DAMMAM: SAEED AL-ASMARI It is forbidden to use phones while driving because of the danger of causing accidents, the Eastern Province’s mufti said here recently. Khalaf bin Mohammed Al-Mutlaq was speaking to the media here during the launch of a campaign entitled “Don’t Be Captive to Your Mobile.” He also warned that young people are...
Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka maanta waxaad ku dhageysan doontaan: Madaxweyne Xasan oo ka hadlay wixii u qabsoomay sannadkii tagay, R/wasaare Cabdiwali oo maanta booqday xarrunta wasaaradda gashandhigga iyo dugsiga tababarada Jasiira iyo warar kale. Warka oo dhan hoos ka dhegeyso
Many killed as bombs explode outside a hotel in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU: Three bombs that exploded within an hour outside a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killed at least 11 people and the death toll was expected to rise higher. “At least 11 people are dead and 17 others are wounded. That is what we have carried,” Abdikadir Abdirahman, the director of a private ambulance...
Sannad Hoodale
Hal abuurkaa Maansa hudiyoo Hidde weeyee Sida haradoo Gugu heegada Ku haraatiyay Dirka Hoobaan Dar haloosiya Oo haraaciya Marka loo horo Heesta geeliyo Hoobaleydaa Loo hawadiyaa Hambalyayntiyo Anna hirashada Huri maayee Sanad hoodale Oo hagaag iyo Hibo lagu ladhay Oo hanaan wacan Ood ku hodantaan Hidiyoon gacal “Hoo” ku leeyahay W.T. Abwaan Gammuute
South Sudan: UN calls for end to fighting as talks loom
James Copnall BBC News, Juba The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has called for an end to the fighting, and to give peace talks a chance to work. Hilde Johnson said South Sudan was at a crossroads, but could still be saved. At least 1,000 people have died since fighting broke...
Abdi Warsame: Unsolved crimes and jobs
Among the most pressing issues facing Abdi Warsame, the council’s first Somali-American member, is a string of recent unsolved Somali killings. By some estimates, Warsame’s ward is about 40 percent East African residents. UNSOLVED KILLINGS: “Not a single person has been apprehended. Not a single person has been charged. So that’s a big problem for...
Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka maanta aan idiin haynno waxaa ka mid ah: Dowladda Soomaaliya oo qaar ka mid ah shacabka ku sugan dalka Koofurta Suudaan ku soo cilisay Soomaaliya, Golaha xallinta qilaafaadyada iyo ansixinta Barlamanka maamulka Puntland oo ku dhawaaqay 66 mudane iyo warar kale. Warka oo dhan hoos ka dhegeyso
Saudi Arabia: Shoura names four women as vice chairs
The Shoura Council has appointed four women as vice chairpersons of committees. They are Haya Al-Munea for the Social Affairs, Family and Youth Committee, Zainab Abu Taleb for the Cultural and Information Affairs Committee, Huda Al-Hulaisi for the Foreign Affairs Committee and Muna Al-Mushait for the Health Affairs and Environment Committee. The council also approved...
Probe to focus on sheep import fees
By AHMED AL OMARI AN investigation underway in Bahrain into alleged corruption surrounding livestock imports is focusing on a quarantine facility in Somalia, it has emerged. The GDN reported yesterday that an inquiry had been launched after a Saudi livestock importer complained that a shipment of 40,000 sheep destined for Bahrain had been stalled. His...
Ethiopian journalist sentenced to more than two years in jail
Nairobi, An Ethiopian court convicted a journalist on December 25 on the charge of spreading false rumors and sentenced him to two years and nine months in prison, according to local journalists. The First Instance Court in Hawassa, capital of the state of Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Regions, convicted Asfaw Berhanu, former contributor to the private...






