Minnesota woman’s Al-Shabab guilty plea unveiled, linked to Virginia terror case
Minnesota woman's guilty plea revealed in case against alleged ringleaders of online network.
Sunday, July 03, 2016
By Stephen Montemayor
Two years before federal agents searched her...
Mortar shells kill 4 in Baidoa City
At least 4 civilians have been killed and seven others were injured on Saturday morning after several motor shells hit houses near Baidoa Airport...
KDF fighter jets destroy Al Shabaab camp in Somalia
Hardly a day after Kenya Defence Forces repulsed an al Shabaab attack on Mangia camp in Lamu county, jets operating under Amisom in Somalia...
Diarrhoea outbreak in central Somalia kills 20
At least 20 children have died of a cute outbreak of Diarrhoea in Hiiraan region of central Somalia, while many others have been hospitalized...
Somali minister defends controversial Gender law
Sahra Mohamed Ali Samatar, Minister of Women and Human Rights of the federal republic of Somalia has denied reports that some articles of the...
SNA, AU forces withdraw from towns in Somalia
Somali National army (SNA) forces and Ethiopian troops of AMISOM contingent have fully withdrew from fresh towns in Bakool region of southern Somalia on...
Breaking : Al-shabab launch mortar attack on Baidoa Villages and presidential palace
Reports from Baidoa states that Al-shabab members attacked with mortars on Baido airport and the presidential palace the late hours of the night. on...
Puntland president holds security meeting with Galka’ayo security officials
The president of Semi-autonomous regional state of Puntland, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas has chaired security meeting held in Galkacyo town where he was briefed...
Plan to professionalise Somali police
A multi-partner project aimed at transforming the Somali Police Force (SPF) into a modern and professional unit was unveiled Thursday in the capital Mogadishu.
The ...
AU congratulates Somalia for its Independence Day
The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Madeira wishes the people of Somalia a happy...
Somalia celebrates its 56th Independence – 1st July
Somalia is celebrating its 56th Independence day, marking the end of colonization and the reunification of regions that were separately being ruled by Italy...
Al Shabaab claims credit for Mandera bus attack
At least six people were killed when suspected al Shabaab militants sprayed two buses with bullets on Friday morning.
The attackers ambushed the vehicles belonging...
US removes Somali businessman from sanctions list
The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that it has removed Somali business tycoon Ahmed Nur Ali Jim’ale from its Specially Designated...
Six killed in gun attack on two buses in Kenya’s Mandera
At least six people were killed when gunmen sprayed two buses with bullets on Friday in Kenya’s Mandera county on the border with Somalia,...
17 foreigners arrested for illegal stay in Lamu
Lamu police are holding 17 foreign nationals arrested in different parts of the county for being in the country illegally.
Among those in the group...
Somalia sets up committee over controversial Gender law
Federal government of Somalia has on Thursday announced it has set up a fact-finding committee over a controversial gender law passed by the cabinet...
Security units block main roads in Mogadishu ahead of independence day celebrations
Many roads in Mogadishu have been blocked this morning as celebrations for the 56th anniversary of the independence day gets underway.
Early morning on Friday, police and...
Somalia: On The Path To Peace and Stability
Fifty-six years ago today, the great nation of Somalia gained its independence from colonial rule. It was freedom well-earned after the country’s forefathers gallantly...
U.N. peacekeeping mission leaves Liberia after 13 years
A U.N. peacekeeping mission that was sent to Liberia in 2003 to restore order after two brutal civil wars withdrew on Thursday, beginning a...
Egypt president defends army overthrow of Islamist
Friday, July 01, 2016
Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (second left) is welcomed by Algerian Senate speaker Abdelkader Bensalah upon his arrival at Houari-Boumediene International...