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...
US adds two Al-Shabaab leaders to global terror list
Two top al-Shabaab leaders are among five alleged Islamist militants based in Africa that US government added to its Specially Designated Global Terrorist list...
Turkey to donate 30 million dollars to Somalia
Turkey has decided to donate 30 million dollars to Somalia, which will be divided into 2.5 million dollars per month, as per an international...
Residents say Tigray rebels take control of UNESCO site Lalibela
Rebels from Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region have seized Lalibela, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the neighbouring Amhara region famed for its 12th-century rock-hewn...
UN envoys appalled by increase in sexual violence in Somalia
The UN secretary-general's special representative for children and armed conflict, Virginia Gamba, and the special representative on sexual violence in conflict, Pramila Patten, said...
Irish Somali woman steps up campaign against female genital mutilation
By Aoife Harte in Dublin / UNHCR
When Ifrah Ahmed arrived in Ireland as a teenager after fleeing Somalia, it would have been natural if...
Barcelona says Messi will not stay with the club
BARCELONA (AP) — Barcelona said Thursday that Lionel Messi will not stay with the club after Spanish league financial regulations made it impossible for...
