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By MALKHADIR M MUHUMED, The Somalia government is facing fresh pressure from regional governments and local politicians to quickly roll out a slate of security and reconciliation reforms or face a “regime change” in the wake of the recent attack on the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi by Al Shabaab. Regional governments are concerned about Mogadishu’s...

By Mike Ryan It’s that old success story you’ve heard a million times: Born in Somalia, moved to Minneapolis, now stars in a major motion picture opposite Tom Hanks. Could it getmore cliche? (OK, yes, it could. A lot.) In “Captain Phillips,” Barkhad Abdi stars as Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse, the lead hijacker of the Maersk Alabama that eventually resulted...

JEDDAH: NADIM AL-HAMID The Kingdom is poised for massive urban development this year with the implementation of several first-of-its-kind projects, Bandar Hajjar, minister of Haj, said. In an interview with Arab News, Hajjar said: “The government has allocated billions of riyals for these projects, some of which are already under way. Several others will be...

By Eduard Gismatullin Somalia’s federal government, seeking to reassert control over the war-ravaged country, said oil exploration licenses issued by regional governments in the Somaliland and Puntland regions of country are invalid. Genel Energy, Africa Oil Corp., and Ophir Energy have won licenses to search in Somalia’s semi-autonomous regions, although work has been slowed down by security concerns as...

Two Mississauga brothers sentenced for gang-rape in Africa stop eating. By: Gemma Karstens-Smith Two Canadian teenagers detained in a Somaliland jail have started a hunger strike, their father says. Liiban and Jamal Noor were sentenced in August to 10 years in jail for the gang-rape of two young women. The brothers, both born and raised in...

By Benjamin Harvey Somaliland’s government hired private security experts to help improve safety after Genel Energy Plc (GENL) suspended operations in the semi-autonomous region citing growing instability, Foreign Minister Mohamed Bihi Yonis said. A team including John Holmes, a former commander in the U.K. special forces, will deliver a report this week in the capital, Hargeisa, on security in...

Interview by Ali Adam in Mogadishu Singer-songwriter Hiba Mohamed Huddon, better known as Hiba Nura, returned to Somalia last month after an absence of more than two decades. In the late 1980s, Hiba was part of Waaberi, a famous Somali group known for its popular performances at Mogadishu’s National Theatre and its distinctive nationalistic-themed songs and plays....

A beacon of hope in a still struggling country, Adan hopes diaspora Somalis will bring their education back to help write the next, happier chapter. By: Nicholas Keung She is Somalia’s most powerful woman: a thorn in the eyes of Mogadishu-based terrorist group Al Shabab, and a ray of hope for her country in the Horn...

Somalia will engage in tight cooperation with Turkey on counterterrorism issues, its prime minister announced during an interview published Oct. 3. The country in the Horn of Africa faces a constant threat from the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabaab organization, which controlled the capital Mogadishu until recently and conducted a deadly attack on a shopping mall in Nairobi...