Wararka aan idiin heyno waxaa ka mid ah: :Madaxweyne Gaas oo ka dalbaday Midawga Afrika in ay ciidan AMISOM ah keenaa deegaanada maamulkiisa si ay gacan uga siyaan dagaalka lagula jiro shabaab, Haween ka tirsanaa ciiddanka XDS oo maanta isu soo bax ka dhigay inta u dhaxeysa guriga hooyooyinka iyo madaxtooyada Soomaaliya iyo warar kale....
BY SHAWN JEFFORDS TORONTO — Furious members of Toronto’s Somali community shouted “shame” and protested a Toronto District School Board decision to receive, but not debate, a controversial report on the apparent academic woes of some of their children. Tempers flared at the marathon seven-and-a-half hour meeting when a confusing series of votes saw board trustees...
A sample of a video posted on YouTube calling on Muslims go into jihad. JEDDAH: ABDULLAH AL-BARGI The royal decree punishing citizens who fight in war zones abroad or join and support extremist and terrorist groups came into effect on Wednesday. Last month, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah decreed jail terms of...
Somalia’s militants have pledged loyalty to al-Qaeda Ethiopian and Somali government forces have seized a key town in central Somalia from the Islamist militant group al-Shabab, officials say. At least 12 people were killed in heavy fighting for control of Rabdhure town in Bakol region, residents said. The attack may signal the start of a...
Study suggests irrigation projects linked to Gibe III dam could devastate Lake Turkana’s fisheries and affect livelihoods John Vidal A fisherman cleans his catch in Lake Turkana. A study warns the Gibe III dam project could devastate the lake’s fisheries. Photograph: Siegfried Modola/Reuters Africa‘s fourth-largest lake could drop by 20 metres, causing an ecological and...
Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal bin (L) is escorted by Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled al-Sabah (R) upon their arrival to attend the 130th meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Riyadh on March 4, 2014. (AFP photo / Fayez Nureldine) RIYADH: Saudi Arabia,...
By: Rachel E. Stassen-Berger Over the weekend, local Minneapolis Republicans endorsed Abdimalik Mohamed Askar in his run for state House in Minneapolis. His name might be familiar: he ran for president of Somalia a few years ago. Republican Party chair Keith Downey said he is the first Somali-American the party has backed. “We are so pleased that Abdimalik Askar...
The United Nations Security Council today unanimously agreed to extend a partial weapons ban on Somalia for eight months amid reports that Al-Shabaab and other armed groups are able to divert arms and ammunition intended for Government forces. “All Member States are required to take the necessary measures to prevent the direct or indirect supply,...
FARGO, N.D. — A North Dakota bank is the latest financial institution in the U.S. and elsewhere that has decided to close the accounts of companies that transfer or convert money, a trend that has upset Somalis who want to send money home. Fargo-based Bell State Bank officials say the federal government has called for...
JEDDAH: NADIM AL-HAMID Addicted to drugs and alcohol, men are divorcing wives, with 1,000 of such incidents taking place in Jeddah only, over the past two months, said a judge on Monday. Expressing his concern about the situation, Yahya bin Fahm Al-Sulami, a judge at the District Court for Guarantees and Marriage Contracts, told Arab...