“It would have been a suicidal act.” Michael Scott Moore was long into his 977 days held captive by Somalia pirates when a guard's carelessly laid gun offered him a way out. (more…)
Despite Trump, Somali-Americans overcame scrutiny to make political history in Minnesota
Two days before the 2016 US presidential elections, Donald Trump visited Minnesota and told supporters that faulty refugee vetting processes allowed large numbers of Somalis to come to the state. They came here, he said, “without your knowledge, without your support or approval, and with some of them then joining ISIS and...
Doorashada iyo Dibudhaca Gobolada Koonfur Galbeed
Muqadishu 18/08/2018 (banooda)-Koonfur Galbeed waxey wajaheysa maalmo doorasho ah, musharaxiin badan ayaa la filaya iney isu soo tagaan hogaanka maamulka dhulkiisa ay inta badan xooga ku joogaan Al Shabaab. (more…)
Eritrea delegation in Somalia to deepen bilateral relations
An Eritrean government delegation arrived in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday to hold high-level meetings. (more…)
Magacaabid Xilal Dowladda Soomaaliya
Muqdisho, 16ka Ogoosto, 2018: Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa maanta dib u habeyn ballaaran ku sameeyay qaar kamid ah hay’adaha amniga dalka iyo Agaasinka Madaxtooyada QarankaWareegto kasoo baxday Xafiiska Madaxweynaha ayaa magacaabis iyo xil ka qaadis lagu sameeyay masuuliyiinta hoos ku xusan;1. Dr. Aamina Siciid Cali...
Saudi Arabia rejects 27,000 sheep and goats from Somalia
Authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have cause to be returned some 27,000 livestock – sheep and goat – to Somalia. (more…)
Somali-American wins Minnesota Democratic US House primary
MINNEAPOLIS – Somali-American legislator Ilhan Omar neared another first Tuesday by winning the Democratic primary in a congressional race, while voters set the battlefield in two other Minnesota districts that could help determine which party controls the House. (more…)
Somali security forces kill al-Shabab militant in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU -- Somali security forces on Sunday killed one al-Shabab militant who murdered a civilian at Suk-ba'ad market, the second biggest market in the capital Mogadishu, officials said. (more…)
AMISOM boss orders compulsory joint operations with Somali army
The commander of African Union Mission in Somalia, Lt. Gen. Jim Owoyesigire, has ordered all troops in the conflict-torn country to conduct permanent joint operations with the Somali National Army against Al-Shabaab. (more…)
Ethiopia PM says ‘fake news’ fuelling Somali regional crisis, urges calm
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has stressed that the security situation in Ethiopia’s Somali region was going to be resolved through peaceful consultations. (more…)