They treated us like animals: Piracy victim
By Muaz ShabandriThe horrific story of Jawaid Khan and his tryst with Somali pirates took center stage at a special session on Wednesday’s anti-maritime piracy conference in Dubai.For 22 months,...
View ArticleAbdullah opens counter-piracy conference
By Imran MojibDUBAI: The UAE will continue to support all the initiatives taken by the Federal Government of Somalia and efforts made by the international community to ensure peace and development in...
View ArticleSomali Islamic scholars denounce al-Shabab in fatwa
Some 160 Somali religious scholars have issued a fatwa denouncing al-Shabab, saying the group had no place in Islam.Correspondents say it is the first time Somali religious leaders have come up with a...
View ArticleYAA, MA SIDAASAA !!
W.Q. Siciid Jaamac XuseenHerr ‘K’.. mudane ‘K’ waa nin Jarman ah oo magaciisa xarafkii ugu horreeyay laga soo qaaday, innaguna sidaas ayaynu ugu yeeri doonnaa. ‘K’ waa afartan jir dherer iyo lafba u...
View ArticleMurder Not Ruled Out As Corpse Identified That Of Somali Maid
KUWAIT CITY, The security authorities have identified the human remains which were found in Khuwaisat, near Jahra, as that of a Somali maid, reports Al-Watan Arabic daily. The daily quoting security...
View ArticleEU leads efforts to win a ‘new deal’ for Somalia
By Andrew GardnerThe international community will gather in Brussels on Monday (16 September) to endorse a ‘new deal’ for Somalia that is intended to ensure that the country becomes a functioning...
View ArticleAl-Amriki and al-Britani: Militants ‘killed’ in Somalia
Two top Islamist militants, from the US and UK, have been killed in Somalia after falling out with al-Shabab, witnesses have told the BBC.Omar Hammami, known as al-Amriki, and Osama al-Britani, a...
View ArticleMeet Abdulrahim Elmi, a Somaliland Dickens hero who personifies his new nation
By Peter PophamEducated, successful young Somalis from the diaspora are flocking back to Somaliland to contribute. Now the only thing the country lacks is international recognitionHargeisa, Somaliland:...
View ArticleMadaxweynaha Maamulka KMG ah ee Jubba oo Ka Badbaaday Weerar la Rabay In Lagu...
Weerar ismiidaamin ah oo lagu qaaday gawaadhi uu la socday madaxweynaha maamulka KMG ah ee Jubba, ayaa ka dhacay maanta magaala Kismaayo.Weererkan oo sida wararku sheegayaan loo adeegsaday gaadhi kale...
View ArticleOmar Hammami: The Rise and Fall of a Foreign Jihadist
By Hassan M. Abukar“History has proven that the Somalis generally do not want any influence from Al-Qaeda or foreigners in their internal affairs.”—Omar Hammami.Omar Hammami, the American jihadist with...
View ArticleBritish ex-jihadist Osama al-Britani killed after bust-up with ruthless...
Al-Britani and his American friend Omar Hammami – known as al-Amriki – were tracked down to a village outside the capital MogadishuBritish former jihadist was killed in a dawn shoot-out in Somalia...
View ArticleSomalia: Forced evictions in Mogadishu put thousands of displaced at even...
Thousands of people are being forcibly evicted from makeshift camps in Mogadishu as the government presses ahead with plans to clean up the capital, Amnesty said in a briefing released today. Forced...
View ArticleUN Envoy: with Somalia on verge of ‘great things,’ more international...
While praising the people and Government of Somalia, along with their international partners, for being “on the brink of achieving truly great things,” the top United Nations Envoy in the country...
View ArticleWhy having bad teeth could actually be good for you: People with a lot of...
By EMMA INNESAdults who have a lot of cavities in their teeth are less likely to get mouth or throat cancer, a study has suggested. The researchers believe that this is because the lactic acid produced...
View ArticleDhagayso Warka Radio Wardheer
Muqdisho, September 14, 2013 (WDN)- Warka Radio Wardheer, kulanti wacan dhageystayaal,Qodobbada warka aad ku maqli doontaan waxaa ka mid ah,Xukuumadda Soomaaliya oo sheegtay inay dib-udhis ku sameyn...
View ArticleThe Al Shabab moment
GOVERNMENTS AND religious scholars from Somalia to Pakistan these days are engaged in a task that is more easily said than being done. Their intention is to speak up against militant groups who, of...
View ArticleMo Farah urged to aim for historic golden treble at Rio 2016 by distance...
Mo Farah is looking forward to taking the longest break from running since he started beating the world. Then, on his return from lazing on Sir Richard Branson’s Pacific Ocean paradise isle, Britain’s...
View ArticleSomaliland university gains international recognition
British, Canadian and African universities have been partnering with the University of Hargeisa, in the breakaway state of Somaliland, to boost the institution’s international credibility and the...
View ArticleKenya’s tech visionaries lead the way
A boom in mobile phone use is creating an explosion of innovation that is changing lives, lifestyles and the economyGuy Alexander in NairobiJohn Wahngombe, left, a farmer in North Kinangop, central...
View Article‘Milestone’ talks Monday to set Somalia on road to recovery
BRUSSELS: The EU hosts a “milestone” international conference on Somalia on Monday aimed at underpinning economic and political recovery after two decades of bloody civil war.Some 50 high-level...
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