By William Davison Teklai Hagos says he watched in horror as Saudi Arabian police beat Ethiopian migrants protesting against the alleged kidnapping and rapes of Ethiopian women by young Saudi men. “When we said stop, then the police started hitting us,” the 30-year-old former pipe-factory worker in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, recalled in an interview...
November 14, 2026
Category: News
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Pregnant mother of ten who survived two Somali refugee camps before emigrating to the U.S. killed in crash by firefighter who ‘fell asleep at the wheel’
A tragic car crash in Maine over the weekend has left 10 children without a mother, a husband without a wife and a firefighter riddled with guilt. Salim Nuh, a 37-year-old mother of 10 — who survived living in two Somalian refugee camps before coming to America in 2004 – was killed when her Volkswagon...
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Somali-Canadian’s appointment as prime minister highlights ties between the countries
By Steve Mertl Word that Canadian-trained economist Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed has been tapped to become Somalia’s latest prime minister highlights the ties between the still-troubled African country and Canada. If his appointment is confirmed by Somalia’s parliament, Ahmed, a Somali-born Canadian citizen, would become the country’s second prime minister in 14 months and the sixth in...
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Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan maanta idiin haynno waxaa ka mid ah: Dagaal beeleedyo ka dhacay Hiiraan iyo wax garadka halkaasi ka soo jeedda oo dagaalka ku eedeeyay in ay ku lugleeyihiin ciiddamo ka mid ah kuwa dowladda Soomaaliya iyo warar kale. Warka oo faahfaahsan halkan ka dhegeyso: Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
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My journey from darkness to light
BLURB: By God’s grace that I’m blessed with religion of God, I’m Mohammed Umar Rao from India, I embraced Islam at the age of 18. I shared my story with two persons. All praise and thanks be to God, they were convinced that my decision and choice is best, they started reading Qur’an and also...
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Grand mufti calls suicide bombers criminals
Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh has condemned suicide bombings as grave crimes, reiterating his stance in strong language. “Killing oneself is a grave crime and a grave sin,” Al-Asheikh was quoted as saying by a local newspaper on Thursday. “Those who kill themselves with explosives are criminals who are hastening their way to hell.” “Their...
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sraeli president condemns rejection of Ethiopian-born MP as blood donor
Parliamentary session is called after ‘special’ blood of Ethiopian-born MP is rejected by emergency services Harriet Sherwood Israel‘s president, Shimon Peres, has criticised the refusal of the country’s emergency medical services to accept a blood donation from an Ethiopian-born member of parliament on the grounds that it was a “special kind” of blood – a...
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HUNG JURY ON HOSTAGE-TAKING CHARGES
BY FREDERIC J. FROMMER WASHINGTON (AP) — A jury that acquitted a Somali man of piracy charges has been unable to reach a verdict on two hostage-taking charges, resulting in a mistrial Thursday. The acquittal of Ali Mohamed Ali on the more serious piracy charges remains intact, meaning prosecutors can only attempt to retry him on...
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Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan maanta idiin haynno waxaa ka mid ah dhegeystayaal: Ra’iisul wasaaraha cusub ee Dowladda oo la magacaabay iyo warar kale. Halkan ka dhegeyso warka oo dhan: Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
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Inter clan wars kill nine in Central Somalia
By ABDULKADIR KHALIF MOGADISHU Reports from Beledweyne town, 335 north of the Somali capital Mogadishu, confirmed on Friday that nine people died and scores wounded in a clan battle. The deadly situation was created by a vicious confrontation between militias belonging to opposing clansmen who cohabit in an area called Kabhanley that lies north of...