Top Iran firm set to enter Qatar market Storyline:Business Iran’s biggest confectionery company, which is also one of the biggest in the Middle East, is planning to enter Qatar’s retail market. Shirin Asal Food Industrial Group, that has a… 3 mins read
4 mins read Storyline:National News, World In Kenya, polarizing election re-run rekindles ethnic tensions Maggie Fick Kenya’s repeat presidential election, boycotted this week by millions, has reignited long-running tensions between ethnic communities in some areas, leading inhabitants of one small village in the west…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Mogadishu mayor Thabit furious over attacks, calls for accountability Mogadishu mayor Mohamed Thabit has called for accountability and responsibility following the Saturday afternoon twin bomb attacks in a Mogadishu hotel which claimed over 20 lives. Thabit who also doubles…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security We will not be deterred, President Farmaajo says, condoles bomb attack families President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo underlined his strong stand against Al-Shabaab noting last night’s attack on innocent Somali people will not deter his administration’s efforts to avert their activities. He also expressed his condolence to…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Security 23 dead, more than 30 wounded in Mogadishu hotel attack A suicide truck bomb exploded outside a popular hotel in Somalia’s capital on Saturday, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 30, and gunfire continued as security forces…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Build on Oct 14 bomb fury to mend fences, think tank tells President Farmaajo President Mohamed Farmaajo should capitalize on national outrage from the October 14 truck bombing in Mogadishu to mend ties with regional government and redeem his hitherto waning public confidence, a…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Politics Meeting on establishing council authorities in Hirshabelle state kicks off in Jowhar Consultation meeting on establishing council authorities in Hirshabelle state has kicked off today in Jowhar, the state capital organized by the state interior ministry in partnership with its federal counterpart.…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Politics, Security Kenyan streets calm, but political standoff unresolved Kenyan opposition areas were calm Saturday, a day after the country’s election commission postponed voting in four restive counties where deadly clashes between police and protesters have occurred. The streets…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Farmaajo to chair Security Council meeting today ahead of Shabaab offensive President Mohamed Farmaajo and state leaders are meeting today in Mogadishu under the auspices of the National Security Council expected to craft a coordinated strategy ahead of an offensive against…
3 mins read Storyline:Science & Tech Meet the first-ever robot citizen — a humanoid named Sophia that once said it would ‘destroy humans’ Sophia the robot might not have a heart or brain, but it does have Saudi Arabian citizenship. As of October 25, Sophia is the first robot in history to be a full citizen…