RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court in Virginia has affirmed the convictions of 13 people who smuggled the illegal African drug khat (COT) into the U.S. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond issued the ruling Thursday in the appeal of the defendants, all originally from Somalia or...
Barnaamijka Raadraac ee maanta waxaa noogu marti ah Ismaaciil Xaaji Warsame oo ka mid ahaa aasaasayaashii dawlad goboleedka Soomaaliyeed ee Puntland, waxaanan ka wareysanay guud ahaanba xaaladda siyaasadeeed ee hadda ka jirta Puntland siiba u diyaargarwga doorashada madaxtinimo ee Puntland iyo qoddobo kaleba. Barnaamijka hoos ka dhegeyso
By Kristina Davis SAN DIEGO — In one of the first public legal tests to the National Security Agency’s massive warrantless surveillance program, a federal San Diego judge on Thursday denied a new trial to four Somali men convicted of aiding terrorists and upheld the legality of the secret evidence that ensnared them. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey...
Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland has declared a state of emergency and is appealing for international aid after floods triggered by a cyclone killed at least 300 people and left hundreds missing. The United Nations said some 30,000 people were in need of food, water, shelter and medical supplies, according to government estimates. Puntland’s government has...
Guddoomiyaha Baarlamaanka Federaalka Soomaaliya Md. Maxamed Sheekh Cusmaan Jawaari, ayaa maanta ku qabtay xafiiskiisa magaalada Muqdisho Shirjaraa’id oo uu uga hadlayo marxaladda uu marayo dalka gaar ahaanna dhanka siyaasadda, isagoo farriin gaar ahna u kala diray Xildhibaannada Golaha Shacabka,Shacabka Soomaaliyeed iyo Saxaafadda. Hoos ka dhegeyso hadalka guddoomiyaha: p
Wararka maanta waxaa ka mid ah: xaaladda deegaannadii ay roobabka ka da’een maamulka Somaliland oo saakay caadi ah, gurmadka loo sameynayo deegaanada maamulka Puntland oo sara u kacay xili wali ay meelaha qaar biyaha xannibeen, Muqdisho oo maanta hilib la’aan ay ka jirto iyo warar kale. Warka oo dhan halkan ka dhegeyso: Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
NAIROBI, Kenya, The government has revoked Kenyan citizenship for 104 individuals of different nationalities issued within the last five years. Ministry of Interior Secretary Joseph ole Lenku said on Thursday that the decision follows the discovery that the citizenships were acquired through questionable means. He pointed out that the move is part of the government’s...
by Caitlin Dickson Ali Mohamed Ali faces life in prison on piracy-related charges. But is he a criminal mastermind or a Good Samaritan? The truth is likely something in between. Ali Mohamed Ali never considered himself a criminal, let alone a pirate. He was well-educated. He spoke English. He may have asked his friends in America...
West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC) Ltd, a telecommunications carriers’ carrier, together with local shareholder Dalkom Somalia, has announced that it will launch connectivity to and from Somalia via the EASSy cable from first quarter of 2014, offering services directly from Mogadishu to the rest of the world. Capacity will be available from 2Mbps to...
FADIA JIFFRY The recent riots in Riyadh and Jeddah by undocumented Ethiopian workers following the ongoing crackdown on expatriates have prompted many Saudi families to fire their Ethiopian maids. Early this week, several Ethiopian workers gathered on the Manfuhah district in Riyadh, carrying knives, rocks and broken bottles, threatening the police, pedestrians and motorists. The...