Somalia’s president recently held first-ever meeting with Israeli PM

NAIROBI, Kenya – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently met with the president of Somalia in a first high-level contact between the two countries, a source close to the Somali leader told The Times of Israel. Israel does not have diplomatic relations with the East African nation, which has a population...

Israeli and Regional Leaders Pledge to Defeat Terrorism

A regional Heads of State and Government Summit on counter terrorism between the State of Israel and Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Zambia, South Sudan and Tanzania, has resolved to enhance efforts to fight and decisively defeat terrorism in all its forms because of the threat it poses to international peace...

Federal election 2016: Pauline Hanson says Islam no religion of peace

Pauline Hanson says Islam is not a religion of peace. In fact she doesn’t believe it’s a religion at all.The One Nation leader, who’s set to return to the federal parliament after almost 20 years, insists she’s not out to offend Australian Muslims.But she says it’s time to turn the...

Uganda Reconsiders Troops’ Pullout From Somalia, Museveni Says

Uganda is reconsidering plans to withdraw its troops from Somalia, where an African Union force fighting the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab reportedly hasn’t received allowances from the European Union, President Yoweri Museveni said. “We shall not pull out if we move in the right direction, especially the army,” Museveni told...

Somalia: Roadside bomb kills at least 18 on bus

Blast explodes as packed minibus passing by, killing all 18 people on board, police say. At least 18 civilians were killed when a roadside bomb went off in Somalia, close to the capital, blowing up a packed minibus, police said.The blast on Thursday in Lafole, which is around 20 kms...

Hate crime: burning 4WD, anti-Islamic graffiti found outside Thornlie mosque

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has condemned the overnight firebomb attack on a mosque in Perth and said federal police will investigate motives for the attack. Ms Bishop sidestepped questions about whether the attack could be linked to recent government rhetoric around border security and asylum seekers in the lead up...

Hate crime: burning 4WD, anti-Islamic graffiti found outside Thornlie mosque

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has condemned the overnight firebomb attack on a mosque in Perth and said federal police will investigate motives for the attack. Ms Bishop sidestepped questions about whether the attack could be linked to recent government rhetoric around border security and asylum seekers in the lead up...

Inside the secret Somalia rehab camp for former Shabab members

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA—The 30-year-old sitting in the home of Somalia’s Minister of Internal Security is a wanted man. There is a U.S. warrant for his arrest and a $50,000 reward for information leading to his capture and conviction. Liban Haji Mohamed is charged with providing material support and resources to Al...