By Abdi Sheikh A suicide bomber and several gunmen attacked a United Nations compound in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, police and witnesses said, in a strike that bore the hallmarks of al Qaeda-linked militants. The bomber set off his explosives outside the gate of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) base before attackers...
By Abdinur Elmi President of KhaatumoState of Somalia Press Release _____________ The Khatumo State of Somalia would like to convey its warm compliments to Ambassador Nicholas Kay, the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) of the United Nations to head the recently established United Nations Technical Assistance Mission for Somalia (UNSOM). The Khatumo State...
By John Shiffman and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON – U.S. intelligence officials on Tuesday identified two of the more than 50 classified cases in which they say National Security Agency eavesdropping helped thwart terrorist plots including a planned attack on the New York Stock Exchange. The other, a San Diego money laundering investigation tied to financing...
The president of the Ethiopia Football Federation, Sahilu Gebremariam, has admitted his side used a suspended player in a 2014 World Cup qualifier. If Ethiopia lose the three points from their win over Botswana on 8 June it means South Africa can still progress. Gebremariam has told BBC Sport that Minyahil Teshome Beyene should have...
Erin Criger Members of the Somali-Canadian community publicly condemned last week’s ‘Project Traveller’ raids, saying Tuesday that the raids were not executed in a lawful manner and that officers destroyed property that belonged to “impoverished” people. “In the aftermath of the raids, many community members feel victimized, vilified and traumatized as a result of the...
Muqdisho, Juun 18, 2013 (WDN)- Warka Radio Wardheer, Qodobbada warka aad ku maqli doontaan dhageystayaal waxa ka mid ah, Ra’iisul wasaaraha Soomaaliya oo furay shir looga hadalayo dib usoo nooleynta waxbarashada dalka, Guddoomiye ku xigeenkii maamulkii KMG ee Kismaayo oo la dhaawacay, Saif al-Islam oo maxakamad lasoo taagayo,iyo Qodobo kale oo caalami ah.
By KATE WIGHTON Every morning, millions of people perform an essential daily ritual – having their first cup of tea or coffee. It concentrates the mind and acts as a pick-me-up. Or does it? The latest research suggests that familiar buzz doesn’t so much as give us a lift, but fights the caffeine withdrawal symptoms –...
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia and Egypt have agreed to hold further talks on the impact of an Ethiopian dam to quell tensions between the two countries, the foreign ministers of both nations said on Tuesday. “We agreed that we will start immediately on consultations at both the technical level… and the political level,” Egyptian Foreign...
The government has urged Asian countries to support its efforts of repatriate the Somalia refugees in the Kenyan camps, ahead of a conference to be held in August this year. Speaking during a breakfast meeting with the Asian Ambassadors at a Nairobi hotel, the Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed said that the plans of ...
TEHRAN (FNA)- Piracy off the coast of West Africa has now overtaken Somali piracy, a report by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) and other seafarers’ groups said. It records a total of 966 attacks in West Africa in 2012, compared with 851 such incidents by Somali pirates, BBC reported. West African pirates mostly steal fuel...