UAE betrays US military in favor of Russia
High-quality Russian military equipment has made the US allies reconsider their foreign policy. The United Arab Emirates are going to purchase the Russian Su-35 fighters. Before that they had been…
Trump alleges Obama ‘wire tapped’ his phones, cites no evidence
Trump published a series of tweets detailing the accusation, though he offered no proof and no clues about what prompted the claims. U.S. President Donald Trump has alleged that Obama…
110 dead from hunger in past 48 hours in single drought-hit region, Somalia says
In this photo taken Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, malnourished baby Ali Hassan, 9-months-old, left, is held by his mother Fadumo Abdi Ibrahim at a feeding center in a camp in…
N. Korean ambassador given 48 hours to leave
A North Korean embassy official accepting a letter from an official believed to be from Wisma Putra at the North Korean embassy in Bukit Damansara. AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star KUALA LUMPUR:…
Wajir MPs declare onslaught against Governor
Aden Keynan, Member of Parliament for Eldas, Wajir County gestures at the press briefing on the Wajir County’s political status at a Nairobi hotel PHOTO: ELVIS OGINA/STANDARD Wajir MPs have…
UNESCO calls for doubling efforts to protect the Syrian heritage after liberating Palmyra
Paris, SANA- Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Irina Bokova called for doubling efforts to protect the Syrian heritage as a whole after liberating Palmyra…
Why some Somali Americans are cheering for their home country’s new president
As the Islamic State faces military defeat and begins to fragment, more and more British fighters, medics and jihadi brides will die desperately defending its territory. Others will try to…
Is Trump among 2017 Nobel Peace Prize candidates?
Photo: Scanpix file picture AFP A near-record 318 people and organisations are in the running for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, the Nobel Institute said on Thursday, a motley crew…
Merkel plans US meeting with Trump in mid-March
Donald Trump and Angela Merkel. Photo: DPAVAFP Chancellor Angela Merkel is planning to hold her first meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington on March 14, a German government…
THE PENDING CASE OF SOMALILAND’S RECOGNITION
THE PENDING CASE OF SOMALILAND’S RECOGNITION Saad Ali Shire (PhD) is the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Somaliland. Before his appointment, he was the minister of national…