Latest NewsOver 1,300 missing as death toll from flash floods on Nepal-China border rises to 180
By Anadolu Agency Search and rescue operations backed by helicopters and drones continued Thursday as the death toll from devastating flash floods along the Nepal-China border rose to 180, while
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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
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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.
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Over 1,300 missing as death toll from flash floods on Nepal-China border rises to 180
By Anadolu Agency Search and rescue operations backed by helicopters and drones continued Thursday as the death toll from devastating flash floods along the Nepal-China border rose to 180, while
Read MoreUK 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 More
Featured ArticlesOver 1,300 missing as death toll from flash floods on Nepal-China border rises to 180
By Anadolu Agency Search and rescue operations backed by helicopters and drones continued Thursday as the death toll from devastating flash floods along the Nepal-China border rose to 180, while
Over 1,300 missing as death toll from flash floods on Nepal-China border rises to 180
By Anadolu Agency Search and rescue operations backed by helicopters and drones continued Thursday as the death toll from devastating flash floods along the Nepal-China border rose to 180, while
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKSri Lanka to ban burqas, close over 1,000 Islamic schools
A burqa clad Sri Lankan Muslim woman walks in a street of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, March 13, 2021. Sri Lanka on Saturday announced plans to ban the wearing of burqas and said it would close
Read MoreHeads of State of Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt reiterate keenness to maintain good relations between their countries
The leaders of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have met on the sidelines of the ongoing African Union Summit, as they continue to work towards resolving the impasse over Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance
Read MoreMogadishu mayor said to stop traders at al-Shabaab extortion payments
Photo/Somali Times The Mayor of Mogadishu, Omar Mohamed (Filish), speaking at demonstrations in Mogadishu which opposition group urged Mogadishu traders. He told landowners and businessmen
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Sri Lanka to ban burqas, close over 1,000 Islamic schools
A burqa clad Sri Lankan Muslim woman walks in a street of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, March 13, 2021. Sri Lanka on Saturday announced plans to ban the wearing of burqas and said it would close
Read MoreHeads of State of Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt reiterate keenness to maintain good relations between their countries
The leaders of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have met on the sidelines of the ongoing African Union Summit, as they continue to work towards resolving the impasse over Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance
Read MoreMogadishu mayor said to stop traders at al-Shabaab extortion payments
Photo/Somali Times The Mayor of Mogadishu, Omar Mohamed (Filish), speaking at demonstrations in Mogadishu which opposition group urged Mogadishu traders. He told landowners and businessmen
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Blog PostsNorth Korea pledges to ‘powerfully support and assist’ Russian army until victory in Ukraine
By Anadolu Agency North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui pledged on Friday that her country would “powerfully support and assist the Russian army” until its victory in Ukraine.
CIA spy chief meets Somali corrupt president
A photograph appears on the internet CIA Director William J. Burns made a secret visit to Mogadishu on Thursday, emphasizing the U.S. heightened focus on the Horn of Africa as regional rivalries
Somalia Jubaland calls both houses of MPs for consultation
File Photo/Somali Times After Jubaland officially declared its position on the elections on Thursday night and denounced the meeting they left in Mogadishu, it is planned to call the MPs of the
Spanish floods kill 95 as year of rain falls in a day in Valencia
A river flows under a partially collapsed bridge affected by torrential rains that caused flooding in the town of Carlet, Valencia region, Spain, October 30, 2024. Photographer Eva Manez By
UN Security Council voted to begin a two-year withdrawal
File Photo/Somali Times The UN Security Council has voted to begin a two-year withdrawal of its political mission in Somalia, which has been in the East African country for more than a decade.
Harris faces Gaza protest during Ellipse speech
By Anadolu Agency US Vice President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, campaigning in Washington, D.C., faced protests from hundreds of people expressing disapproval of her administration’s
Former Somali president Sharif criticized the failure of Hassan Sheikh
File Photo/Somali Times The former president of Somalia Sharif Sheikh Ahmed made a speech in which he attacked the system led by corrupt President Hassan Sheikh. Read: Former Somalia President
World Insights: Anomalies grip final stretch of U.S. election
People at the U.S. presidential debate media filing center watch a live broadcast of the first presidential debate between U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in
UK anti-Islam activist ‘Tommy Robinson’ jailed for breaching injunction
Anti-immigration activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, gestures before arriving at Folkestone Police Station in Folkestone, Britain, October 25, 2024. Photographer Chris J
Iran doesn’t seek war with Israel but will defend its people, says president
By Anadolu Agency Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced Sunday that his country does not seek war but will defend its people and respond in a “proportionate” manner to the
North Korea pledges to ‘powerfully support and assist’ Russian army until victory in Ukraine
By Anadolu Agency North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui pledged on Friday that her country would “powerfully support and assist the Russian army” until its victory in Ukraine.
CIA spy chief meets Somali corrupt president
A photograph appears on the internet CIA Director William J. Burns made a secret visit to Mogadishu on Thursday, emphasizing the U.S. heightened focus on the Horn of Africa as regional rivalries
Somalia Jubaland calls both houses of MPs for consultation
File Photo/Somali Times After Jubaland officially declared its position on the elections on Thursday night and denounced the meeting they left in Mogadishu, it is planned to call the MPs of the
Spanish floods kill 95 as year of rain falls in a day in Valencia
A river flows under a partially collapsed bridge affected by torrential rains that caused flooding in the town of Carlet, Valencia region, Spain, October 30, 2024. Photographer Eva Manez By
UN Security Council voted to begin a two-year withdrawal
File Photo/Somali Times The UN Security Council has voted to begin a two-year withdrawal of its political mission in Somalia, which has been in the East African country for more than a decade.
Harris faces Gaza protest during Ellipse speech
By Anadolu Agency US Vice President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, campaigning in Washington, D.C., faced protests from hundreds of people expressing disapproval of her administration’s
Former Somali president Sharif criticized the failure of Hassan Sheikh
File Photo/Somali Times The former president of Somalia Sharif Sheikh Ahmed made a speech in which he attacked the system led by corrupt President Hassan Sheikh. Read: Former Somalia President
World Insights: Anomalies grip final stretch of U.S. election
People at the U.S. presidential debate media filing center watch a live broadcast of the first presidential debate between U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in
UK anti-Islam activist ‘Tommy Robinson’ jailed for breaching injunction
Anti-immigration activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, gestures before arriving at Folkestone Police Station in Folkestone, Britain, October 25, 2024. Photographer Chris J
Iran doesn’t seek war with Israel but will defend its people, says president
By Anadolu Agency Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced Sunday that his country does not seek war but will defend its people and respond in a “proportionate” manner to the