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
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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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 WEEKSenator’s human rights objections block some US aid to Egypt
By The Associated Press A veteran senator’s objections over Egypt’s human rights record, including its holding of an estimated 60,000 political prisoners, have compelled the Biden administration
Read MoreDjibouti detained and deported British Conservative Party MP Tim Loughton who campaigned for the recognition of Hargeisa
British Conservative Party MP Tim Loughton. Credit Photo/Twitter X A member of the British Conservative Party said that he was refused a trip to Djibouti because of the close relationship the
Read MoreUN envoy urges Somalia’s leaders to work together
The U.N. envoy for Somalia urged the country’s leaders on Monday to take “bold steps” to ensure that 2020 sets the fragile Horn of Africa country on a trajectory to peace and stability, not more
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Senator’s human rights objections block some US aid to Egypt
By The Associated Press A veteran senator’s objections over Egypt’s human rights record, including its holding of an estimated 60,000 political prisoners, have compelled the Biden administration
Read MoreDjibouti detained and deported British Conservative Party MP Tim Loughton who campaigned for the recognition of Hargeisa
British Conservative Party MP Tim Loughton. Credit Photo/Twitter X A member of the British Conservative Party said that he was refused a trip to Djibouti because of the close relationship the
Read MoreUN envoy urges Somalia’s leaders to work together
The U.N. envoy for Somalia urged the country’s leaders on Monday to take “bold steps” to ensure that 2020 sets the fragile Horn of Africa country on a trajectory to peace and stability, not more
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Blog PostsAirstrike kills 35 al-Shabaab extremists, US military says
The U.S. military has killed 35 fighters from al Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab in an airstrike in Somalia near the Ethiopian border, U.S. Africa Command (Africom) said Monday. In a statement,
DCI cancels orders issued to four MPs over sex tape linked to MP Fatuma Gedi
The Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti has dismissed orders issued to four Members of Parliament in connection with a sex tape linked to Wajir Woman Representative Fatuma Gedi.The
Jury convicted man in Oklahoma City federal bomb plot trial
Photo (AP) A 24-year-old man is guilty of trying to detonate what he believed was an explosives-laden van outside an Oklahoma City bank, a federal jury ruled Monday. Jurors convicted Jerry Drake
Storm at Sea: Hidden players in Kenya-Somalia spat
Kenyan authorities are blaming external players with interests in oil, gas and fishing for the ongoing diplomatic spat with Somalia over the common border in the Indian Ocean. The diplomatic
Somali President had Speech at the Arab-EU Summit. in Egypt
Sharm el-Sheikh, Excellences, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is an honour and a privilege to be among distinguished colleagues, friends and partners for stability, progress and prosperity in this first
Global stocks rise after Trump tariff extension
Photo (AP) China’s main stock index jumped to an eight-month high Monday and other global markets advanced after President Donald Trump agreed to postpone a tariff hike on Chinese goods. In early
America Must Question Ally Actions in Yemen
America’s controversial relationship with Saudi Arabia was thrust into the spotlight once again in the wake of Monday night’s CNN report that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, “have used
Britain’s May calls on Saudi to use influence to end Yemen fighting
Photo Reuters Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May British Prime Minister Theresa May will call on Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to use his influence to encourage Yemeni parties towards peace,
Kenya-Somalia tiff on oil blocks not new
The Norwegian consultancy firm Spectrum Geo says all the data it gathered about Mogadishu’s oil stock in the Indian Ocean, and which was used to market to investors in London, was sourced
First Saudi female ambassador replaces king’s son in US
Princess Reema Bint Bandar al-Saud, speaks during the investment conference in Riyadh. (photo credit: REUTERS/FAISAL AL NASSER) Saudi Arabia has appointed its first woman ambassador to represent
Airstrike kills 35 al-Shabaab extremists, US military says
The U.S. military has killed 35 fighters from al Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab in an airstrike in Somalia near the Ethiopian border, U.S. Africa Command (Africom) said Monday. In a statement,
DCI cancels orders issued to four MPs over sex tape linked to MP Fatuma Gedi
The Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti has dismissed orders issued to four Members of Parliament in connection with a sex tape linked to Wajir Woman Representative Fatuma Gedi.The
Jury convicted man in Oklahoma City federal bomb plot trial
Photo (AP) A 24-year-old man is guilty of trying to detonate what he believed was an explosives-laden van outside an Oklahoma City bank, a federal jury ruled Monday. Jurors convicted Jerry Drake
Storm at Sea: Hidden players in Kenya-Somalia spat
Kenyan authorities are blaming external players with interests in oil, gas and fishing for the ongoing diplomatic spat with Somalia over the common border in the Indian Ocean. The diplomatic
Somali President had Speech at the Arab-EU Summit. in Egypt
Sharm el-Sheikh, Excellences, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is an honour and a privilege to be among distinguished colleagues, friends and partners for stability, progress and prosperity in this first
Global stocks rise after Trump tariff extension
Photo (AP) China’s main stock index jumped to an eight-month high Monday and other global markets advanced after President Donald Trump agreed to postpone a tariff hike on Chinese goods. In early
America Must Question Ally Actions in Yemen
America’s controversial relationship with Saudi Arabia was thrust into the spotlight once again in the wake of Monday night’s CNN report that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, “have used
Britain’s May calls on Saudi to use influence to end Yemen fighting
Photo Reuters Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May British Prime Minister Theresa May will call on Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to use his influence to encourage Yemeni parties towards peace,
Kenya-Somalia tiff on oil blocks not new
The Norwegian consultancy firm Spectrum Geo says all the data it gathered about Mogadishu’s oil stock in the Indian Ocean, and which was used to market to investors in London, was sourced
First Saudi female ambassador replaces king’s son in US
Princess Reema Bint Bandar al-Saud, speaks during the investment conference in Riyadh. (photo credit: REUTERS/FAISAL AL NASSER) Saudi Arabia has appointed its first woman ambassador to represent