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Makkah Clock Tower to open for tourists after Haj
The Makkah Clock Tower offers a majestic view of the Grand Mosque. (AN photo by Ahmed Hashad)MAKKAH: IBRAHIM NAFFEEThe Makkah Clock Tower, the second tallest tower in the world, is to open for...
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KDF withdrawal from Somalia ‘will not stop attacks’
A Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldier takes position at the Kismayu sea port. Withdrawal of KDF contingents from Somalia is unlikely to stop terrorist attacks as the Al-Shabaab group is already deeply...
View ArticleSomali journos urge fair trial for colleagues
Mogadishu – Somalia’s journalist union on Monday urged the government to ensure a fair trial of three colleagues arrested last week when security forces stormed a major radio station for “negative”...
View ArticleVandals desecrate ten Muslim graves in Chadderton
Vandals have desecrated a number of Muslim graves in the Chadderton Cemetery in Chadderton.The graves were targeted sometime between 8.30pm on 15 August 2014 and 7.30pm the following day.Police were...
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Two cups of coffee a day while pregnant ‘raise baby’s leukaemia risk’
By Sophie BorlandPregnant women who drink just two cups of coffee a day could be putting their babies at risk of leukaemia.A major study has found that their babies are up to 60 per cent more likely...
View ArticleWarka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan idiin hayno waxa ka mid ah: Dagaallo u dhexeeyo dad xoola dhaqato ah iyo shabaab oo ka dhacay degmada Xarar dheere ee gobalka Mudug, Maamulka Puntland oo sheegay in ay jiraan dad caqabad ku...
View ArticleSOMALI PIRATE LEADER ARRESTED IN MOGADISHU
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A Somali police official says security forces arrested a senior pirate commander in Mogadishu.Capt. Mohamed Hussein said Monday that Mohamed Garfanji, considered to be the...
View ArticleTop UN envoy pledges to step up support for peace, progress in Somaliland
The top United Nations envoy in Somalia today pledged to step up the world body’s support for peace and progress in Somaliland during a visit to the region, which declared itself independent in...
View ArticleSaudi Prince’s Convoy Attacked by Gunmen in Paris
By Dan BilefskyPARIS — The brazen robbery had all the elements of a Hollywood thriller: a commando-style ambush by a group of thieves wielding Kalashnikov rifles, a suitcase stuffed with cash,...
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In Remembrance of Saado Cali Warsame
Editor’s note: An iconoclast like Saado is a rarity. But this one was ours. A poet, an artist and a brave human right activist. She was a mother, a sister and a daughter to a whole nation. Her velvety...
View ArticleMen shot at sea: Fiji police told gruesome video showing men being shot at...
By Dominique SchwartzFijian police have been told that four men apparently killed at sea in a video posted on YouTube were most likely Somali pirates shot by fishermen after a failed hijacking...
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Muslim engineer banned from French nuclear sites
© Alain Julien – AFP: The Nogent-sur-Seine nuclear power station A Muslim engineer working for a firm subcontracted by French energy giant EDF has been banned from accessing French nuclear sites where...
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Using mobile money to buy water and solar power in east Africa
Mobile phones are facilitating access to utilities in poor rural communities. But do consumers have the faith to go cashless?Rachel Banning-Lover A solar-powered MobiCharger business in Maji ya Chai,...
View ArticleIFJ demands immediate release of Somali journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the severe and unwarranted action of Somali security forces who last Friday raided and closed independent radio stations in Mogadishu and...
View ArticleWarka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan idiin hayno waxaa ka mid ah: Burco oo ay ka dhaceen dibad baxyo lagu diiddan yahay xariga odayaal la sheegay in ay xabsiga dhigeen ciiddanka maamulka Somaliland, Dowladda Doomaaliya oo...
View ArticleEthiopia Overtakes Kenya as Africa’s Largest Host of Refugees
By Sarah McGregorEthiopia surpassed Kenya to become the largest host country of refugees in Africa, driven by a conflict in South Sudan that has forced 188,000 across the border since the start of this...
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Man who paid £30,000 in child support for ‘daughter’ over 22 years can’t get...
A man who paid out around £30,000 to the Child Support Agency (CSA) for a child he has proved is not his will not get his money back despite a promise that he would.The CSA wrote to him twice saying...
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UPDF Somalia troops not paid for six months
WRITTEN BY SADAB KITATTA KAAYAWork without pay: UPDF soldiers giving Somali women home suppliesUPDF soldiers keeping peace in Somalia have not been paid for six months, The Observer has...
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Grand Mufti: Terrorism has no place in Islam
Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-SheiGrand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh says that extremism and the ideologies of groups like the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda are Islam’s No. 1 enemy and that...
View ArticleKenyan driver kidnapped by gunmen at the Kenya-Somalia border
By Cyrus OmbatiNAIROBI, KENYA: A Kenyan is missing after he and his three colleagues were attacked and robbed of two four-wheel drive vehicles in Bodhai area, near Kiunga at the Kenya- Somalia...
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