backstop’ must go, UK premier tells Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) hold a joint press conference in Berlin, Germany on August 21, 2019. ( Abdülhamid Hoşbaş – Anadolu Agency )
Somalia security remains a concern, head of UN Mission warns Security Council
UN Photo/Manuel Elias. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) addresses the Security Council on 21 August
Boris Johnson’s girlfriend denied entry to US after visit to Somaliland
Carrie Symonds (center) Instagram By Yaron Steinbuch British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s gal pal Carrie Symonds has been barred from entering the US on business apparently because of her trip
China strikes back in trade dispute with U.S. with new tariffs
FILE PHOTO: A U.S. flag on an embassy car is seen outside a hotel near a construction site in Shanghai, China, July 31, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song China unveiled on Friday retaliatory tariffs against
US officials confirm Israeli strike in Iraq
FILE – In this Monday, Aug. 12, 2019 file photo, plumes of smoke rise after an explosion at a military base southwest of Baghdad, Iraq. A fact-finding committee appointed by the Iraqi
Qatar, Saudi Arabia rift in a new stage over Somalia
While Qatar declared it would build a new seaport in Somalia, Saudi Arabia has recognized the autonomous Somaliland’s passport, a move that may deepen instability in the country Saudi
Former warlord became Mogadishu mayor but what went wrong?
Former warlord Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Filish) Mogadishu, The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, has appointed Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Filish), one of the
Jubaland re-elect President Sheikh Ahmed Islam Madobe
File/Photo/Somali Times Kismayo, Jubaland election re-elect President Ahmed Mohamed Islam Ahmed Madobe president of the Jubbaland regional administration. The three candidates – Ahmed
China ‘will not sit idly by’ over US arms sale to Taiwan
FILE – In this Sept. 16, 2014, file photo, a Taiwan Air Force F-16 fighter jet takes off from a closed section of highway during the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Chiayi, central
Rodrigo Duterte hints he will cancel talks with Xi Jinping if barred from raising arbitral ruling over disputed waters
Overlapping claims in the South China Sea. Image: SCMP Graphics Philippine president, just ahead of his fifth trip to China, says he will discuss 2016 tribunal victory ‘whether you like it or
Brexit ‘backstop’ must go, UK premier tells Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) hold a joint press conference in Berlin, Germany on August 21, 2019. ( Abdülhamid Hoşbaş – Anadolu Agency )
Somalia security remains a concern, head of UN Mission warns Security Council
UN Photo/Manuel Elias. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) addresses the Security Council on 21 August
Boris Johnson’s girlfriend denied entry to US after visit to Somaliland
Carrie Symonds (center) Instagram By Yaron Steinbuch British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s gal pal Carrie Symonds has been barred from entering the US on business apparently because of her trip