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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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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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 WEEKChinese firm wins tender to build head office for African court
Chinese workers of the China State Construction Engineering Corporation at the site of the new African Union conference centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia work/AFP By The East African Chinese firm
Read MoreBosaso Port Shut as Cargo Handlers Oppose P&O Ports Fee Increase
A dispute over increased port charges in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region resulted in the Dubai-run harbor being shut for more than a week, leading to higher prices for food and fuel and
Read MoreKremlin: NATO becoming more involved in Ukraine conflict
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov/Reuters By Reuters The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the U.S.-led NATO military alliance demonstrated its hostility towards Russia every day, and was becoming more
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Chinese firm wins tender to build head office for African court
Chinese workers of the China State Construction Engineering Corporation at the site of the new African Union conference centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia work/AFP By The East African Chinese firm
Read MoreBosaso Port Shut as Cargo Handlers Oppose P&O Ports Fee Increase
A dispute over increased port charges in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region resulted in the Dubai-run harbor being shut for more than a week, leading to higher prices for food and fuel and
Read MoreKremlin: NATO becoming more involved in Ukraine conflict
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov/Reuters By Reuters The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the U.S.-led NATO military alliance demonstrated its hostility towards Russia every day, and was becoming more
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Blog PostsSuspect in Norway mosque shooting not admitting guilt: lawyer
Philip Manshaus, who is suspected of an armed attack at Al-Noor Islamic Centre Mosque and killing his stepsister, appears in court in Oslo, Norway, August 12, 2019. NTB Scanpix/Cornelius Poppe
Troops let Muslims walk to mosques in Indian-ruled Kashmir
Muslims walk past Indian paramilitary soldiers after offering prayers during Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, in Jammu, India, Monday, Aug.12, 2019. An uneasy calm prevailed in
Prime suspect in Cleethorpes murder investigation ‘may never be forced to return’
Abdi Ali remains wanted by police in connection with the murder of Shaun Lyall, whose body was found at a house on Sidney Street in Cleethorpes in July 2018 (Image: Grimsby Live) Grimsby Crown
Thai trawler crew arrive in Bangkok from Somalia
Members of a Thai fishing crew rescued from a boat off Somalia pose for a group photo on arrival in Bangkok on Monday. (Photo from @MFAThai Twitter account) Labour Ministry to start human
Norwegian police say mosque shooting is a terror attempt
Police attend the scene after a shooting inside the al-Noor Islamic center mosque in Baerum outside Oslo. Norwegian police say one person has been shot and lightly injured during the shooting
How schools are kept afloat in Somaliland
First school Sunshine of Hargeisa, Somaliland’s capital city. Free Wind 2014/Shutterstock In 1991, following a civil war that led to the collapse of the Somali Democratic Republic, the northern
Uhuru lobbies for Kenya to get UN Security Council seat
President Uhuru Kenyatta is leading a charm offensive in foreign countries to secure Kenya a seat at the UN Security Council and lobby for support on its position on Somalia as the confrontation
Somali president greets all Somalian around the world happy Eid Al-Adha
Mogadishu, The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, has wished the people of Somalia on the blessed occasion of Eid Al-Adha. The president described the
How Kenya’s insatiable appetite for costly loans threatens your well-being
Kenya’s stock of public and publicly guaranteed loans might hit a mind-boggling Sh7 trillion by June next year. But that is beside the point. Seven trillion shillings is just but a big number. It
‘Our stance remains same as 45 years ago on Cyprus’
‘We are in favor of peace, good neighborhood in Aegean, Eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus,’ says Turkish Defense Minister Turkey’s perspective remains the same on the Cyprus issue as it was 45
Suspect in Norway mosque shooting not admitting guilt: lawyer
Philip Manshaus, who is suspected of an armed attack at Al-Noor Islamic Centre Mosque and killing his stepsister, appears in court in Oslo, Norway, August 12, 2019. NTB Scanpix/Cornelius Poppe
Troops let Muslims walk to mosques in Indian-ruled Kashmir
Muslims walk past Indian paramilitary soldiers after offering prayers during Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, in Jammu, India, Monday, Aug.12, 2019. An uneasy calm prevailed in
Prime suspect in Cleethorpes murder investigation ‘may never be forced to return’
Abdi Ali remains wanted by police in connection with the murder of Shaun Lyall, whose body was found at a house on Sidney Street in Cleethorpes in July 2018 (Image: Grimsby Live) Grimsby Crown
Thai trawler crew arrive in Bangkok from Somalia
Members of a Thai fishing crew rescued from a boat off Somalia pose for a group photo on arrival in Bangkok on Monday. (Photo from @MFAThai Twitter account) Labour Ministry to start human
Norwegian police say mosque shooting is a terror attempt
Police attend the scene after a shooting inside the al-Noor Islamic center mosque in Baerum outside Oslo. Norwegian police say one person has been shot and lightly injured during the shooting
How schools are kept afloat in Somaliland
First school Sunshine of Hargeisa, Somaliland’s capital city. Free Wind 2014/Shutterstock In 1991, following a civil war that led to the collapse of the Somali Democratic Republic, the northern
Uhuru lobbies for Kenya to get UN Security Council seat
President Uhuru Kenyatta is leading a charm offensive in foreign countries to secure Kenya a seat at the UN Security Council and lobby for support on its position on Somalia as the confrontation
Somali president greets all Somalian around the world happy Eid Al-Adha
Mogadishu, The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, has wished the people of Somalia on the blessed occasion of Eid Al-Adha. The president described the
How Kenya’s insatiable appetite for costly loans threatens your well-being
Kenya’s stock of public and publicly guaranteed loans might hit a mind-boggling Sh7 trillion by June next year. But that is beside the point. Seven trillion shillings is just but a big number. It
‘Our stance remains same as 45 years ago on Cyprus’
‘We are in favor of peace, good neighborhood in Aegean, Eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus,’ says Turkish Defense Minister Turkey’s perspective remains the same on the Cyprus issue as it was 45