Tag: News in English

A Somali-Canadian woman running for a city council seat is brushing off prejudiced messages scribbled on her campaign signs. Munira Abukar, who wears a purple headscarf in the photo on the campaign signs, tweeted images on Friday showing apparently racist messages scrawled on the signs. One has her face scribbled out and the words “Go…

Mogadishu, 12 October 2014 – H.E. Mustafa Duhulow, Minister of Information today strongly condemned the attempted assassination of Abdirizak Jama (Black), the Director of Somali Channel TV in Mogadishu office. The Minister of Information said “Today’s attack and the attempted assassination of Abdirizak Jama (Black) is a barbaric and heinous attack amid to silence journalists…

MOGADISHU Oct 12 (Reuters) – A vehicle parked near a hotel and a cafe in the centre of the Somali capital exploded on Sunday evening, a police officer said. “It is too early to know about casualties,” police officer Major Nuur Farah told Reuters. Security forces sealed off the area, on a main thoroughfare running…

Mogadishu, 11 October 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 development of Postal Services in Somalia; political outreach to Somalis in the Diaspora; the introduction of Cash…

Garowe -His Excellency Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed alongside Puntland President H.E. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas today launched crucial talks between the Federal Government of Somalia and the Puntland state of Somalia.The Prime Minister arrived in Garowe yesterday afternoon to have an honest and open dialogue with the Puntland authorities in a bid to resolving…

October marks the start of Black History Month in the UK, which is celebrated by many British Muslims. “It’s important for people of different faiths and ethnic groups to acknowledge and be involved in BHM,” Zainab Dahir, a Muslim Somali novelist from London, told Al Arabiya News. She says she has celebrated BHM with her…

MOMBASA Kenya (Reuters) – Suspected Somali Islamist militants have abducted five Kenyans who were transporting the stimulant khat on Kenya’s northern coast, a regional official said, the latest in a string of incidents blamed on the Somali rebels. Somalia’s al Shabaab group has launched a series of attacks on the coast in recent months, saying…

I believe very strongly, as does the Prime Minister, a united, strong and peaceful Somalia is possible only when our collective voices are heard and when our ideas and efforts are united and committed to our national cause. Puntland is a leading state when it comes to the federalism process. This historic visit is part…

The executive director of Soma Oil and Gas Company said cooperating with the federal government in the production of oil and gas will be the main agenda of the conference. The Minister for Oil and Natural Resources, Daa’uud Mohamed Omar said Soma Oil and Gas Company is a good shareholder which was working with his…

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Somali army weapons and ammunition continue to be diverted to open markets despite the government’s pledges to prevent its arms from leaking and ending up in the hands of Islamist militants, U.N. investigators said in a new report. The Somalia-Eritrea Monitoring Group, an 8-member panel of investigators that monitors…

In 2011, a reporter for Fox News named Mike Levine was issued a grand jury subpoena as part of a Justice Department leak investigation. The subpoena demanded Levine reveal the names of “law enforcement” sources, who confirmed details for a story he wrote on Somali-Americans being indicted on terrorism charges in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Levine fought…

A bomb attack has been foiled tonight at 22h at the market in Riyadh. The area was quickly sealed off by security forces and diverted traffic at crossings and Dar el hanan UNFD . According to initial elements of information available , it appears that bomb placed in a bag was placed in an alley…

LONDON // Bright hijabs for Dh18, Dh6 cappuccino and haircuts costing Dh30. Welcome to Dubai Mall … west London. A far cry from the sprawling emporium at the foot of the Burj Khalifa, the small shopping centre on the high street of Southall, which has a shopfront less than 10 metres long, is a source…

The Minneapolis School District settled a federal complaint saying that it failed to stop the harassment of black and Somali students at South High School during the 2012-13 school year. The settlement, signed by Superintendent Bernadeia Johnson on Sept. 25 and released Friday, will require the district to take action in 13 areas and submit…

Somali has cut the number of its embassies to 31, closing nine in Africa, Middle East, Asia, and Europe, Abdiraham Beyle, the Somali foreign minister told reporters on Thursday.Beyle disclosed in a press conference that nine of the country’s embassies abroad had been temporarily closed, describing the move as a bid to minimize the huge…

Minneapolis’ first Somali-American City Council member had said only a few words about the city becoming the first in the U.S. to add a sister city in Somalia before he began to choke up. Abdi Warsame paused and looked out into the council chambers, packed Thursday afternoon with Somali supporters who stood shoulder to shoulder…

A growing number of Somali immigrants are feeling humiliated by The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV), a new report shows. Independent research foundation Fafo’s study (in Norwegian) NAV’s treatment of this group has a negative effect on their trust in institutions and experience of inclusive Norwegian citizenship. NAV employees have explained that the major…

Uganda has remanded 10 people accused of sneaking into the country on a terror mission. The nine Somalis and one Kenyan, were on Tuesday remanded at Luzira prison by Buganda Road Magistrate’s Court. They had spent 13 days in police cells at the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) in Kireka. The suspects had appeared for mention…

BARAWE, SOMALIA- About 1,000 African Union and Somali troops launched an assault on Sunday to retake the al-Shabab militant stronghold of Barawe on the southern Somali coast and has so far met no resistance, a Somali military official said. The African Union and the Somali military launched a joint offensive in March to drive the…

The family of a New Zealand citizen accused of preparing to fight in the Syrian civil war say they were in the dark about his alleged extremism. Somalia-born Amin Mohamed faces a potential lifetime jail sentence in Australia after being accused of preparing to enter a foreign state to engage in hostile activities. Mahad Warsame,…