The truth surrounding the heinous flesh trade in the name of contract marriages to rich and aged Arab sheikhs surfaces every once in a while in the city. Though a very common practice, reports about this come to light only when the victims bravely confronts the society around her. A 61-year old Omani sheikh was...
November 14, 2026
Category: News
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Journalist forgoes Hong Kong life on breadline for war-torn Somalia
Rather the threat of death than meagre existence as an asylum seeker, persecuted newsman says By Ernest Kao Somali journalist Ibrahim Mohamed Hussein laments the plight of asylum seekers in Hong Kong. Photo: Dickson Lee An experience of the worst in humanity was not what Ibrahim Mohamed Hussein expected when he touched down in Hong...
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Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan maanta idiin hayno waxaa ka mid ah: Qarax lagu khaarajiyay xildhibaan ka mid ahaa mudanayaasha Barlamanka Soomaaliya oo maanta Muqdisho ka dhacay iyo madaxda dowladda ugusareysa oo ka hadashay falkaasi, Alshabaab oo sheegtay weerarka iyo warar kale. Warka oo dhan hoos ka dhegeyso
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Ethiopia: New Age assesses exploration well potential
BY KALEYESUS BEKELE The British company that is prospecting for oil in the Ogaden basin, New Age, is assessing the oil and gas potential in the well it recently drilled. The well-dubbed El Kuran-3, in the Somali region of Ethiopia, has reached a total depth of 3,528 meters. Experts of New Age have noted oil and...
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Al-Shabab aided B’Haram in Abuja bombing – Security sources
BY FIDELIS SORIWEI AND ADELANI ADEPEGBA here are strong indications that members of the Somalia militant sect, Al-Shabab, aided Boko Haram militants in carrying out the attack on Nyanya Motor Park seven days ago. The PUNCH’s investigations on Sunday also revealed that Al-Shabab, which has strong links with Al-Qaeda, had moved from providing technical assistance...
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Somali lawmaker killed by car bomb – officials
BY ABDI SHEIKH AND FEISAL OMAR (Reuters) – A Somali lawmaker was killed when a bomb planted by Islamist militants ripped through his car in the capital Mogadishu on Monday, officials said. Al Qaeda-linked group al Shabaab told Reuters it set off the device to punish parliamentarians for backing foreign forces in the country – and...
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Duale: I will not allow my community to be blacklisted as terrorists
National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Bare Duale has been a vocal spokesman of the Jubilee Government, supporting its agenda and programmes zealously. However, his recent criticism of the current security operation in the war against terror appear to have put him at odds with the political establishment he secured. The Standard On Sunday’s Senior Political...
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Raadraac: Wareysi Dr. Maxamed Daahir Afrax
Barnaamijkeenna maanta ee Raadraac waxaan idiinku soo gudbinaynaa wareysi aan dhawaan la yeelanay guddoomiyaha Akadeemiya Goboleedka Af Soomaaliga (AGA) Dr Maxamed Daahir Afrax. Guddoomiyaha ayaa waxa uu si baahsan uga waramayaa AGA iyo sababihii keenay in la aasaaso iyo guud ahaanba dhibaatooyinka xilligan la soo dersay Af Soomaaiga iyo sidii wax looga qaban lahaa.Waxaa barnaamijka...
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Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan maanta idiin hayno waxaa ka mid ah: Shirweyne Amniga looga hadlayo oo ka furmay maanta Muqdisho, Dagmada Balcad oo muddo ka dib uu maanta gaaray Cabdi Jiinow iyo warar kale. Warka oo dhan hoos ka dhegeyso
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Runner who beat Mo Farah’s time in second half of London marathon insists he didn’t cheat
Jason Scotland-Williams’ impressive London Marathon time is being investigated (Picture: Facebook) ason Scotland-Williams, 34, is currently being investigated after finishing last weekend’s race in three hours, eight minutes and 47 seconds, running the second half in a time quicker than Olympic gold medallist and eighth-placed Farah. Fellow runners voiced their suspicions online, suggesting he must...