Welcoming the crew of the Turkish Maritime Task Group Barbaros (TMTG), Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud paid tribute to the Turkish aid and development contributions in his country. MOGADISHU, Four Turkish warships on Thursday docked at the Port of Mogadishu on one-day visit to Somalia as part of its current African tour on the Indian Ocean coastline. Welcoming the...
November 14, 2026
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Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan idiin hayno waxa ka mid ah: Wasiirka difaaca xukuumadda Soomaaliya ahna siihayaha Wasiirka amniga qaranka oo sheegay in ay Eeyo u adeegsanayaan sugidda ammaanka Muqdisho, Dagaal beeleed mar kale ka dhacay Shalanbood iyo maamulka oo siyaaba kala duwan ugu hadlay dagaalka iyo warar kale. Warka oo dhan hoos ka dhegeyso
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Ethiopia arrests 25 Shebab-linked suspects in ‘terror’ sweep
Government spokesman says those detained have been trained by militants in Somalia and were planning series of attacks in Jimma. ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian police arrested 25 people accused of plotting attacks in the country and suspected of having links to Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels, officials said Thursday. Government spokesman Shimeles Kemal said that those...
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Amnesty says 359 deported to Somalia
PHOTO | AFP Kenyan paramilitary officers perform a search on a vehicle at the entrance to the Safaricom Kasarani Stadium on April 8, 2014, where people were rounded up during a police swoop in the city’s Eastleigh area. AFP By PETER LEFTIE At least two people have died and hundreds deported since the beginning...
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How Somalia’s al-Shabab militants hone their image
By Nel Hodge BBC Monitoring A recent al-Shabab directive that all its members change their mobile phone numbers shows how tech-savvy the al-Qaeda-linked Somali Islamist group remains and how their communications strategy is key to their survival. Concerned that their messages may be intercepted, the leadership has also banned members from using smart phones. The...
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Attorneys for Oregon bomb plot defendant argue for new trial
Attorneys for a Somali-American man convicted of trying to blow up a Christmas-tree lighting ceremony in Oregon argued for a new trial on Wednesday, telling a judge the former college student’s constitutional rights were violated by warrantless surveillance. Mohamed Osman Mohamud, who was arrested in a sting operation involving fake explosives when he was 19,...
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Somalia: UN aid chief calls for $60 million emergency funding through summer months
As aid agencies assess humanitarian needs in Maaxas, Somalia, the UN has warned of alarming parallels with the period just before the 2011 famine which claimed an estimated 258,000 lives. UN Photo/David Mutua 4 June 2014 – The United Nations humanitarian chief today called for $60 million for the next three months to prevent Somalia...
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Somali group wants in on response to St. Paul infection scare
A nonprofit that serves Somali immigrants says the University of Minnesota has been slow to engage community health leaders to address an infectious disease risk at a St. Paul high-rise. But U officials say Somali physicians have been involved in educating residents of Skyline Tower in the city’s Midway neighborhood. A community meeting is scheduled...
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NATO Extends Somali Counter-piracy Mission to 2016
NATO has decided to extend its Indian Ocean counter-piracy mission by two years to the end of 2016, judging that piracy remains a threat despite a sharp fall in attacks, the alliance said on Wednesday. The decision was taken by NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels. NATO ships have patrolled the waters off the Horn...
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Somalia mental health: one story of hope
Jamal Osman Last year, we filmed with Abdullahi, a mentally ill Somali man who had been in chains or 17 years. But one mental health nurse has changed his life forever. In August last year, Channel 4 News filmed with Abdullahi – a mentally ill Somali man. He was chained for 17 years in his tin hut, like...