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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
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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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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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Read MoreExclusive: US spy agencies examine how Iran would react to Trump declaring victory
A woman walks past a billboard featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a building, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27,
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EU’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
Read MoreAt Beijing auto show, rising fuel costs boost China’s NEV opportunity
People visit the booth of Li Auto during the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, April 26, 2026. Photographer Ju Huanzong By Xinhua News Agency Turmoil
Read MoreExclusive: US spy agencies examine how Iran would react to Trump declaring victory
A woman walks past a billboard featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a building, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27,
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Featured ArticlesEU’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
EU’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
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKThe latest: Somalia needs a good leader not a puppet
Photo/Somali Times Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni welcomed a delegation from the Federal Government led by Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled from Mogadishu. The delegation,
Read MoreBombs strike Mogadishu as leaders meet at summit
Photo/Somali Times Al-Shabab still control large areas of Somalia, and are continuing to carrying out regular attacks. Mortar shells have exploded in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, as regional
Read MoreSh6bn meat factory scandal returns to haunt Kenyan taxpayers
One of Kenya’s forgotten scandals, the 45-year-old Halal abattoir in Ngong, has resurfaced, and the taxpayer will, once again, shoulder the Sh5.7 billion burden of the private meat venture that
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The latest: Somalia needs a good leader not a puppet
Photo/Somali Times Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni welcomed a delegation from the Federal Government led by Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled from Mogadishu. The delegation,
Read MoreBombs strike Mogadishu as leaders meet at summit
Photo/Somali Times Al-Shabab still control large areas of Somalia, and are continuing to carrying out regular attacks. Mortar shells have exploded in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, as regional
Read MoreSh6bn meat factory scandal returns to haunt Kenyan taxpayers
One of Kenya’s forgotten scandals, the 45-year-old Halal abattoir in Ngong, has resurfaced, and the taxpayer will, once again, shoulder the Sh5.7 billion burden of the private meat venture that
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In April 2015, President Omar al-Bashir traveled to the heart of Sudan’s conflict-ravaged Darfur region to congratulate one of his hand-picked commanders on a recent victory over rebels. Gen.
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By Paul D. Williams For over a decade, a dozen states and multilateral organizations have invested considerable time, effort, equipment, and hundreds of millions of dollars to build an effective
Saudis say they will defend themselves, as Trump warns Iran
CORRECTS DATE – In this Friday, May 17, 2019, photo released by the U.S. Navy, the USS Abraham Lincoln sails in the Arabian Sea near the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge. Commercial
Kenya: Corrupt Kenyans will not be allowed in the US — envoy
KENYA HAS POTENTIAL’: US Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter • Tells Kenya to make choice between Big Four and corruption. • The US is supporting DCI ‘100 per cent’. Corrupt
Blast injures South African tourists near Egypt’s Giza pyramids: security sources
A damaged bus is seen at the site of a blast near a new museum being built close to the Giza pyramids in Cairo, Egypt May 19, 2019. REUTERS/Ahmed Fahmy An explosion targeting a tourist bus
S. Arabia calls urgent Gulf, Arab League meetings over tensions
Photo POOL/AFP/File / FETHI BELAID Saudi King Salman has invited Gulf leaders and Arab states to emergency summits in Mecca amid escalating tensions in the region Saudi Arabia has called for
Saudi Arabia says it seeks to avert war, ball in Iran’s court
Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that it wants to avert war in the region but stands ready to respond with “all strength” following last week’s attacks on Saudi oil assets, telling Iran that the ball
Australia’s ruling coalition gets surprise third term
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to party supporters flanked by his wife, Jenny, second left, and daughters Lily, right, and Abbey, after his opponent conceded in the federal
Turkey’s Erdogan says will jointly produce S-500s with Russia after purchase of S-400s
FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks at North Atlantic Council Mediterranean Dialogue Meeting in Ankara, Turkey, May 6, 2019. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Press Office/Handout
Rwanda mulling more restrictions on social media
Rwanda is laying the ground to impose restrictions on the use of social media, joining other East African countries in the muzzling of public expression. Minister of ICT Paula Ingabire told
Sudanese general’s path to power ran through Darfur
In April 2015, President Omar al-Bashir traveled to the heart of Sudan’s conflict-ravaged Darfur region to congratulate one of his hand-picked commanders on a recent victory over rebels. Gen.
What Went Wrong with the Somali National Army?
By Paul D. Williams For over a decade, a dozen states and multilateral organizations have invested considerable time, effort, equipment, and hundreds of millions of dollars to build an effective
Saudis say they will defend themselves, as Trump warns Iran
CORRECTS DATE – In this Friday, May 17, 2019, photo released by the U.S. Navy, the USS Abraham Lincoln sails in the Arabian Sea near the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge. Commercial
Kenya: Corrupt Kenyans will not be allowed in the US — envoy
KENYA HAS POTENTIAL’: US Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter • Tells Kenya to make choice between Big Four and corruption. • The US is supporting DCI ‘100 per cent’. Corrupt
Blast injures South African tourists near Egypt’s Giza pyramids: security sources
A damaged bus is seen at the site of a blast near a new museum being built close to the Giza pyramids in Cairo, Egypt May 19, 2019. REUTERS/Ahmed Fahmy An explosion targeting a tourist bus
S. Arabia calls urgent Gulf, Arab League meetings over tensions
Photo POOL/AFP/File / FETHI BELAID Saudi King Salman has invited Gulf leaders and Arab states to emergency summits in Mecca amid escalating tensions in the region Saudi Arabia has called for
Saudi Arabia says it seeks to avert war, ball in Iran’s court
Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that it wants to avert war in the region but stands ready to respond with “all strength” following last week’s attacks on Saudi oil assets, telling Iran that the ball
Australia’s ruling coalition gets surprise third term
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to party supporters flanked by his wife, Jenny, second left, and daughters Lily, right, and Abbey, after his opponent conceded in the federal
Turkey’s Erdogan says will jointly produce S-500s with Russia after purchase of S-400s
FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks at North Atlantic Council Mediterranean Dialogue Meeting in Ankara, Turkey, May 6, 2019. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Press Office/Handout
Rwanda mulling more restrictions on social media
Rwanda is laying the ground to impose restrictions on the use of social media, joining other East African countries in the muzzling of public expression. Minister of ICT Paula Ingabire told