Somalia declares ‘national disaster’ over drought
More than 6.2 million people in need of urgent humanitarian aid, including nearly three million who are going hungry. There are worries that the drought is exacerbating the country’s on-going…
Russian Foreign Ministry Says US Congress Is Preparing an ‘Economic Blockade’ of Russia
Russia’s adversaries in the U.S. Congress are preparing an “economic blockade” against Russia, by pushing a bill that would prevent President Trump from easing sanctions against Russia, Deputy Foreign Minister…
US not to kill nuclear deal between Iran, P5+1: Analyst
US President Donald Trump is expected to retreat from his campaign promise to rip up a nuclear deal signed by Iran and the P5+1 group of countries, including the US,…
In this country, wife beating is a source of pride
Salimata was always told she should be proud to come from a family of wife beaters. “You’re the daughter of a woman whose husband broke her hands. Your grandmother’s legs…
Iran caps naval drill with brand-new torpedo launch
TEHRAN – The Iranian navy wrapped the last phase of a weeks-long naval drill on Tuesday, launching an advanced torpedo dubbed “Valfajr” following successful test-firing of a marine cruise missile…
SOMALIA’S NEW LEADER DECLARES DROUGHT NATIONAL DISASTER
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s new president declared a national disaster Tuesday for a drought that threatens millions of people and is creating fears of a full-blown famine. The statement…
Somalia: The Next Oil Superpower?
Last year Soma Oil and Gas, a London based energy company, searching for hydrocarbon deposits off the coast of Somalia, announced that it had completed a seismic survey to ascertain…
Berlin truck attacker’s mosque banned amid major police raid
Police outside the Fussilet mosque, now banned in Berlin. Photo: DPA. A Berlin mosque attended by the young Tunisian who attacked a Christmas market in December has shut its doors…
Army close to invading Tal Afar, more than 900 militants killed in western Mosul
E-mail Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) The number of Islamic State militants killed since the launch of Iraqi forces offensives to retake western Mosul has surpassed 900, the police service said as the…
Four American youths held for beating death of Somali man
Four American men have now been arrested in the robbery and fatal beating of a Somali immigrant cab driver. Christen Glenn, 18, of Greensburg, and Daniel Russell, 19, of Youngstown,…