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UAE delivers $100m humanitarian aid for Lebanon

Under the name “UAE stands with Lebanon”, the country dispatched on Friday an aircraft carrying 40 tonnes of urgent medical aid to Lebanon.

UAE delivers $100m humanitarian aid for Lebanon

Somalia, Ethiopia conclude second round of maritime talks

Somalia, Ethiopia conclude second round of maritime talks

By 3 months ago

Somali promotes reconciliation after Al Shabaab defeat

Somali promotes reconciliation after Al Shabaab defeat

By 3 months ago

Somalia, Ethiopia conclude second round of maritime talks

Somalia, Ethiopia conclude second round of maritime talks

By 3 months ago

Elon Musk: Owning Twitter has been a "rollercoaster"

In April 2022, Musk became Twitter's largest shareholder with a 9.2% stake in the social media company

By Agencies 1 year ago

Elon Musk: Owning Twitter has been a "rollercoaster"

Man United inch closer to League Cup final

The Red Devils maintain top form to seal 3-0 victory over Forest. Man United closes in on first final, silverware in six years.

By Agencies 1 year ago

Man United inch closer to League Cup final

Lakers get their groove back as they hit Spurs

LeBron began his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003. James became the first player to have had a 40-point game.

By Agencies 1 year ago

Lakers get their groove back as they hit Spurs

Elon Musk in control of Twitter, ousts top executives

Elon Musk's changes will be aimed at increasing Twitter's subscriber base and revenue.

By Agencies, Associated Press 2 years ago

Elon Musk in control of Twitter, ousts top executives

Biden: Russia's Use of Tactical Nuclear Weapons Would be 'Serious Mistake'

The U.N. Security Council discussed the allegations at a closed-door meeting.

By Agencies 2 years ago

Biden: Russia's Use of Tactical Nuclear Weapons Would be 'Serious Mistake'

Boris Johnson eyes comeback bid as UK Tories pick new leader

Truss quit on Thursday after a turbulent 45-day term, conceding that she could not deliver on her tax-cutting economic plans

By Agencies 2 years ago

Boris Johnson eyes comeback bid as UK Tories pick new leader

Liz Truss's resignation speech in full

I came into office at a time of great economic and international instability.

By Agencies 2 years ago

Liz Truss's resignation speech in full

North Korea fires missile and shells, further inflaming tensions

The North Korean moves suggest it is reviving an old playbook of stoking fears of war with provocative weapons tests

By Agencies 2 years ago

North Korea fires missile and shells, further inflaming tensions

High court rejects Trump plea to step into Mar-a-Lago case

The move appears to greatly reduce the potential impact of the special master process to the ongoing Justice Department criminal investigation into the classifed documents.

By Agencies 2 years ago

High court rejects Trump plea to step into Mar-a-Lago case

Parkland school shooter spared from execution for killing 17

Cruz, 24, pleaded guilty a year ago to murdering 14 students and three staff members and injuring 17 others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018.

By Agencies 2 years ago

Parkland school shooter spared from execution for killing 17

Act now to alleviate suffering, donors urged at Clinton-led forum

Kenya's Kennedy Odede, the CEO of Shining Hope for Communities (Shofco), urged donors and world leaders to prioritise funding to community-led organisations.

By Agencies 2 years ago

Act now to alleviate suffering, donors urged at Clinton-led forum

United States picks Kenyan to sit in global aid agency's board

US government has appointed Kennedy Odede to the advisory committee on foreign aid at the United States Agency for International Development

By Agencies 2 years ago

United States picks Kenyan to sit in global aid agency's board

Collins Injera named Fiji's Coral Coast 7s tourney ambassador

Kenya Sevens legend Collins Injera has been appointed as the ambassador of the McDonald's Fiji Coral Coast Sevens tournament.

By Agencies 2 years ago

Collins Injera named Fiji's Coral Coast 7s tourney ambassador

Chinese authorities go for defiant Tibetan thinkers for upholding culture

Tibet press reports that Chinese authorities have been lodging Tibetan thinkers in secret prisons as part of its "cultural assimilation" policy.

By Agencies 2 years ago

Chinese authorities go for defiant Tibetan thinkers for upholding culture

UK Prime Minister Boris set to resign

Johnson had defied pressure to quit on Wednesday from senior ministers and a mounting rebellion within his ruling Conservative Party, saying he will fight off any attempts to oust him.

By Agencies 2 years ago

UK Prime Minister Boris set to resign

Taiwan hits back at China over Strait waterway

The Strait waterway has been a frequent source of military tension since the defeated Republic of China government fled to Taiwan in 1949 after losing a civil war with the communists.

By Agencies, Mwangi Maina 2 years ago

Taiwan hits back at China over Strait waterway

Firm ranks local group among change agents

Bridgespan Group, which is guiding the philanthropic choices of many US donors, featured Shining Hope for Communities (Shofco) among the most impactful community groups.

By Agencies 2 years ago

Firm ranks local group among change agents

China's stance on Russia-Ukraine conflict cause capital flight

China is facing a huge trust deficit from international investors as it witnessed a portfolio outflow worth nearly Sh1.8 trillion

By Agencies 2 years ago

China's stance on Russia-Ukraine conflict cause capital flight

Huge loan from China suffocating Sri Lanka's economy

Between 2005 and 2017, China provided Sri Lanka with economic assistance worth Sh1.5 trillion, including a host of infrastructure projects

By Agencies 2 years ago

Huge loan from China suffocating Sri Lanka's economy

Mastermind of Mumbai terror attacks Hafiz Saeed handed 31 jail term

Hafiz Saeed was handed 31-years in jail by Pakistan for terror-related charges

By Agencies 2 years ago

Mastermind of Mumbai terror attacks Hafiz Saeed handed 31 jail term

Tibet continues to witness human rights violations - Report

According to an IFFRAS report, Tibet came off as the second least free country after Syria, and South Sudan

By Agencies 2 years ago

Tibet continues to witness human rights violations - Report

Africans: The missing ‘feet and hands’ of the army of WW1

This is an account of our ancestors, who ‘won’ the First World War but never got the rightful place in history.

By Kiundu Waweru 5 years ago

Africans: The missing ‘feet and hands’ of the army of WW1

The Standard Group joins the run to save the Tsavo

The Standard Media Group has played a major role in saving Tsavo it isencourage people to plant more tree and care for them until maturity.

By Kiundu Waweru 5 years ago

The Standard Group joins the run to save the Tsavo

Motorcycle ride saved my day, in 30 minutes

Tuesday March 26, 2014. It is the day I flew with baby Satrin Osinya from Mombasa on his way to Nairobi to remove a terrorist’s bullet lodged in his brain.

By Kiundu Waweru 9 years ago

Motorcycle ride saved my day, in 30 minutes

Nairobi residents abandon cars to beat traffic jams

Nairobi City’s roads are the world’s fourth-most congested, according to International Business Machines Commuter Pain survey in 2011.

By Kiundu Waweru 9 years ago

Nairobi residents abandon cars to beat traffic jams

August proves to be Kenya's darkest month, yet again

The dictionary describes August as not just the eighth month of the year, but something with an impressive quality, majestic, regal.

By Kiundu Waweru 9 years ago

August proves to be Kenya's darkest month, yet again

No resources were lost, CS Rotich responds

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich, has released a press statement 'setting the record straight' on media reports on the damning ombudsman report.

By Kiundu Waweru 9 years ago

No resources were lost, CS Rotich responds

Obama’s speeches tell of philosophy that drove him to White House

On his last campaign trail while running for the second term in the Iowa State, US President Barack Obama emotionally gave a moving speech, which came to be known as Fired Up, Ready to Go.

By Kiundu Waweru 9 years ago

Obama’s speeches tell of philosophy that drove him to White House

Ojwang’: The man with a knack for making the ordinary extraordinarily funny

When just a few Kenyans owned television sets, Mzee Ojwang’ Hatari was a news-maker and a celebrity.

By Kiundu Waweru 9 years ago

Ojwang’: The man with a knack for making the ordinary extraordinarily funny

Mama Sarah Obama’s mega legacy project set to take off

The world famous Kogelo village, the ancestral home of the US President Barack Obama in Siaya County, is about to get a new attraction.

By Kiundu Waweru 9 years ago

Mama Sarah Obama’s mega legacy project set to take off

Agencies blamed for alcohol deaths

One thing puzzling Kenyans since President Uhuru Kenyatta’s call on the crackdown of illicit alcohol is the move by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) to almost immediately suspend 385 alcoholic brands.

By Kiundu Waweru 9 years ago

Agencies blamed for alcohol deaths

Lupita Nyong’o spoils guests at her dinner bash

Lupita Nyong’o’s Sh10,000 dinner was worth every coin. The delicacies — from the starters, to the main course and dessert— were on point. The bread was farm fresh from the bakery, the soup was rich and tasty, the wines were five-star class, the meats were succulent ...you get the drift?

By Kiundu Waweru 9 years ago

Lupita Nyong’o spoils guests at her dinner bash

Budding speech writer impresses at mentorship event

The Standard Group has partnered with the Kenya Community Development Foundation in a programme titled Mentenda, which mentors boys.

By Kiundu Waweru 9 years ago

Budding speech writer impresses at mentorship event

Lupita arrives incognito under heavy security over a year later

Lupita Nyong’o is in the country. She was spotted on Thursday night, four days before the official date given by her publicists.

By Kiundu Waweru 9 years ago

Lupita arrives incognito under heavy security over a year later

'Sunday Essay’ comes alive in a book

Luckily for us, we no longer worry too much about what to pick from the shelves for finally from Kenya comes an author whose writings not only provoke thought, but arouse the age-old questions of identity and mortality.

By Kiundu Waweru 9 years ago

'Sunday Essay’ comes alive in a book

Kenyan eyeing global maritime seat to promote ‘blue economy’

On June 30, Kenya may have one of its own holding a coveted position that has eluded Africa for five decades. This is the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).

By Kiundu Waweru 9 years ago

Kenyan eyeing global maritime seat to promote ‘blue economy’

Experts mull ‘smarter’ targets for post- Millennium Development Goals

An interesting research conducted in Guatemala, Mexico in 1969 is true to Kenya today as is to the world.

By Kiundu Waweru 9 years ago

Experts mull ‘smarter’ targets for post- Millennium Development Goals

Justin Muturi, pilot speak on helicopter ‘mishap’

Over the Madaraka Day weekend, two helicopters came into bad weather; one crashed killing the lone pilot, the other, carrying Speaker of the National Assembly Justin Muturi landed safely in a shamba.

By Kiundu Waweru 9 years ago

Justin Muturi, pilot speak on helicopter ‘mishap’

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