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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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China sends new fleet on Gulf of Aden escort mission
The supply ship Qinghaihu of China’s 13th naval escort fleet departs from a port in Zhanjiang, South China’s Guangdong province, to the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters for escort
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Photo/ (AP) Twitter on Friday announced the removal of thousands of accounts linked to Saudi Arabia’s “state-run media apparatus” and others in the United Arab Emirates and
US military to present several options to Trump on Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP) The
Iran diplomat warns of ‘all-out war’ if hit for Saudi attack
FILE – In this Aug. 29, 2019 file photo, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a forum titled “Common Security in the Islamic World” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
President Farmajo decision Kismayo faces humanitarian crisis following the ban on direct flights
Photo/Somali Times Kismayo, Official says the Federal government of Somalia has devised a plot to frustrate the leadership of the state. Among the plots that Mogadishu has devised according to
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
Twitter removes thousands of pro-Saudi propaganda accounts
Photo/ (AP) Twitter on Friday announced the removal of thousands of accounts linked to Saudi Arabia’s “state-run media apparatus” and others in the United Arab Emirates and
US military to present several options to Trump on Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP) The
Iran diplomat warns of ‘all-out war’ if hit for Saudi attack
FILE – In this Aug. 29, 2019 file photo, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a forum titled “Common Security in the Islamic World” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
President Farmajo decision Kismayo faces humanitarian crisis following the ban on direct flights
Photo/Somali Times Kismayo, Official says the Federal government of Somalia has devised a plot to frustrate the leadership of the state. Among the plots that Mogadishu has devised according to
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