By Dahir Jibril in Mogadishu Mogadishu — Al-Shabaab militants have instituted a campaign of intimidation toward Somali refugees returning home from camps in Kenya by roughing up the men and burning families’ belongings. Since May, al-Shabaab militants have harassed hundreds of returning refugees at roadblocks near the Somali-Kenyan border, said bus driver Aadan Jimale. Jimale...
By Joshua Fechter, Staff Writer A federal judge on Thursday is expected to sentence a Somali man with suspected terrorist ties for lying to FBI agents investigating those affiliations, and to an immigration judge in a failed attempt to obtain asylum. Abdullah Omar Fidse already has pleaded guilty to the charges and faces up to...
Muqdisho, july 25, 2013 (WDN)- Warka Radio Wardheer, Qodobbada warka aad ku maqli doontaan dhageystayaal waxaa ka mid ah,Dowlada Soomaaliya iyo Maamulka Puntland oo isku khilaafsan shirka ka furmaya waddanka Biljim ,dad ku dhintay dagaallo ka dhacay gobolka Shabeelaha hoose, Qaramada Midoobay oo dowlada u fasaxday in ay hesho taageero hub ah iyo qodobo kale oo...
24 July 2013 – The Security Council today extended for 16 months the mandate of the United Nations expert panel monitoring compliance with sanctions against Somalia and Eritrea, while further easing funding and equipment restrictions on the UN and European Union missions in the region. In a resolution adopted this morning, the Council asked Secretary-General...
Nairobi -(Reuters) – Kenyan police discovered a large quantity of explosives packed in boxes on a bus in the capital Nairobi that was headed to a town in the coastal region, a senior officer said on Wednesday. It was not immediately clear who was behind the consignment – of 403 rolls of ammonium nitrate –...
Muqdisho, july 24, 2013 (WDN)- Warka Radio Wardheer, Qodobbada warka aad ku maqli doontaan dhageystayaal waxaa ka mid ah, Qarax xoogan oo Muqdisho ka dhacay, Madaxweyne Xasan Sh oo lakulmay Safiirada midowga Yurub, Howlgallo ka socda Gaalkacyo, Odayaasha Soomaaliya oo Dowlada eedeeyay, Madaxweynaha Puntland oo Wasiir cusub magacaabay,iyo qodobo kale oo caalami ah.
MOGADISHU: At least one person was killed and several others were wounded Wednesday when a car bomb exploded in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, the latest in a string of attacks, police said. The blast targeted a car belonging to a member of parliament who was not hurt in the attack. “The bomb destroyed the car of...
A Somali wild ass — one of just a few hundred in the world — has been born at a zoo in Hampshire. The young foal was born on 9th July at Marwell Zoo, near Winchester. She has been named “Nthanda”, which means star in Tumbuka — a language spoke in parts of the breed’s native East ...
BRUSSELS, July 23 (UPI) — The international community needs to come together to make good on commitments to Somalia, the EU foreign policy chief said. European leaders are preparing for a Sept. 16 conference on support for Somalia. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said the conference in Brussels is an opportunity to capitalize on...
Xafiiska Madaxweyanaha Soomaaliya Muqdisho, 23 July 2013 – Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa wallaac ka muujisey warbixintii ay dhowaan guddiga dabagalka Xayiraadka Hubka Soomaaliya iyo Eretria oo khaladaad fara badan oo qaarkood iska horimaanaya iyo arrimo aan sax aheyn ay key jireen, kuna baaqay in wadatashi lala sameeyo dowladda iyo in la abuuro guddi dhex-dhexaadin ah...