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In another massive narcotics haul at sea which should concern law enforcement agencies in the region, 5,588kg of hashish worth $248 million was recovered from a traditional boat in regional waters, off the coast of Somalia, Khaleej Times can reveal. The bust is the latest in a series of 12 smuggling incidents foiled by…
24 September, New York, United Nations General Assembly: Today, HE President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud addressed a High Level Meeting on Somalia: “Implementing Vision 2016: Inclusive Politics in Action”, on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly. The President co-chaired the Meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Chair of the African Union…
If you are a Somali patriot, or a friend of Somali, please accept our call for global “ Prayer for Peace in Somalia,” and join our campaign. Traditionally, when rain is late for a long time, Somalis organize a “Roob doon”, or a “prayer for rain”. Surah Nuh 71:10-11 “…Ask forgiveness from your Lord; For…
Minnesota Muslims will meet with law enforcement Wednesday for the “Muslims, Somalis and Law Enforcement in Minnesota: Building Effective Relationships” seminar. It was designed to emphasize community engagement and enhance mutual understanding between the two groups. “This seminar has been prepared to meet the unique needs of the law enforcement community in our state and…
A German-American journalist who was kidnapped in Somalia more than two years ago was freed Tuesday, according to a Somali police official and a leader of the Somali pirates who held the journalist. The journalist, identified by the German weekly Der Spiegel as 45-year-old Michael Scott Moore, was immediately flown to Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, after…
Nationlink Telecommunication Company of Somalia and Rapid Communications Ltd of Kenya are soon jointly starting a mobile banking project. This project will facilitate for the Somali people to save their money in their mobile accounts and to purchase commodities using mobile money transfer. This project will be used to transfer $2 billion annually. Rapid Communications…
MOGADISHU, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud on Monday left for a UN summit meeting in New York this week, state radio reported. The Somali leader will speak at the summit that is expected to bring world heads of states and government in New York to tackle key issues affecting the world….
His Excellency the Acting Prime Minister of Somalia Ridwan Hersi Mohamed said today that the Federal Government will enter in open, honest and transparent discussions with the Puntland State of Somalia as soon as possible. The Federal Government of Somalia and the Government of Puntland have been engaged in very important discussions for the past…
His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia Ridwan Hersi Mohamed today congratulated the Somali people on the International Peace Day, declaring that the great nation of Somalia deserves peace, development and to keep pace with the world. His Excellency Ridwan Hersi also urged all Somali people to refrain from use…
Three young men in southern Sweden suspected of attacking Somali refugees with stones and screaming “sieg heil” have been indicted on charges of racial agitation. The incident occurred on August 21st in the small municipality of Tomelilla in Skåne. Three brothers from Somali were awoken in the early hours when a window of their apartment…
People and animals in the Galgagud, Hiran and Mudug regions of central Somalia have been hit by an acute shortage of water after almost a year without proper rainfall.The Commissioner of Mahas district in Hiran region, Mumin Mohamed Halane told the African Press Agency on Sunday that hundreds of rural people have flocked to towns…
BERLIN – German authorities have arrested two suspected members of the Somali-based extremist group al-Shabab after they landed at Frankfurt airport Saturday. The federal prosecutors’ office said in a statement Sunday that the men were detained in Kenya last month and deported to Germany. Both are alleged to have gone to Somalia in 2012 and…
Mogadishu, 21 September 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: reconciliation conferences in Kismayo and Baidoa; progress on the census initiative and in education; the London security event;…
Nairobi; Kenya: A local company Rapid Communications Ltd has ventured into to the Somali market after acquiring a 16 per cent stake in Nationlink Telecom, along with a banking services licence. The stake has enabled the company to roll out virtual banking services in Somalia. The service will allow the mass market in Somalia to…
MOGADISHU, Sept 19 (Reuters) – When African peacekeepers and Somali troops launched an offensive against Islamist militants in Somalia’s small seaside town of Marka, Rukia Nur and her 10 children joined the stream of thousands who have fled to the capital in past months. They now make their home in a sprawling camp in Mogadishu’s…
London Sept 18,2014-His Excellency the Prime Minister of Somalia, Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, concluded a productive day of discussions and donor commitments at Lancaster House, London, on the rebuilding and support to the Somali National Army (SNA). A wide range of donors from the international community attended the meeting focussed on providing support to the SNA….
Two siblings are on a quest to revive the entrepreneurial streak once associated with Somali communities abroad. Asli and Yassin Ciyow want to dispel the image that young diaspora Somalis are often unemployed, involved in gangs, or linked to Islamist militants. The duo, born to a Somali father and a French mother, are bringing together…
EL PASO — In a seafood restaurant where most of the wait staff and clientele preferred Spanish to English, Dekha Hassan-Mohamed mustered some dry wit that reflected how she was slowly adapting to her surroundings on the Texas-Mexico border. “I am becoming Mexican, no more Somalia,” she said, prompting a chuckle from her lawyer, Linda…
London, 18 September 2014 – H.E. Mustafa Duhulow, Minister of Information today praised UK’s role on Somalia ahead of today’s London Security Event that will be attended by H.E. Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, the Prime Minister of Somalia, H.E. Mohamed Shiekh Hassan, the Minister of Defence, H.E. Mustafa Duhulow and senior officials from the Federal Government…
Mogadishu, September 18, 2014The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) and Relief International, is an International American NGO based in the United State/UK and actively involved in the Somali media industry, held one day consultation meeting on Media development in Somalia in Mogadishu. The consultation meeting, which was held at Siyaad City Hotel on 9…