Wednesday, April 22, 2026
The Somali Future Council strongly condemned the use of force against Bajaj drivers who were peacefully expressing their grievances, as well as the arrests of some of the drivers and journalists covering the protest. In a press statement, the council said that Bajaj drivers are creative workers who contribute to...
Iranian government sources and Israeli officials said Iran’s new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was injured on the first day of Iran’s attacks on Israel and the United States in late February, although his condition has not been fully explained, according to the New York Times. Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was appointed Iran’s...
Iran has said that US and Israeli forces have bombed nearly 10,000 civilian targets since the start of the war between the two sides 11 days ago, killing more than 1,300 civilians. Reports from the capital Tehran said that powerful explosions had rocked the city, with heavy shelling taking place...
Presidential candidate Dr. Omar Faruq, one of the candidates standing for the leadership of the country, has arrived in Mogadishu, the capital of the Federal Republic of Somalia. While in the city, the candidate met with various sectors of society, such as academics, civil society organizations, businessmen, and other sectors...
The United States has officially designated the Muslim Brotherhood in Sudan as a terrorist organization, part of President Donald Trump's administration's expanded crackdown on groups it accuses of promoting violence and extremism. The State Department said Monday that the group receives support from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which...
Tensions between the United States, Israel and Iran are rising, with Tehran threatening to use more powerful missiles and rejecting talks proposed by US President Donald Trump. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has denied US claims that its missile program has been dismantled, saying it is now operating a large...
A ballistic missile launched from Iran was shot down before reaching its mid-point, according to officials at the conference. According to a report by TRT World, NATO air defense systems intercepted and destroyed the missile as it passed over the eastern Mediterranean. The ministry said the missile was detected early...
The Somali Future Council, in a press release, said it was deeply concerned about the possibility of a delay in the country’s elections, which are expected to be held after the end of the terms of the federal institutions. The council noted that according to the 2012 Interim Constitution of...
Samira Gaid, a security analyst at the Balqis think tank, said it was unclear how the constitutional changes would affect the country’s politics or the current president’s term. Samira, speaking to Reuters, said President Hassan Sheikh is being careful not to announce that he is extending his term, which could...
More than half a million people have been displaced in Lebanon after renewed fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, as regional tensions escalate following the US-Israeli war with Iran. According to Al Jazeera, Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs Haneen Sayed said that the number of people who have registered with the...