Muqdisho, August 24, 2013 (WDN)- Warka Radio Wardheer, kulanti wacan dhageystayaal,Qodobbada warka aad ku maqli doontaan waxaa ka mid ah,Saraakiisha AMISOM oo beeniyay in ciidamadooda ay ku lug-leeyihiin kufsiga Haween Soomaaliyeed,Wasiirka Warfaafinta Soomaaliya oo la shiray madaxda shirkadaha duulimaadyada Muqdisho,Kenya oo ka digtay weeraro dalkeeda ay ka geystaan Al Shabaab iyo laamaha amaanka oo heegan buuxa...
The Italian coast guard said Saturday it had rescued more than 200 migrants off Sicily, swelling the ranks of the thousands of boat people who have made the crossing thanks to calm summer waters. A group of 116, most of them Somalis, were drifting in the Canal of Sicily on a small rubber dinghy when...
Mogadishu’s wedding industry is hopping. Somali men from the diaspora are spending big money on bridal dowries and other wedding costs as they take advantage of safer conditions in Mogadishu to get married. These grooms-to-be are shelling out tens of thousands of dollars to tie the knot. Some are paying thousands of dollars for wedding...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A young Somali-American man convicted of plotting to bomb a 2010 Christmas tree-lighting ceremony in Portland’s town square has written an apology letter in advance of his sentencing and says he renounces his former beliefs. In the letter filed Friday by his lawyers in federal court, Mohamed Mohamud offers to speak...
For different reasons, some women have found themselves in the army, more so in the war-torn Somalia. They share about their life in the war zone and the lives that led them there with Risdel Kasasira. We may not mean it literally when we say “I will catch a bullet for you”, but the story is...
Civil war raged in Somalia for more than 20 years. Peace is slowly returning but rape is still commonplace, especially in refugee camps in Mogadishu. Aid agencies help women to break their silence. The walls are lined with fabric, in the center are two couches. The atmosphere is warm and cosy. But when Sharifa Mohamed...
By HELEN COLLIS European imports of khat – a plant chewed as a stimulant – have rocketed recently with border officials seizing 1.3 tonnes of it in Geneva alone this year. Swiss customs staff have documented the vast hauls at Geneva airport over the last two years and show that, despite being made illegal, smugglers often...
By Peter Martell NAIROBI (AFP) – Hopes that Somalia may soon turn the page on decades of anarchy have been dealt a string of blows, giving the internationally-backed government little to cheer as it marks its first birthday. Al-Qaeda-inspired fighters, breakaway regions, rival clans and an ongoing climate of rampant insecurity have conspired to ensure the...
Muqdisho, August 23, 2013 (WDN)- Warka Radio Wardheer, kulanti wacan dhageystayaal,Qodobbada warka aad ku maqli doontaan waxaa ka mid ah,Dowlada Soomaaliya oo sheegtay in wada-hadal la galeyso dhinacyada Siyaasadeed ee kasoo horjeeda,AMISOM oo sheegtay inay fashilisay weerar ay garoonka diyaardaha Kismaayo kusoo qaadeen Al Shabaab,Kenya oo cabsi ka qabta in dalkeeda gaar ahaan magaalada dalxiiska ee...
Haseeb Haider The Central Bank of the UAE has asked banks and financial institutions in the country to immediately search and freeze any accounts, deposits or investments owned by branches and leaders of Somalia’s Al Shabaab militia. The Central Bank’s action came in line with the United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 1844 (2008) and...