ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Forces from Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have mounted attacks in neighbouring Afar region, a spokesman for Afar said on Monday, marking an expansion of an eight-month-old conflict into a previously untouched area. Tigrayan fighters crossed into Afar on Saturday and Afar forces and allied militias were still fighting them on Monday,...
April 18, 2026
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CIID MUBAARAK
Bahda Tifatirka iyo qorayaasha WardheerNews, waxay halkan ugu soo gudbinayaan hambalyada munasibadda maalinta barakaysan ee Ciidul Adxa dhammaan ummadda mulimiintu meelkasta oo ay joogaan, gaaar ahaan shacabka Soomaaliyeed. Waxay Eebbe uga baryayaan in uu sannadkan kiisa kale ku gaadhsiiyo nabad, caafimaad iyo barwaaqo. AAMIIN CIId Mubaarak
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The Importance and the Virtues of the Day of Arafah
The 9th day of Dhul-Hijja (the Month of Hajj) is called the Day of Arafah. It is the day during which Hajj pilgrims gather at the mount of Arafat praying and supplicating to the Almighty. Fasting on the day of Arafah is an expiation for two years: It is highly recommended (mustahabb) for non-pilgrims to...
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Somalia rejects AU proposals to modify Amisom role
The Somali government has raised a new rift with troop contributing countries to a peacekeeping mission on its territory after it rejected proposals to modify the forces for an expanded role. In a sweeping statement on Saturday, Somalia Government Spokesman Mohamed Moalimuu said Mogadishu had rejected in totality a report from the African Union (AU)...
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Three more regions reinforce Ethiopia army, Amhara against Tigray forces
ADDIS ABABA, (Reuters) – Three more Ethiopian regions are sending soldiers to reinforce the national army in its fight against forces from the northern region of Tigray, regional officials said, widening a conflict that has so far largely affected the north. Officials from Oromiya, Sidama, and the Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples’ Region said their...
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Sending US troops back to Somalia would be folly
At the beginning of this year, President Trump ordered roughly 800 US soldiers to withdraw from Somalia as part of a larger effort by his administration to prune back the unchecked growth of US military involvement in unwinnable wars. While the Biden administration embraced Trump’s plans for withdrawal from Afghanistan, the president has said little either way about whether...
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Quarry Park officials to put up new safety signs in Somali, Spanish after drowning
WAITE PARK — In the next couple of weeks, Quarry Park and Nature Preserve officials will be putting up new safety signage in Somali and Spanish around the swimming quarries following the drowning of an 18-year-old in the park last month. Signs will be placed near current placards that inform swimmers of water hazards and reminder swimmers there is no lifeguard...
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KDF hands over classrooms, jerseys and stadium to Somalia
Kenya Defence Forces has handed over four newly built classrooms and a sports stadium to the local administration in Ras Kamboni, Somalia. Deputy Commander Colonel Pascal Kitiro said the facility will enable Somalis boost their educational system. “..the project was aimed at providing quality education in the region for the overall development and stability of...
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Why are Muslim women living ‘in fear’ in this Canadian city?
Canada – Dunia Nur was out buying paint when it happened. The community organiser in Edmonton, Alberta was speaking Somali to her aunt on the phone when a man at the shop aggressively told her to “speak English”. When she tried to get out of the situation, he blocked her path. “He was offended at the...
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The first 10 days of Dul Hijjah
SHEIKH MUHAMMED SALIH AL-MUNAJJID PRAISE be to Allah Who has created time and has made some times better than others, some months and days and nights better than others, when rewards are multiplied many times, as a mercy toward His slaves. This encourages them to do more righteous deeds and makes them more eager to...