Security forces nab senior al-Shabaab operative in southern Somalia
Somali security forces have arrested senior al-Shabaab operative following security operation in villages near Luq district in Gedo region.
According to a statement, the security...
Death toll from Pakistan blast rises to 59 as minister blames India
The death toll from a large blast at a mosque in Pakistan rose to 59 on Saturday as the government vowed to find the...
Family accuses Kenya of handing a kin to Somali govt
The family of a man suspected to be al-Shabaab responsible for procuring weaponry and explosives from foreign sources to al-Shabaab has accused Kenyan government...
ATMIS troop contributors back Somalia’s bid to delay exit
Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Uganda, and Burundi which are the troop contributing countries to Africa Union Transition Mission In Somalia (Atmis) have backed Somalia’s request...
Farmaajo invites regional state leaders for poll talks
President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has issued a formal invitation to leaders of the country’s regional states and the Banadir administration to attend a consultative...
Action needed as hunger looms in Horn of Africa
By AGGREY MUTAMBO / The East African
Somalia has sent out an appeal for help to address the escalating impact of drought in the country’s...
Deputies force Muslim woman to remove hijab after arrest in Santa...
By Lauren Hernandez, Michael Williams / San Francisco Chronicle
The Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations says a Santa Clara County sheriff's...
Somali Parliament approves 2 members to the boundaries commistion
Somalia's Lower House of Parliament approved the addition of two members to the Independent Boundaries and Federation Commission on Wednesday.
Ahmed Zeylici Muse and Mohamed...
In stark warning, Egypt leader says Nile water ‘untouchable’
(AP) — Egypt’s president said Tuesday his country’s share of the Nile River’s waters are “untouchable” in a stark warning apparently to Ethiopia, which...
Kenya arrests three with smuggled weapons, petrol in Garissa
Three suspects have been arrested after a police chase in Lagdera, Garissa, in connection with smuggling AK-47s, ammunition and petrol.
The suspects, who are of...
