By Peter Popham Educated, successful young Somalis from the diaspora are flocking back to Somaliland to contribute. Now the only thing the country lacks is international recognition Hargeisa, Somaliland: Is there a modern Charles Dickens in the house, seeking a contemporary equivalent of Oliver Twist or David Copperfield? Abdulrahim Elmi’s story would be a good...
Two top Islamist militants, from the US and UK, have been killed in Somalia after falling out with al-Shabab, witnesses have told the BBC. Omar Hammami, known as al-Amriki, and Osama al-Britani, a British citizen of Pakistani origin, are said to have died in an early-morning attack in a village south-west of the capital, Mogadishu....
By Andrew Gardner The international community will gather in Brussels on Monday (16 September) to endorse a ‘new deal’ for Somalia that is intended to ensure that the country becomes a functioning state. The European Union, the host of the conference, is the largest single donor to the country, and currently runs three security missions...
KUWAIT CITY, The security authorities have identified the human remains which were found in Khuwaisat, near Jahra, as that of a Somali maid, reports Al-Watan Arabic daily. The daily quoting security sources said, preliminary examination indicated the woman died a long time ago and died by hanging. It has also been reported she entered the...
Some 160 Somali religious scholars have issued a fatwa denouncing al-Shabab, saying the group had no place in Islam. Correspondents say it is the first time Somali religious leaders have come up with a fatwa against the group, which controls much of the country. At a conference on the phenomenon of extremism in Mogadishu, the...
By Imran Mojib DUBAI: The UAE will continue to support all the initiatives taken by the Federal Government of Somalia and efforts made by the international community to ensure peace and development in Somalia, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. “Somalia is attracting international support and the UAE is committed...
By Muaz Shabandri The horrific story of Jawaid Khan and his tryst with Somali pirates took center stage at a special session on Wednesday’s anti-maritime piracy conference in Dubai. For 22 months, pirates off the coast of Somalia held Jawaid Khan and his crew from MV Albedo hostage. He recalled moments of anguish and helplessness...
NAIROBI (AFP) – Somalia’s Al Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents on Wednesday celebrated the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks with a Twitter eulogy for the “courageous” hijackers. In a series of posts on Twitter, the Islamists vowed “the mujahideen will continue with their jihad against the West until the world is ruled by one sovereign...
BERLIN (AFP)- Somali-born activist and former supermodel Waris Dirie on Wednesday opens a centre in Germany to treat victims of female genital mutilation, which she was subjected to as a child. About 8,000 young girls are circumcised every day in Africa and the Middle East, and the Desert Flower Medical Center, located in a Berlin...
Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud, ayaa maanta qudbad ka jeeediyey furitaanka shirka ka hortagga Burcad Badeedda oo maanta ka furmay magaaladda Dubay ee Isutagga Imaaraadka Carabta. Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda, ayaa marka hore u mahad celiyey dowladda Imaraadka Carabta oo sanad walba qabata Shirkan iwaxaanu yidhi, ” Aad ayaan uga mahad-celinayaa Dowladda Imaraadka shirkan...