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German regulators have banned an internet-connected doll called “My Friend Cayla” that can chat with children, warning Friday that it was a de facto “hidden spying device”. Parents were urged to disable the interactive toy by the Federal Network Agency which enforces bans on surveillance devices. “Items that conceal cameras or microphones and that are […]

Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohammed with KDF troops in Somalia on January 11, 2015 /FILE A majority of Kenyans want the Kenya Defence Forces to withdraw from the anti-terror operation in Somalia, a Star poll indicates. The survey shows 63 per cent want KDF out, while the remaining 37 per cent want troops to stay […]

Mogadishu, 16 February 2017 – The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, yesterday led a high level delegation to Somali National University (SNU) to assess progress made in renovating the institution ahead of its official handover to the Federal Government of Somalia. The educational institution […]

HARARE: The wife of 92-year-old Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said Friday that he would be the voters’ choice even after he dies, as she addressed supporters from the ruling ZANU-PF party. Grace Mugabe, who is seen as a successor to her ailing husband, ratcheted up her colorful rhetoric ahead of the election due next year. […]

  Muslim worshippers gather after a suicide bomber detonated a device near the security headquarters of the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, July 4, 2016. REUTERS/Handout Riyadh – Maj. Gen. Bassam Attia, director of the Investigations and Strategic Planning Center of the Interior Ministry, said that Saudi Arabia was facing continuous threats by terrorist […]

Breivik left the makeshift court room on Wednesday and headed back to isolation. Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB scanpix A lawyer for jailed Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik said on Wednesday the neo-Nazi’s isolation was harmful to his mental health, a key point in his legal battle over prison conditions. Breivik’s “mental vulnerability” was […]

After Turkey almost entirely liberated al-Bab in northern Syria from Daesh terrorists, top U.S. general, Joseph Dunford, will visit Turkey on Friday to discuss a common anti-Daesh strategy. The two countries have had major disagreements over U.S. support to PKK-linked terror groups in Syria Ankara and Washington have signaled enhanced cooperation in the fight against […]

Halima Aden Via @kinglimma Instagram  The Somali-American model walked in Kanye West’s Yeezy Season 5 show in a hijab and a floor-length fur coat. Halima Aden, 19, wowed social media users after images were released of the beauty walking in Kanye West’s highly anticipated Yeezy Season 5 show. Here’s what to know about the budding fashion star […]

On Thursday, Somalis took to the streets of Mogadishu to celebrate the election of new president Abdullahi Mohamed nicknamed “Farmajo” (Italian for Cheese). The controversial election process has finally led to the defeated of the incumbent, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the first internationally accepted president of war-torn Somalia by a man who is perhaps one of […]

Three persons were killed and four others were injured on Thursday when mortar shells landed at a residential area bordering the presidential villa in Mogadishu. “We can confirm that three persons have been killed among them two children. “Four others were injured when mortar shells landed at Warta Nabadda near Villa Somalia,’’ police officer Abdullahi […]