Tag: News in English

Mogadishu (SDN) Somali security forces in Mogadishu captured militants suspected in recent skirmishes in the restive capital of Somalia. Somali ministry of security spokesman Mohamed Yusuf Osman told reporters that the forces acted on a tip conducted the sweep and arrested five Shabab suspects. The spokesman also told the press that the forces also capture…

Berbera (SDN)-Somaliland towns of Berbera and Yirowe a Kulmiye party strong holds are the latest towns of Somaliland to boil over due to the ruling party running amuck in resource grapping schemes according to the protestors. People of Berbera poured onto the streets after learning the local Government is planning to bulldoze a section of…

Burao (SDN)-Somaliland parliamentary speaker as well as the chairman of Wadani party Abdirahman Ciro asked the people of Somaliland to assemble in order to defend the Somaliland Parliament from the government. The Chairman is currently campaigning in Buao ahead of the official campaign period while the Somaliland Parliament is mired in partisan squabble between the…

Mogadishu November 13, 2014-The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) in partnership with Relief International organized Media Awareness Campaign program, held for 40 participants drawn from the Media, civil society, local universities, at Mogadishu’s Siyaad City Hotel on Thursday November 13, 2014. The one day event, which was supported by the European Union, was entitled…

LANCASTER – November is a month where many remember to be thankful for what they have. During International Education Week, Lancaster campus students, faculty and staff will have an opportunity to hear from refugees in Central Ohio who are very thankful to be living here. The campuses at Ohio University have different themes during International…

Mogadishu, The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia H.E Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed has called for cooperation and compromise in resolving the ongoing political crisis. Prime Minister Abdiweli stated that the political differences negatively impact on the realization of Vision 2016 including the chance to hold democratic elections and the opportunity for Somali people…

THE Kenyan government may be forced to sever ties with Somalia if recommendations by the National Assembly’s Defence and Foreign Relations committee are adopted by the House. The committee, chaired by Tetu MP Ndung’u Gethenji, has claimed that the decision by the Somali government to take Kenya to the International Court of Justice over a…

MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A debate on whether to sack Somalia’s Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed descended into chaos on Tuesday as his supporters blew whistles and shouted out slogans, forcing the parliamentary speaker to halt the session. The no-confidence motion, which Washington had warned could deepen political turmoil, was backed by lawmakers loyal to President…

The United States notes with concern the recent political turmoil in Somalia. Actions to put forward a parliamentary motion for a vote of no confidence in the prime minister do not serve the interests of the Somali people. The United States remains neutral in the dispute between the president and prime minister. We are committed…

Mogadishu, 10 November, 2014-The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSO) condemns the attack on the freelance journalists’ car, wounding him seriously on Sunday evening on November 9, 2014, the latest attack in a series of attacks against the journalists and the media in Somalia. A bomb believed to have been attached to the journalist’s car…

MINNEAPOLIS – A rare visit by a U.S. Cabinet official to the Twin Cities buoyed the hopes of the local Somali community. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is on a cross country tour in “listening mode.” Johnson said, at a meeting earlier Friday at the Brian Coyle Center, he got an earful from Somali leaders…

Mogadishu, 08 November 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 progress of Operation Indian Ocean; parliamentary approval of the closing accounts of 2013 budget; the agreement between…

Uganda’s military has suspended 15 soldiers who were peacekeepers in Somalia over various allegations of misconduct, a military spokesman said Thursday. The suspended soldiers include two generals who were deployed to Somalia as part of the African Union force there. He said the action was part of what he called “a general performance assessment” of…

There was much glee about yesterday’s publication of a report into the economic impact of immigration, which concluded eastern Europeans had provided a net benefit of £4.4 billion to the UK economy. There was far less mention of the fact that immigrants from outside Europe in the same period cost the taxpayers £118 billion. But…

  What started as a beef in the bar turned fatal Wednesday morning, leaving one man dead and Edmonton police on the hunt for a missing murder suspect.   Police found Bekri Mohamed, 31, dead on the floor of Papyrus Lounge Nov. 5 after they’d been called to the business on a weapons complaint.  …

NAIROBI – Fatima Jibrell, a Somali female environmentalist, won the 2014 UN Environmental Programme (UNEP)’s Champions of the Earth award for her fight against illegal charcoal trade in the Horn of African nation.   UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner told a news conference in Nairobi on Friday that Jibrell has joined the ranks of global…

Mogadishu, November 6, 2014-The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) and the Finish Foundation for Media and Development (VIKES) organized a two day workshop on Freedom of Expression and its importance to the society at Mogadishu’s Jazeera Palace on 1 – 2 November 2014 for forty (4) editors from more than 35 media stations (newspapers,…

Investigating sexual abuse and exploitation – especially when those accused are soldiers – is a complex and time-consuming process that requires sensitive expert handling. But even a skillful and professionally-run investigation will fail if the women and girls most affected fear coming forward to share their experiences. And in Mogadishu, women reporting sexual crimes face…

EDMONTON  – City homicide cops are probing the shooting death of a 31-year-old man at Papyrus Lounge — the scene of a still-unsolved 2011 New Year’s Day slaying — after gunfire broke out early Wednesday. Detectives remained at the 11124 107 Ave. scene most of the day after cops were called about 12:30 a.m. to a…

When Munira Khalif was younger, she wanted to somehow use her education to give back to her parents’ native country, Somalia. Now, at 17, she has done so much more. Khalif, a senior at Mounds Park Academy in St. Paul, founded a nonprofit, lobbied for legislation against child marriage, became a teen adviser to the…