At least 600 weapons were stolen in the past week from a former United Arab Emirates-run training centre in Somalia's capital Mogadishu and are for sale in the city, weapons dealers said on Wednesday. (more…)
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DP World should rethink port deals in Somalia – foreign minister
Somalia’s foreign minister said on Friday that Dubai state-owned port operator DP World should reconsider its contract with the breakaway region of Somaliland and work with federal authorities so Somalia’s sovereignty is not violated. (more…)
Swedish agency’s initiative to benefit Somali private sector
Leading Somali financial institutions have partnered with a Swedish agency to enable communities have access to loans. (more…)
DP World Should Rethink Port Deals in Somalia: Foreign Minister
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's foreign minister said on Friday that Dubai state-owned port operator DP World should reconsider its contract with the breakaway region of Somaliland and work with federal authorities so Somalia's sovereignty is not violated. (more…)
UAE shuts Mogadishu hospital amid tension with Somali government
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suspended operations at a hospital it ran in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, amid growing bilateral tensions. (more…)
DOORO XIL. SHARIF MAXAMED CABDALLA XUSSEIN
Muqadishu-16/04/2018 (banooda)-Sharif Maxamed Cabdalla Xussein waa musharixii ugo horeyey ee shaaciyey in uu yahay musharax u taagan qabashada xilka Gudoomiyaha Golaha Shacabka Soomaaliya . Xildhibaanka ayaa muddo ku dhow 40 sano waxuu ka soo shaqeyey howlo la xiriira maamulka iyo maareynta hay’ado kala duwan. Waxaan aaminsanahay in Xil. Sharif...
Bomb blast at packed Somalia stadium kills 5 football fans
A bomb exploded at a packed football stadium in southern Somalia and killed five spectators while wounding several others, police said Thursday evening. (more…)
UN envoy tells Somali refugees in Kenya ‘things are gradually getting better’ back home
“In my opinion – as the mother of a family that is about to return just told me – things are gradually getting better in Somalia,” the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Michael Keating, said Thursday at the end of his visit to the refugee complex. (more…)
This bilingual Somali newspaper is beating the media at its own game
A Somali community in the north of England is using the power of the press to beat the media at its own game. Sick of seeing negative headlineafter negative headline they decided to publish Sasca News, their own bilingual newspaper, to bring the community closer together. (more…)
UAE condemns Somalia over seizing cash ‘sent to army’
Somalia said on Sunday it had seized almost $10m from a Royal Jet aeroplane that arrived at Mogadishu airport.The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has denounced the seizure of what it described as a civilian aircraft carrying nearly $10m by Somali authorities at Mogadishu airport.The government of Somalia said on Sunday it had seized several bags...