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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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Read MoreUS says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran
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Iran 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 MoreThousands flee years long drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks
File Photo Somali Times/Former Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and one of his wives By The Associated Press After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally
Read MoreUS says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran
A woman walks by a mural depicting Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026. Photographer Majid Asgaripour By Reuters U.S. Treasury
Read MoreUkraine’s anticorruption agencies uncover criminal network in presidential office, parliament
By Anadolu Agency Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) said Thursday they uncovered an alleged criminal organization
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Featured ArticlesIran 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
Iran 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
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKUS’ Afghanistan withdrawal extension ‘unlikely,’ UK defense secretary says
By Anadolu Agency Ben Wallace says security risk rises in Afghanistan It is “unlikely” that the US will extend the Aug. 31 deadline to pull troops from Afghanistan as it gets “more and more
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Read MoreThe Somali-Kenyan maritime case has nothing to do with restoring diplomatic relations
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia has said it has nothing to do with the maritime case with Kenya, restoring its diplomatic relationship. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will decide the
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US’ Afghanistan withdrawal extension ‘unlikely,’ UK defense secretary says
By Anadolu Agency Ben Wallace says security risk rises in Afghanistan It is “unlikely” that the US will extend the Aug. 31 deadline to pull troops from Afghanistan as it gets “more and more
Read MoreGhanaian footballer Atsu’s body found under rubble in Turkey quake, agent says
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Read MoreThe Somali-Kenyan maritime case has nothing to do with restoring diplomatic relations
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia has said it has nothing to do with the maritime case with Kenya, restoring its diplomatic relationship. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will decide the
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Blog PostsLawmakers launch new push to end US-supported Yemen war
A bipartisan group of lawmakers from both chambers of Congress reintroduced legislation Wednesday that could halt U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. The war powers resolution already
Saudi-led coalition ready to use ‘calibrated force’ to push Yemen port deal: UAE
The Saudi-led coalition is prepared to use “calibrated force” to push the Iranian-aligned Houthi movement to withdraw from Yemen’s Hodeidah port city under a U.N.-sponsored deal, a senior United
Exclusive: UAE used cyber super-weapon to spy on iPhones of foes
A team of former U.S. government intelligence operatives working for the United Arab Emirates hacked into the iPhones of activists, diplomats and rival foreign leaders with the help of a
Kenya, Somalia commit to joint efforts in trade and war on terror
Kenya and Somalia yesterday discussed how to strengthen their economies and step up the fight against terrorism.Top government officials, including Foreign Affairs CS Monica Juma and her Somali
Brexit brinkmanship – UK demands deal change, EU says ‘non’
Photo Reuters British Prime Minister Theresa May was on a collision course with the European Union on Wednesday after lawmakers demanded she renegotiate a Brexit divorce deal that the other
28 bodies of migrants found after boats capsize off Djibouti
The U.N. migration agency says 28 bodies have been found after some 130 migrants went missing off Djibouti when two boats capsized. A statement says the coast guard in the tiny East African
Briton survives razor-blade attack in Somali jail
Mogadishu, A British man being detained in a Somali jail has survived an attack by inmates armed with razor blades, authorities have said. Anthony Thomas Cox, who works for a private security
Many suffering children in Somaliland need surgery, but most of those needs go unmet
University Hospital in Hargeisa Children in Somaliland suffer a significant burden of health conditions — particularly congenital deformities and wound-related conditions — that could
Prime Minister Khaire meets President Kenyatta
Nairobi, His Excellency Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire today has meeting President Uhuru Kenyatta. Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire and President Uhuru Kenyatta discussed the ongoing relations
Dictator Museveni says there is no organised authority in Somalia
Dictator Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni said the comments of a frail old dictator cannot harm Somalia or deter the progress made. The reality is that Somalia is a democratic, recovering state,
Lawmakers launch new push to end US-supported Yemen war
A bipartisan group of lawmakers from both chambers of Congress reintroduced legislation Wednesday that could halt U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. The war powers resolution already
Saudi-led coalition ready to use ‘calibrated force’ to push Yemen port deal: UAE
The Saudi-led coalition is prepared to use “calibrated force” to push the Iranian-aligned Houthi movement to withdraw from Yemen’s Hodeidah port city under a U.N.-sponsored deal, a senior United
Exclusive: UAE used cyber super-weapon to spy on iPhones of foes
A team of former U.S. government intelligence operatives working for the United Arab Emirates hacked into the iPhones of activists, diplomats and rival foreign leaders with the help of a
Kenya, Somalia commit to joint efforts in trade and war on terror
Kenya and Somalia yesterday discussed how to strengthen their economies and step up the fight against terrorism.Top government officials, including Foreign Affairs CS Monica Juma and her Somali
Brexit brinkmanship – UK demands deal change, EU says ‘non’
Photo Reuters British Prime Minister Theresa May was on a collision course with the European Union on Wednesday after lawmakers demanded she renegotiate a Brexit divorce deal that the other
28 bodies of migrants found after boats capsize off Djibouti
The U.N. migration agency says 28 bodies have been found after some 130 migrants went missing off Djibouti when two boats capsized. A statement says the coast guard in the tiny East African
Briton survives razor-blade attack in Somali jail
Mogadishu, A British man being detained in a Somali jail has survived an attack by inmates armed with razor blades, authorities have said. Anthony Thomas Cox, who works for a private security
Many suffering children in Somaliland need surgery, but most of those needs go unmet
University Hospital in Hargeisa Children in Somaliland suffer a significant burden of health conditions — particularly congenital deformities and wound-related conditions — that could
Prime Minister Khaire meets President Kenyatta
Nairobi, His Excellency Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire today has meeting President Uhuru Kenyatta. Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire and President Uhuru Kenyatta discussed the ongoing relations
Dictator Museveni says there is no organised authority in Somalia
Dictator Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni said the comments of a frail old dictator cannot harm Somalia or deter the progress made. The reality is that Somalia is a democratic, recovering state,