Ethiopia backs Kenya in race for AU Chairperson position
Ethiopia has disclosed that it will back the candidature of Kenya’s foreign affairs chief in the race to elect the new chairperson of the...
Man arrested in Wajir on suspicion of spying for Al-Shabaab
A man was arrested on Monday night at Khorof Kharar in Wajir on suspicion that he was providing information to Al-Shabaab.
Wajir East OCPD Anthony...
After election delay, Somalia’s first female presidential candidate says she may not run again
Helsinki, Finland: Fadumo Dayib, Somalia’s first female presidential candidate is so dismayed by the decision this week by Somali’s electoral body to postpone the...
Somalia fights back against illegal fishing
The owners of the Belize-registered, Panamanian-vessel Greko 1 have been fined for illegal and unreported fishing in Somali waters and have paid a $65,000...
U.S. reduces sentence of Somali man linked to ISIL
A Minnesota man who was recently sentenced for plotting to join the Islamic State group has had his prison sentenced reduced from 15 years...
Al Shabaab carries attacks in Somalia and Kenya
he Al Qaeda-inspired Al Shabaab militants claimed they have carried out separate gun and bomb attacks in Somalia and Kenya, killing at least five...
UNHCR repatriates over 35,000 Somali refugees from Kenya
The UN refugee agency said on Monday that it had helped 35,192 Somali refugees to return home since the exercise begun almost two years...
Trump says University attacker should not have been in US
President-elect Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that the Somali-born Ohio State student who rammed his car into a crowd before attacking them with a butcher...
Jalalaqsi DC injured in Al Shabaab ambush attack
The district commissioner of Jalalaqsi town Mohamed Abdulle Fidow has been injured in an ambush attack by armed Al shabaab fighters in central Somalia...
FLASHBACK: Castro – ‘No One Has Been Slandered More Than the Jews’
A couple of weeks ago, while I was on vacation, my cell phone rang; it was Jorge Bolanos, the head of the Cuban Interest...
Somali forces ready to attack Daesh fighters in Qandala-Official
Hundreds of pro-government Somali forces began moving toward the port town of Qandala on Monday for an offensive against Daesh fighters who seized it...
China donates $1.2m to AU mission in Somalia
The Chinese government has donated $1.2m towards peace efforts in Somalia. The donation will be going to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
Smail...
Somalia’s Presidential Election Postponed for Third Time
Somalia’s presidential elections, scheduled to begin this week, have been postponed for a third time, the electoral body said On Tuesday. Idale News Online...
BREAKING: An Elder shot dead in Mogadishu
Unknown assailants have shot and killed a renowned traditional elder in Somali capital, Mogadishu on Tuesday, witnesses and police said.
A Somali police officer said...
Plane carrying 81 people crashes in Colombia
Passengers included Brazilian football team Chapocoense, who were headed to a regional tournament final in Medellin.
A flight carrying a popular Brazilian football team went...
Muslim ‘refugee’ who intentionally drove INTO pedestrians at Ohio State shot dead – “It...
A Muslim man plowed his car into a group of pedestrians at Ohio State University and then got out and began stabbing people with...
PRESIDENTIAL: Donald Trump Issues Statement Following Yet Another Muslim Terror Attack at Ohio State...
Trump issued the statement on Facebook.
He noted that his “thoughts and prayers are with all of the students and administration.” He continued by thanking...
Somali student behind car, knife attack at Ohio State University that injured 11
An 18-year-old Somali student was behind an attack involving a car and butcher knife on the campus of Ohio State University Monday that left...
45% of Palestinian population is compromised of children
The estimated number of children less than 18 years old mid 2016 is about 2,207,535 children in Palestine, representing about 45.8% of the population,...
Ethiopia promises to support Somalia for peaceful polls
As the presidential election in Somalia approaches, the Ethiopian government has promised support assuring peaceful elections.
Though much of the country is still under the...