Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan idiin hayno waxaa ka mid ah: Nicholas kay oo gaaray Kismaayo kulamana la qaatay Axmed Madoobe iyo mas’uuliyiinta kale ee maamulka Jubba iyo kuwa Amisom iyo warar kale. Warka oo dhan hoos...
View ArticleCharcoal and terrorism in Somalia
A charred harvest The unlikely link between Gulf lounges and Somalia’s jihadists Pile up the black gold cafés on Abu Dhabi’s seafront fill as soon as the sun sets and the heat abates. Men gather around...
View ArticleSigns of an accepted Haj
A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY: The sign of an accepted Haj is to return (from Haj) renouncing worldly matters and aspiring for the Hereafter. Allah the Almighty legislated acts of worship and obedience for...
View ArticleMinneapolis sister city vote is small gesture, big moment for Somali community
By Erin Golden Minneapolis City Council gives a sister city designation to Bosaso, a Somali port city with links to Minnesota. Bego Hersi, front left, and Qamar Musi, front right, both of Minneapolis,...
View ArticleSomalia’s Islamist rebels down but not out after military setbacks
By Feisal Omar BARAWE, Somalia, Military strikes that drove al Shabaab rebels from a strategic Somali port this week and killed their leader last month have dealt the group a hefty blow, but it is far...
View ArticlePrime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia visits Puntland
Press Release Mogadishu, 10 October 2014 Today, the Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia is visiting Puntland which is a part of the Federal Republic of Somalia. I believe very...
View ArticleWarka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan maanta idiin hayno waxaa ka mid ah: Madaxweyne Xasan oo booqday degmada Cadalle ee gobolka Shabeellaha Dhexe, Dagaal khasaare geystay oo ka dhecay Bakool, Qabanqaabada soo dhawaynta...
View ArticleRa’iisalwasaare Cabdiweli oo lagu soo dhaweeyay magaalada Garoowe
Garoowe, Ra’iisalwasaaraha dawladda federaalak Soomaaliya Md. Cabdiweli Sheekh Axmed iyo wafti uu hoggaaminayo, ayaa maanta gaaray magaala madaxda dawlad goboleedka Soomaaliyeed ee Puntland ee...
View ArticleSomalia army weapons sold on open market -U.N. monitors
BY LOUIS CHARBONNEAU Somalia’s army soldiers and peacekeepers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) enter the town of Barawe during the second phase of Operation Indian Ocean October 6,...
View ArticleSomalia: Victories over al-Shabab are not bringing peace
African Union and Somali soldiers are continuing to drive back the Islamist militia al-Shabab. Nevertheless, a durable peace is still not in sight in this country torn apart by decades of civil war....
View ArticleFive Kenyans missing in suspected Al Shabaab attack near Kiunga border, Lamu
By Cyrus Ombati NAIROBI, KENYA: Suspected Al Shabaab militants on Friday carjacked and escaped with two vehicles ferrying Miraa to Somalia near Kiunga border, Lamu County. The fate of five crew who...
View ArticleSomali Family, Romantic or Riddle?
By Abdifatah Sheikh Ibrahim Family is weave that is inextricably interlaced with love, care and compassion. It is flower that breath-takingly blooms with mutual understanding and conspicuously...
View ArticleIllegal Somali charcoal exports fuel Islamist rebels, warlords
BY MICHELLE NICHOLS AND LOUIS CHARBONNEAU Illegal exports of Somali charcoal earned al Shabaab militants tens of millions of dollars in the past year and also financed violations of an arms embargo by...
View ArticleKDF kill 60 Al Shabaab militants and recover 5 vehicles in Somalia, says...
By CYRUS OMBATI Share this story: Somali, Kenya: KDF says it killed 60 Al Shabaab militants Friday in ongoing operation in Bula Gaduud area, Somalia and recovered 5 vehicles. At least 60 members of...
View Article133 Arab pilgrims died during Haj
Muslim pilgrims make their way to throw stones at a pillar, symbolizing the stoning of Satan in a ritual called “Jamarat,” the last rite of the annual hajj, in the Mina neighborhood of Makkah, Saudi...
View ArticlePerhaps the greatest threat to Ethiopia comes from within
Some of Addis Ababa’s national-development initiatives are bringing the government into conflict with its own people Visionary: the state funeral of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, in 2012; his death...
View ArticleThe Dubai Mall – but not as you know it
London’s ‘Dubai Mall’ provokes laughter among any passers-by who have been to the real mall and shopkeepers say many tourists stop to take photos beneath the signage. Stephen Lock for The National...
View ArticleWarka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan idiin hayno waxaa ka mid ah: Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya oo maanta gaaray degmada Baraawe, Shabaab oo sheegatay in ay weerrareen diyaaradddii sidday madaxweynaha iyo waftiga la socday iyo warar...
View ArticleShabaab may talk with Somalia govt
By KEVIN J KELLEY The recent killing of Al Shabaab’s radical leader Ahmed Godane could enable a moderate faction within the group to seek a negotiated settlement with Somalia’s government, a leading US...
View ArticleSomali diplomat who forgave his daughter’s killer 22 years later
Ambassador Mohammed Ali Nur. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP By RASHID ABDI In Somalia, the stories that matter are those about normalisation. For a conflict-weary nation, it is the simple human...
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