Latest NewsUS warns allies to prepare for possible Iran strikes, retaliation after elections, AP sources say
By The Associated Press U.S. officials have told several Middle East countries and regional allies to be prepared for potential renewed military action against Iran after next week’s midterm
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By Anadolu Agency Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to retire from politics, saying voters had rejected his continued leadership and warning him
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By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
Read MoreFormer Somalia spy chief says i met leaders of Puntland, Jubaland, and Somaliland in the UAE
File Photo/Somali Times Read: Eritrea reveals UAE’s alarming plans for Somalia The former Somalia spy chief of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali
Read MoreBus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
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US warns allies to prepare for possible Iran strikes, retaliation after elections, AP sources say
By The Associated Press U.S. officials have told several Middle East countries and regional allies to be prepared for potential renewed military action against Iran after next week’s midterm
Read MoreIsraeli opposition leader says Netanyahu’s political career is over
By Anadolu Agency Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to retire from politics, saying voters had rejected his continued leadership and warning him
Read MoreWhat Lula’s reelection means for Brazil, Latin America
By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
Read MoreFormer Somalia spy chief says i met leaders of Puntland, Jubaland, and Somaliland in the UAE
File Photo/Somali Times Read: Eritrea reveals UAE’s alarming plans for Somalia The former Somalia spy chief of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali
Read MoreBus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
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Featured ArticlesUS warns allies to prepare for possible Iran strikes, retaliation after elections, AP sources say
By The Associated Press U.S. officials have told several Middle East countries and regional allies to be prepared for potential renewed military action against Iran after next week’s midterm
US warns allies to prepare for possible Iran strikes, retaliation after elections, AP sources say
By The Associated Press U.S. officials have told several Middle East countries and regional allies to be prepared for potential renewed military action against Iran after next week’s midterm
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKKenya Airways slips three slots in new airline ranking
By Business Daily Africa Kenya Airways dropped three places in the latest global ranking of airlines, trailing its regional rival Ethiopian Airlines, which recorded a significant jump to fly
Read MoreShould Trump Worry About the Putin-Xi Meeting?
Photo Reuters The Chinese-Russian bilateral relationship is better than at many points in the past, but it remains superficial. Russian president Vladimir Putin left his meeting with North
Read MoreSomalia President Hassan Sheikh begs Kenya for help in fighting Al-Shabab
Photographer Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who received the Minister of Defense of Kenya, Mr. Aden Barre Duale, discussed the strengthening
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Kenya Airways slips three slots in new airline ranking
By Business Daily Africa Kenya Airways dropped three places in the latest global ranking of airlines, trailing its regional rival Ethiopian Airlines, which recorded a significant jump to fly
Read MoreShould Trump Worry About the Putin-Xi Meeting?
Photo Reuters The Chinese-Russian bilateral relationship is better than at many points in the past, but it remains superficial. Russian president Vladimir Putin left his meeting with North
Read MoreSomalia President Hassan Sheikh begs Kenya for help in fighting Al-Shabab
Photographer Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who received the Minister of Defense of Kenya, Mr. Aden Barre Duale, discussed the strengthening
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Blog PostsICJ postpones Kenya-Somalia maritime dispute case for two months
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has postponed the Kenya-Somalia maritime dispute case following an application by the Kenya government, which sought time to recruit a new defence team.
Robert Mugabe, longtime Zimbabwe leader, dies at 95
Robert Mugabe, the former leader of Zimbabwe forced to resign in 2017 after a 37-year rule whose early promise was eroded by economic turmoil, disputed elections and human rights violations, has
‘Homeless’ Somalia shock Zimbabwe for first World Cup victory
Photo/AFP / Zimbabwe pose before a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations match in Egypt. A late Anwar Sid Ali goal enabled Somalia to shock Zimbabwe 1-0 Thursday and achieve their first World Cup qualifying
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko allegedly pocketed up to Sh20 million from a lucrative garbage collection contract
Governor’s prosecution will plunge county into a crisis as there’s no deputy governor Garbage tenders: EACC traces Sh20m to Sonko account • Sonko is alleged to have received Sh20
The Somali chief prosecutor said “Kenya on the verge of withdrawing the maritime case
Mogadishu, Somali National Prosecutor General Ahmed Ali Dahir has said that the Kenyan government is on the verge of withdrawing its maritime claims in Somalia. The prosecutor pointed out that
Netanyahu opposes Iran talks after Trump moots meeting Rouhani
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a state memorial ceremony at the Tomb of the Patriarchs, a shrine holy to Jews and Muslims, in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
Advocates from Somali community push for more discussion of addiction
Oxycodone pills in 5-mg doses. Discussion of substance abuse, particularly opioids, is gaining more attention in the Twin Cities’ East African community. By Maya Rao Cultural stigma adds
Ramaphosa says South Africa must stop attacks on foreigners, nearly 300 arrested
Photo/Reuters South African President Cyril Ramaphosa South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told officials and business leaders on Wednesday that he was committed to quelling attacks on
Google’s YouTube hit with $170M fine over children’s privacy
Photo/Reuters By Margaret Harding McGill Under a consent decree, YouTube will undertake a series of corrective actions. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and New York’s attorney general on
Kenya’s push to have case withdrawn fails
Map showing the disputes part of the Indian Ocean in the Kenya-Somalia case. Somalia sidestepped Kenya’s latest push to have the maritime boundary case withdrawn or deferred to allow an African
ICJ postpones Kenya-Somalia maritime dispute case for two months
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has postponed the Kenya-Somalia maritime dispute case following an application by the Kenya government, which sought time to recruit a new defence team.
Robert Mugabe, longtime Zimbabwe leader, dies at 95
Robert Mugabe, the former leader of Zimbabwe forced to resign in 2017 after a 37-year rule whose early promise was eroded by economic turmoil, disputed elections and human rights violations, has
‘Homeless’ Somalia shock Zimbabwe for first World Cup victory
Photo/AFP / Zimbabwe pose before a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations match in Egypt. A late Anwar Sid Ali goal enabled Somalia to shock Zimbabwe 1-0 Thursday and achieve their first World Cup qualifying
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko allegedly pocketed up to Sh20 million from a lucrative garbage collection contract
Governor’s prosecution will plunge county into a crisis as there’s no deputy governor Garbage tenders: EACC traces Sh20m to Sonko account • Sonko is alleged to have received Sh20
The Somali chief prosecutor said “Kenya on the verge of withdrawing the maritime case
Mogadishu, Somali National Prosecutor General Ahmed Ali Dahir has said that the Kenyan government is on the verge of withdrawing its maritime claims in Somalia. The prosecutor pointed out that
Netanyahu opposes Iran talks after Trump moots meeting Rouhani
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a state memorial ceremony at the Tomb of the Patriarchs, a shrine holy to Jews and Muslims, in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
Advocates from Somali community push for more discussion of addiction
Oxycodone pills in 5-mg doses. Discussion of substance abuse, particularly opioids, is gaining more attention in the Twin Cities’ East African community. By Maya Rao Cultural stigma adds
Ramaphosa says South Africa must stop attacks on foreigners, nearly 300 arrested
Photo/Reuters South African President Cyril Ramaphosa South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told officials and business leaders on Wednesday that he was committed to quelling attacks on
Google’s YouTube hit with $170M fine over children’s privacy
Photo/Reuters By Margaret Harding McGill Under a consent decree, YouTube will undertake a series of corrective actions. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and New York’s attorney general on
Kenya’s push to have case withdrawn fails
Map showing the disputes part of the Indian Ocean in the Kenya-Somalia case. Somalia sidestepped Kenya’s latest push to have the maritime boundary case withdrawn or deferred to allow an African