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
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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
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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 WEEKSomalia : Statement by the High Representative Josep Borrell on the current political situation
File Photo/Somali Times/Somali Parliament. Yesterday, the Lower House of the Somali Parliament voted to a de-facto extension of the mandate of the President and the Federal government by two
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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam drinks water during a press conference in Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Lam said that her government is “highly concerned” about the situation at a
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Photo Reuters The United Arab Emirates awarded 20 billion dirhams worth ($5.5 billion) of military procurement contracts during a defense show this week, at a time when arms sales to the country
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Somalia : Statement by the High Representative Josep Borrell on the current political situation
File Photo/Somali Times/Somali Parliament. Yesterday, the Lower House of the Somali Parliament voted to a de-facto extension of the mandate of the President and the Federal government by two
Read MoreHong Kong watching Chinese nuclear plant after leak reported
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam drinks water during a press conference in Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Lam said that her government is “highly concerned” about the situation at a
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Photo Reuters The United Arab Emirates awarded 20 billion dirhams worth ($5.5 billion) of military procurement contracts during a defense show this week, at a time when arms sales to the country
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Blog PostsPolice say 62 killed in Tanzania fuel tanker explosion
An injured man is carried from the scene as a patrol tanker burns in the background, Saturday, Aug. 10 2019, in Morogoro, Tanzania. A damaged tanker truck exploded in eastern Tanzania Saturday as
Police says 57 killed in Tanzania fuel tanker explosion
File/Photo/Somali Times A police official in Tanzania says at least 57 people have been burned to death after a fuel tanker exploded in the eastern town of Morogoro. Regional police commissioner
Shukri Abdi’s family brand school inquiry into bullying a whitewash
Members of the UK Somalian community have called for an investigation into the death of Shukri Abdi. Photograph: Maureen McLean/Alamy Stock Photo Refugee, 12, from Somalia was found drowned in a
Ethiopia to hold national election next year
Ethiopia’s ruling coalition said on Friday it will hold a national election next year, defying worries over security and displacement in the Horn of Africa country that had led some to speculate
Police: El Paso shooting suspect said he targeted Mexicans
FILE – This undated file image provided by the FBI shows Patrick Crusius, whom authorities have identified as the gunman who killed multiple people at an El Paso, Texas, shopping area.
Kashmir curfew partially eased for prayers amid lockdown
A Kashmiri prepares to catch a stone during an anti-India protest Srinagar, India, Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. The predominantly Muslim area has been under an unprecedented security lockdown and
No-deal Brexit preparation is top priority, Johnson tells officials
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits the Fusion Energy Research Centre at the Fulham Science Centre in Oxfordshire, Britain August 8, 2019. Julian Simmonds/Pool via REUTERS British
The Latest: Police in N. Macedonia detain 161 migrants
In this photo released Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, some of the 80 migrants rescued from a rubber dinghy off Libya are ferried to the Ocean Viking rescue ship run by the SOS Mediterranee NGO. Italian
Somalia says blind female suicide bomber killed Mogadishu mayor
The Somali government identified the woman in the center of this 2018 UNSOM photo as the suicide bomber who killed eight people, including Mogadishu Mayor Abdirahman Omar Osman, in a July 24,
Understanding Jubbaland elections; what’s at stake?
Somalia’s federal state Jubbaland will hold elections on August 21. Not everyone will vote, but it appears the poll could affect both Somalis and neighbouring countries. Stretching from Gedo in
Police say 62 killed in Tanzania fuel tanker explosion
An injured man is carried from the scene as a patrol tanker burns in the background, Saturday, Aug. 10 2019, in Morogoro, Tanzania. A damaged tanker truck exploded in eastern Tanzania Saturday as
Police says 57 killed in Tanzania fuel tanker explosion
File/Photo/Somali Times A police official in Tanzania says at least 57 people have been burned to death after a fuel tanker exploded in the eastern town of Morogoro. Regional police commissioner
Shukri Abdi’s family brand school inquiry into bullying a whitewash
Members of the UK Somalian community have called for an investigation into the death of Shukri Abdi. Photograph: Maureen McLean/Alamy Stock Photo Refugee, 12, from Somalia was found drowned in a
Ethiopia to hold national election next year
Ethiopia’s ruling coalition said on Friday it will hold a national election next year, defying worries over security and displacement in the Horn of Africa country that had led some to speculate
Police: El Paso shooting suspect said he targeted Mexicans
FILE – This undated file image provided by the FBI shows Patrick Crusius, whom authorities have identified as the gunman who killed multiple people at an El Paso, Texas, shopping area.
Kashmir curfew partially eased for prayers amid lockdown
A Kashmiri prepares to catch a stone during an anti-India protest Srinagar, India, Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. The predominantly Muslim area has been under an unprecedented security lockdown and
No-deal Brexit preparation is top priority, Johnson tells officials
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits the Fusion Energy Research Centre at the Fulham Science Centre in Oxfordshire, Britain August 8, 2019. Julian Simmonds/Pool via REUTERS British
The Latest: Police in N. Macedonia detain 161 migrants
In this photo released Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, some of the 80 migrants rescued from a rubber dinghy off Libya are ferried to the Ocean Viking rescue ship run by the SOS Mediterranee NGO. Italian
Somalia says blind female suicide bomber killed Mogadishu mayor
The Somali government identified the woman in the center of this 2018 UNSOM photo as the suicide bomber who killed eight people, including Mogadishu Mayor Abdirahman Omar Osman, in a July 24,
Understanding Jubbaland elections; what’s at stake?
Somalia’s federal state Jubbaland will hold elections on August 21. Not everyone will vote, but it appears the poll could affect both Somalis and neighbouring countries. Stretching from Gedo in