Over 500,000 Somali refugees “ready to return home”
By JUDIE KABERIA NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 17 – Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed said on Monday that plans are at an advanced stage for Kenya to start repatriating Somali refugees to their...
View ArticleKenyan police kill two in raids on suspected militants’ homes
By Joseph Akwiri Kenyan police shot dead two suspected militants on Monday who they said were planning attacks in the country on behalf of Somalia’s al Shabaab. During a dawn raid on a house in the...
View ArticleGovernment denies rejecting Somali refugees
The federal government has rejected claims that Somali refugees in Indonesia are being forced to come to Australia by boat because Australia refuses to resettle them. The federal government has...
View ArticleWest Africa Piracy Overtakes Somali Ship Attacks
TEHRAN (FNA)- Piracy off the coast of West Africa has now overtaken Somali piracy, a report by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) and other seafarers’ groups said. It records a total of 966...
View ArticleKenya calls for support in repatriating refugees
The government has urged Asian countries to support its efforts of repatriate the Somalia refugees in the Kenyan camps, ahead of a conference to be held in August this year. Speaking during a breakfast...
View ArticleEgypt, Ethiopia agree to further talks
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia and Egypt have agreed to hold further talks on the impact of an Ethiopian dam to quell tensions between the two countries, the foreign ministers of both nations said on Tuesday....
View ArticleIf coffee perks you up, you need to STOP drinking it: That pick-me-up shows...
By KATE WIGHTON Every morning, millions of people perform an essential daily ritual – having their first cup of tea or coffee. It concentrates the mind and acts as a pick-me-up. Or does it? The latest...
View ArticleDhagayso Warka Radio Wardheer
Muqdisho, Juun 18, 2013 (WDN)- Warka Radio Wardheer, Qodobbada warka aad ku maqli doontaan dhageystayaal waxa ka mid ah, Ra’iisul wasaaraha Soomaaliya oo furay shir looga hadalayo dib usoo nooleynta...
View ArticleSomali-Canadian community condemns ‘Project Traveller’ raids
Erin Criger Members of the Somali-Canadian community publicly condemned last week’s ‘Project Traveller’ raids, saying Tuesday that the raids were not executed in a lawful manner and that officers...
View ArticleWorld Cup: Ethiopia admits using an ineligible player
The president of the Ethiopia Football Federation, Sahilu Gebremariam, has admitted his side used a suspended player in a 2014 World Cup qualifier. If Ethiopia lose the three points from their win over...
View ArticleU.S. says surveillance thwarted NYSE attack, Somali funding
By John Shiffman and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON – U.S. intelligence officials on Tuesday identified two of the more than 50 classified cases in which they say National Security Agency eavesdropping...
View ArticleHow President Hassan Sh. Mahmoud Flanked
By Abdiaziz Abdi Something very bizarre is happening in Somalia. Sentiments similar to that of 1990’s clannish-oriented antagonism, which had pitted the nation against each other in a bloody civil war,...
View ArticleTwo Somalis in critical condition after attack by co-workers in Postville, Iowa
Agristar meat and poultry plant, Postville, IA Postville, Iowa ( WDN)- Abdiqani Shukri Hassan a poultry worker in Agri Star Meat and Poultry of Postville Iowa, was lifted into an area hospital after a...
View ArticleSRSG Kay’s Failed Visit to Hageisa
By Abdinur Elmi President of KhaatumoState of Somalia Press Release _____________ The Khatumo State of Somalia would like to convey its warm compliments to Ambassador Nicholas Kay, the new Special...
View ArticleSuicide bomber, gunmen attack U.N. office in Somalia
By Abdi Sheikh A suicide bomber and several gunmen attacked a United Nations compound in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, police and witnesses said, in a strike that bore the hallmarks of al...
View ArticleAl-Shabab Gunmen Attack UN Compound in Mogadishu
Al-Shabab militants have claimed responsibility for what officials are calling a suicide bomb attack on a United Nations compound in the Somali capital. Police say a suicide bomber set off a powerful...
View ArticleAMISOM condemns attack on UNCC compound in Mogadishu
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release AMISOM condemns attack on UNCC compound in Mogadishu Mogadishu, Somalia; 19th June 2013; The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union...
View ArticleDhagayso Warka Radio Wardheer
Muqdisho, Juun 19, 2013 (WDN)- Warka Radio Wardheer, Qodobbada warka aad ku maqli doontaan dhageystayaal waxa ka mid ah, Qarax ismiidaamin ah oo lagu qaaday xarunta UNDP Muqdisho iyo dad ku...
View ArticleDowladda Soomaaliya & QM oo cambaareeyay weerarkii xarrunta QM ee Muqdisho...
Dowladda Soomaaliya, ayaa cambaareysay weerar abaabulan oo saaka barkhadii lagu qaaday xarrunta QM ee Muqdisho ay ku leedahay, halkaas oo ay ku dhinteen dad kor u dhaafaya 20 ruux, oo isugu jira...
View ArticleDenel staff die in deadly assault on UN Mogadishu compound
STATE-owned arms maker Denel was on Wednesday evening trying to establish the circumstances of the deaths of three of its staff employed in the United Nations compound in the Somali capital, Mogadishu....
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