Somali leaders focus on Election instead of security, says Modobe
The president of the interim Jubbaland administration Ahmed Madobe has accused the top leaders of federal government of Somalia of neglecting security.
Modobe said the...
Al Shabaab publicly executes two men in central Somalia
The Al Qaeda-affiliated Al Shabaab fighters in central Somalia have publicly executes two men by firing squad on Thursday afternoon, for killing unarmed civilians...
Canada: ‘What do you say to that?’ Waterloo man shocked by response to job...
By Kate Bueckert
Employer says job candidate wasn’t qualified for the position
Jama Hagi-Yusuf graduated from the University of Waterloo in 2015. (Submitted photo)
A Waterloo man...
African Union to Withdraw Troops From Somalia by 2020
The African Union says it plans to withdraw its forces from Somalia by the end of 2020 after years of trying to secure the...
Lower Shabelle Administration pardons nine inmates to honor Iddul Fitri
Nine prisoners have been pardoned by the administration of Lower Shabelle region on Thursday.
The spokesman for the administration, Daud Haji Irro said the amnesty...
AU envoy calls Somalis work with AU and SNA forces in efforts to flush...
Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia, Francisco Madeira on Wednesday called on Somalis to collaborate with SNA and...
EU Owes Wages to AMISOM Soldiers
The European Union (EU) has not paid the wages of the 22,000 soldiers of the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) this year, according...
Hepatitis outstrips Aids, TB as killer – report
Thursday, July 07, 2016
A TB patient wears a mask. Virus-caused hepatitis has become a leading cause of death and disability in the world, killing...
How KDF’s entry into Somalia changed security situation in Nothern Kenya
Almost five years ago, the Kenyan government launched an offensive against Al-Shabaab in their Somalia hideouts, and since then peace situation in the Northern...
Federal Republic of Somalia is working tirelessly to establish
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Investment Promotion of the Federal Republic of Somalia is working tirelessly to establish, renew and strengthen all partnerships...
US to assist Kenya repatriate refugees, says world understands situation
Thursday, July 07, 2016
Somali refugees get ready to board a bus in Dadaab on June 16, 2016 for voluntary repatriation to Somalia. PHOTO |...
Somalia: The First Two-House Parliament, Six-State Federalism
A new parliament will be announced next month in Somalia consisting of an Upper House and a Lower House (House of the People). Somalia...
AU Envoy to Somalia Wishes All Muslims Eid Mubarak
The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, wishes all Somali nationals a happy and...
Somali President Never Met Israel PM Netanyahu, FM Says
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Investment Promotion of the Federal Republic of Somalia has rejected that there was ever any meeting between Somali...
President Mohamud extends Eid Al Fitr message to Somalis
The president of the federal republic of Somalia H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has extended his warmest greetings to Somalis celebrating Eid al-Fitr, which brings...
Israel’s Netanyahu seeks to make new friends in historic first visit to Africa
Wednesday, July 06, 2016
By Ruth Eglash
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, gestures during a joint news conference with his Kenyan counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta, at...
Why so many Somali-Americans in Minnesota are so loyal to one car, one phone...
Wednesday, July 06, 2016
By Ibrahim Hirsi
Abdirahman Abo is a proud owner of Toyota Camry and a customer of T-Mobile and Wells Fargo — the...
Land, housing, women’s rights vital to Somalia stability: aid agency
Wednesday, July 06, 2016
A general view of Camp Seyidka, a settlement for internally displaced people in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. ©REUTERS/Omar Faruk
MOGADISHU Somalia (Xinhua) --...
Saudi Arabia names Pakistani man as suicide bomber in Jiddah
Wednesday, July 06, 2016
By: Aya Batrawy
Abdullah Qalzar Khan, 35, had been living with his wife and her parents in Jeddah for 12 years.
Saudi Arabia...
Radicals to be hit with ‘iron fist’: King Salman
Wednesday, July 06, 2016
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman
MAKKAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Tuesday vowed to hit...