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No easy way forward for Al-Shabab defectors
Photo: Guy Oliver/IRIN A former Al-Shabab fighter watches the construction of a rehabilitation centre in BaidoaBAIDOA- (IRIN) – Anwar Ahmed*, 50, an Al-Shabab defector, was drawn to Somalia’s Salafist...
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Somalia could slide backwards if world loses interest: U.N.
By Adrian Croft U.N. special representative for Somalia Nicholas Kay (C) inspects Ugandan peacekeeping troops during a ceremony at Mogadishu airport in Somalia May 18, 2014. CREDIT: REUTERS/FEISAL...
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Malta signs first ever agreement with Somalia
Foreign Affairs Minister Dr George Vella today signed a Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Republic of Malta and the Federal Republic of Somalia.On the fringes of...
View ArticleSomalis flee ‘xenophobic’ attacks
By NTANDO MAKHUBUPretoria – Somali shop owners from Mamelodi East have been forced to flee the area and cram together in a house in Pretoria West with barely enough space, rather than face death.This...
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Tanzania to train 1,000 Somali soldiers amid concerns over terrorism backlash
By Deodatus Balile in Dar es SalaamSomali National Army soldiers take up defensive positions during a live-fire training exercise in Somalia in March 2012. Tanzania recently agreed to train 1,000...
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Jail sentences for bosses of rat-infested takeaway
Credit: Google Street View Photo: Two restaurant bosses have been handed jail sentences for the ‘dreadful state’ of a vermin-infested takeaway in Southall.At an unannounced inspection, council...
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Somali minister tells British Somalis: forget the danger, come back and help...
Somalia’s foreign minister Abdurrahman Dualeh Beileh (Colin Freeman)Life in comfortable Britain is “boring” compared to challenges of repairing Somalia’s broken state, says foreign ministerBy Colin...
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Al-Shabaab planning attacks in Djibouti, says Foreign Office
Somali insurgents linked to al-Qaida said to be preparing to attack targets including ‘western interests’Al-Shabaab militants during a training exercise in southern Mogadishu. Photograph: Feisal...
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Police arrest Somali from Makindye guesthouse
By Ronald MubiruThe Police have in custody a man of Somali origin who was arrested at a Makindye guesthouse without documentation on him.The man, who identified himself as Abduraman Saleh was arrested...
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Wararka aan idiin hayno waxa ka mid ah: Dagaal ka dhacay tuulada Caato, Shir maanta lagu qabtay Muqdisho loogana hadlay hishiiskii New Deal iyo warar kale.Warka oo dhan hoos ka dhegeyso...
View ArticleThe Virtues of the Month of Sha’ban
Sha’ban is the name of the (eigth) month of the Islamic lunar calendar, and it is so called because in this month the Arabs used to disperse (tasha’aba) in search of water, or it was said that it is so...
View ArticleMinneapolis FBI probes Somali-Americans fighting Assad in Syria
By Mark HosenballThe FBI is investigating men of Somali background who have traveled from the Minneapolis-St Paul area to Syria to fight with Islamist groups against President Bashar al-Assad, an FBI...
View ArticleThe Ancient Kingdom of Punt and its Factor in Egyptian History Part IV
By Said M-Shidad HusseinOn the Records Textual AccountsIt seems that some scholars have not paid adequate attention to the fact that Pliny, a Roman author (d. 79 CE), and others, state that the...
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Kenya: The power of radio helps ease the hardship of Somali refugee granny
© UNHCR/D.Mwancha Timiro Idow rests in her new shelter in Ifo 2 camp. She is surrounded by children and grandchildren.DADAAB, Kenya-(UNHCR)– In northern Kenya, a community radio station funded by...
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Nashville refugee helps others stand on own
By Tony GonzalezAbdi Shakur (Photo: George Walker IV / The Tennessean )Abdishakur “Abdi” Mohamed says he wants refugee immigrants in Nashville to stand on their own two feet — an analogy for hard work...
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Saudis blast Czech envoy over Zeman’s anti-Muslim words – press
Prague – Czech ambassador to Riyad Jiri Slavik was summoned to the Saudi Foreign Ministry on Sunday to hear a complaint about President Milos Zeman’s anti-Muslim statements, daily Lidove noviny (LN)...
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Somalia’s al-Shabab militants impose dress code
Many Somali women wear the niqab even in areas not controlled by al-ShababSomalia’s al-Shabab militants have rounded up around 100 women and ordered them to comply with a strict Islamic dress code or...
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Malta: Two men charged with theft and violent behaviour
By Chris MangionTwo Tunisian nationals involved in a fight with Somali nationals, while stealing from vehicles parked in B’Bugia plead not guilty to the charges.Two Tunisian plasterers, Mahdi Warfilli,...
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Txting mks u spl btter – no really lol! Experts claim shortcuts used in SMS...
By Jim NortonIt has been hailed as the death of spelling and punctuation.But in fact texting does not affect children’s grammar and spelling, a new study has found.Researchers claim there is no...
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Wararka aan maanta idiin hayno waxaa ka mid ah: Ex Xildhibaan Salaad Cali oo dowladda ku eedeeyay dagaalka iShabeelaha Hoose, Mareykanka oo sheegay dhalinyaro haysata dhalashada waddankaasi in ay hadda...
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