Barack Obama and Raúl Castro among speakers at service, where Jacob Zuma will deliver main speech David Smith in Johannesburg and Monica Mark in Cape Town Cuba’s president, Raúl Castro, will join Barack Obama and South Africa‘s president, Jacob Zuma, among the speakers paying tribute to Nelson Mandela on Tuesday at what has been described as the biggest funeral in history. The memorial service in Johannesburg, in...
November 14, 2026
Category: News
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Why Muhammad was a true Prophet
AHMAD WAHAJ AL-SIDDIQUI While discussing the prophethood of Muhammad Mustafa (peace be upon him), we need to go into the backdrop in which the Qur’an was revealed. Sixth century Arabia was steeped in darkness, as the modern science then was unknown to mankind. The traces of knowledge that were still there were in the shape...
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The dangers of reporting rape in Somalia
Alleged rape victims and journalists have been jailed after convictions they say are politically motivated. Hamza Mohamed A court in Somalia’s capital has handed down six-month jail sentences to a 19-year-old alleged rape victim and the journalist who interviewed her after convicting them on defamation charges brought by the accused. The alleged rape victim – a...
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Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka maanta waxaad ku maqli doontaan: Maxkamadda G/Banaadir oo xukuna kala duwan ku diray maamulka idaacadda shabeelle iyo wariyayaal kale iyo warar kale. Warka oo dhan halkan ka dhegeyso: Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
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Al-Shabaab in Somalia exploited aid agencies during 2011 famine – report
Overseas Development Institute and Somali thinktank say militants demanded ‘tax’ payments for access to famine areas By Mark Tran Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia established a highly sophisticated system to monitor and squeeze money out of aid agencies before and during the 2011 famine that killed almost 260,000 people, according to a new report. Al-Shabaab set up a humanitarian co-ordination office to demand payments...
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Somali court sentences alleged rape victim, journalists
MOGADISHU: A Somali court on Monday sentenced to jail a woman who said she was raped and two journalists who broadcast her story, saying they were guilty of defamation and insulting state institutions. The 19-year old woman, who is also a journalist, was handed a suspended six-month jail sentence for defamation, during which time she...
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Forget university! It’s a PRETTY FACE that helps guarantee a successful career
By SARAH GRIFFITHS and DAILY MAIL REPORTER You might be only a pretty face, but it seems that’s all you need to get on in today’s world of work. A study has found beautiful people do better in their careers – even after their youthful good looks have begun to fade. At each career stage studied, pretty people...
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Do not force refugees to return to Somalia Read
By Mohamed Guleid The recent declaration by the Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph ole Lenku that the refugees from Somalia shall be forcefully repatriated was unfortunate and a total disregard of international human rights standards. From my understanding, Kenya is one of the 148 states that are a signatory of the Geneva Convention of 1951, and...
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Somalia rebuilds: Al Qaeda’s gone, soccer’s back
Peace and prosperity is returning to Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. The latest sign is the return of competitive soccer. MOGADISHU, SOMALIA—Sahro Ali did something recently that she hadn’t dreamed possible for years: she and two female friends went to a soccer match. When the season kicked off on Nov. 8, competitive soccer returned to Mogadishu for...
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Saudi, Chinese scientists decode date-palm tree DNA
Riyadh — Scientists from Saudi Arabia and China said on Sunday they have completed mapping the genome of the date-palm tree, whose fruit is a staple food in many regions. Scientists from Riyadh’s King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology and China’s Shenzhen-based BGI have been working on the project since 2008. The sequencing could...