Saudi bookstores were ordered to remove books by Salman al-Odah and Kuwaiti cleric Tariq al-Suwaidan. (File photo: Shutterstock) Saudi authorities have banned the sale of books by two Islamist authors known to be sympathetic to the Muslim Brotherhood, the London-based daily al-Hayat reported on Monday. The Saudi-owned paper said it has confirmed information that books authored by...
November 14, 2026
Category: News
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Death reigns in Somalia as displaced struggle to rebuild lives
By Benjamin Hall Mogadishu remains a city in chaos, haunted by its tortured past, and fearful of its uncertain future. Every street bears the scars of war, with whole districts still no more than rubble, and amid this rubble, sleep the multitude of homeless, hiding from the oppressive sun, cowering with nowhere to go. The...
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At least 74 dead in Somali/Ethiopian clash with Al-Shebab
By Mohamed Sheikh Nor in Mogadishu At least 74 people were killed in fighting near Somalia’s border with Ethiopia on Sunday, according to officials and witnesses. Somali and Ethiopian forces attacked the bases of Al-Shebab islamists near the south-western town of Ato. Local people say that this is the worst fighting they have seen in the...
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Judge prevents Theresa May sending asylum-seeker back to lawless Somalia
Home Secretary accused of acting unlawfully as man fears Islamists will kill him on his return By Jonathan Brown The Home Secretary, Theresa May, has been accused of acting unlawfully by forcing the removal of failed Somali asylum-seekers to Mogadishu where they fear they will be murdered by Islamic militants. In what is being seen...
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Last-ditch legal battle to prevent Somali deportation as killings continue
By Ian Dunt A Somali man looks down at a blast victim as a wounded Somali mother holds her two children, one wounded and one dead, following a bomb attack in Mogadishu last month Lawyers were battling against the clock to prevent a deportation to Somalia today, amid warnings that anyone sent back to the...
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Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Warka aan idiin heyno waxaa ka mid ah:Dagaalo ka dhacay Bakool, ciidanka Dowlada oo howlgal ay ka sameeyeen Hiiraan ku soo qabtay Saraakiil Shabaab ah, Godoomiyaha iyo warar kale
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Oil and gas finds lift western Indian Ocean prospects
By: Wanjohi Kabukuru Seychelles News Agency – “Western Indian Ocean is increasingly becoming a hot spot as reflected by the umerous discoveries of oil and gas resources in the sub-region. From Mozambique to Somalia, energy resource discoveries are drawing global attention,” says Dr Carlos Lopes, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for...
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Kenya riots in Mandera after ‘al-Shabab’ clerics killed
Kenyan police have fired tear gas to disperse rioters angry at the killing of two clerics accused of belonging to Islamist group al-Shabab. Police said the Muslim clerics were armed with guns and hand grenades. The protesters in the north-eastern town of Mandera say the clerics were well-known religious figures, and had nothing to do...
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Former President Banda snubs Mutharika’s inauguration
By Rex Chikoko Former Malawi President Joyce Banda snubbed the inauguration ceremony of her successor President Peter Mutharika despite her name appearing on the protocol list of dignitaries that were to grace the ceremony held in Blantyre. Also missing at the auspicious occasion was Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President Lazarus Chakwera, who come second in...
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Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan idiin hayno waxaa ka mid ah: Dagaal lagu dilay sarkaal hore uga fallaagoobay oo ay doonayeen ciiddanka dowladdu oo ka dhacay Shabeelaha Hoose iyo warar kale. Warka oo dhan hoos ka dhegeyso