Tag: News in English

The United States welcomes the December 24 Parliamentary confirmation of Somalia’s Prime Minister, Mr. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke. We look forward to the Prime Minister assuming office and to his prompt appointment of a capable Council of Ministers. We urge the President, Prime Minister, Parliament, and Council of Ministers to make progress toward realizing goals…

MOGADISHU Somalia — International Bank of Somalia is first bank in Mogadishu that not only offers money transfer services, but international banking services as well. PHOTOS – AMISOM SOMALIA The other challenge is you need to educate people on how the banking sector really works (and) who benefits from the banking sector, because people have…

ADDIS ABABA, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Ethiopia is willing to deploy more troops to the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia rather than rotating in another group from Sierra Leone, given Ebola fears, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said on Monday. A group awaiting deployment from Freetown was placed in quarantine in October after one of…

A Somali-American from Minneapolis has been killed while fighting alongside terrorists in the besieged Syrian town of Kobane, according to a report tweeted Sunday by an FBI fugitive who is also affiliated with terror groups. The identity of the dead man has not been confirmed. FBI officials in the Twin Cities are aware of the…

Sierra Leone is withdrawing its troops from Somalia after the African Union blocked the West African country from rotating its soldiers over fears for the Ebola virus. Sierra Leone sent 850 troops to Somalia for a 12-month deployment to fight the al-Qaeda-linked rebel group, al-Shabab, in Somalia in 2013. Their rotation was delayed after a…

Leaders of the Somali government and Somaliland administration, currently in Djibouti, have agreed to continue their talks next month in Turkey, a source close to the talks said Sunday. The understanding came after Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and Somaliland leader Amhed Silanyo held a meeting under the mediation of Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh. The…

Mogadishu, 20 December 2014 – The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) welcomes the United Nations Security Council’s (UN SC) decision to de-list the former Al-Shabaab leader who has renounced violence and embraced the peace process, Sheikh Mohamed Said “Atom”, from the 1844 Sanctions list. H.E. Mustafa Duhulow, the Minister of Information held press conference today…

Mogadishu -The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns the arrest of Television journalist in the town of Beletwein in HIiraan region by the Governor of Hiiraan region. The latest episode of violations against the press in Somalia. The journalist, Osman Adan Areys, the correspondent of Somali Channel Television in Hiiraan region and a recipient…

Mogadishu, 20 December 2014 – The Minister of Information, Mustafa Duhulow, today addressed the media, providing an update on the progress of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) over the last week. The Minister discussed various issues: The appointment of the new Prime Minister, President’s visit to Kismayo, Somali Media Development, Humanitarian assistance, Security Operations,…

At least six people died of starvation over the past week in Somalia’s central Buloburde town as a result of an ongoing siege by Al-Shabaab militant group, the local chief said on Friday. “It is still difficult to transfer basic commodities into the town as Al-Shabaab militants continue to torch merchandize-loaded trucks and steal others,” Local…

Qamar Ahmed looks into the eyes of her client, a mother of five whose years in Baghdad haunt her sleep. She holds the woman’s shoulder and speaks softly in Arabic as the two wait for an appointment at the Spurwink Psychiatric Clinic in downtown Portland, Maine. Ahmed, 31, is a professional interpreter, an occupation the…

A court in Finland has sentenced four people to suspended jail terms for funding the Somalia-based terrorist group, al-Shabab. On Friday, the Helsinki District Court handed three men and one woman suspended jail sentences for providing the al-Qaeda-linked group with USD 3,900 between 2008 and 2011. While three of the convicts were sentenced to five-month…

When Abdihakim “Hakim” Abdi arrived in the United States a little more than two years ago, he found himself in an unenviable position. He knew few people, having spent the previous 20 years as a Somali living in Ethiopia. And with limited English — and no car — he never left his apartment, save for…

A 24-year-old Somali refugee who holds a New Zealand passport will stand trial next year for breaking Australia’s tough anti-terror laws. This morning a Melbourne judge decided there was enough evidence against Amin Mohamed to send him to trial on four charges of preparing to enter a foreign state to “engage in armed hostilities”. Mohamed…

Several years ago we had a few Persian restaurants and, in the more recent past, the occasional Somali restaurant. With the temporary closing (several months now) of Kabob Palace, and the permanent closing of Sa’aadal Kheyr, we lost our only sources of Persian and Somali food. Recently, though, I found a new source for each…

WASHINGTON — He may be president now, but Barack Obama says he’s a black man who has been mistaken for the valet. There’s no black male my age, who’s a professional, who hasn’t come out of a restaurant and is waiting for their car and somebody didn’t hand them their car keys,” Obama told People…

If all goes as planned, Twin Cities Muslim leaders will soon be able to hold prayer services in the basement of a suburban office center. That’s no small thing. A settlement agreement announced Tuesday ends a federal lawsuit alleging the St. Anthony Village City Council violated federal law when it rejected a proposal for an…

The Swedish Security Department, Swedish Security Service is investigating Muslims in that country, including Somalis who allegedly travelled to Syria and Iraq. The Swedish Security Service said since 2012, 110 Swedish nationals travelled to Syria where 25 to 30 of them were killed while fighting for ISIL. Meanwhile 40 of them made a come back…

(Reuters) – Kenya has shut down more than 500 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) including 15 groups it said had links to financing terrorism, though critics said the government was silencing critics under the guise of security. Kenya has been hit by a spate of attacks by Somali Islamist militants al Shabaab, including in September last year…

The bench a homeless Somali family have spent the past nine months living on has been ripped up after the mother was taken to hospital suffering from cold. The family pictured earlier this year  The mother and son had centred their lives around the bench outside TK Maxx, in Tooting High Street, since April this…