Tag: News in English

Mogadishu, June 10, 2014-The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is outraged by the arbitrary arrests of journalists by the Interim Jubba Administration on Tuesday June 10, 2014 in the town of Kismayo, after three journalists were detained for hours. The journalists, Mascud Abdullahi Adan of Somali Channel, Abdirahman Sheik Aadan of Radio Kismayo and…

The Somali people are freedom lovers and against dictatorship, oppression, fighting and killing based on leadership. The Somalis and the people of Egypt are brothers and have long and historic relationship based on cooperation and support one another, the group said in a statement. The Somalia’s Al-Islah movement, (Muslim Brotherhood in Somalia )has today condemned…

Mogadishu — While many in Somalia welcomed former al-Shabaab leader Mohamed Said Atom’s surrender on Saturday (June 7th), some questioned his motives and called on the government to come up with a concrete policy for dealing with former terrorist group members. Speaking at a press conference at the Ministry of Information, Atom told reporters he…

The UK Home Secretary, Theresa May, has been accused of acting unlawfully by forcing the removal of failed Somali asylum-seekers to Mogadishu where they fear they will be murdered by Islamic militants, says a report in The Independent. In what is being seen as a test case affecting thousands of Somalis in Britain, a judge…

A new climate of fear hovers over the Twin Cities’ Somali community after the FBI said last week that it’s investigating Minnesota Somali men who may have gone to fight with Islamist groups in Syria. Although speculation about young men traveling to Syria had circulated for weeks, concerns grew in the community when the Voice…

Thousands of children in war-torn Somalia are facing death or disability due to an outbreak of highly contagious measles, the United Nations said Tuesday. Recent rates of infection are four times higher than the same time last year, and a vaccination campaign must be “urgently conducted to prevent thousands of avoidable deaths”, the UN children’s…

Bristol, UK (GLN)- The debate and guessing is finally over. As of the 24th June 2014 the British government has decided to make Khat an illegal Class C drug. Anyone caught importing it, personally using it or supplying it will risk criminal prosecution. For a Class C drug, which Khat will be, there is the…

Two people have been killed as several foreign-owned shops were looted by an angry mob in Mamelodi, east of South African capital Pretoria, local authorities said. Police said the violence was triggered after a foreign shopkeeper allegedly shot and wounded a South African national on Saturday after an argument over change. “A Pakistani businessman allegedly…

The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority has failed to translate key documents into Somali and Spanish despite federal requirements, jeopardizing some families’ housing, advocates say. Leases, hearing notices and payment contracts “are complex documents full of legal jargon that can be challenging for any tenant to understand,” said Benjamin D. Horne, a managing attorney at the…

SANA’A, June 09 (Saba)- Minister of Fisheries Wealth Awad al-Socotri discussed on Monday with charge d’affaires of the Somali embassy in Sana’a Hussein al-Soufi the cooperation areas between Yemen and Somalia in the field of fisheries. At the meeting, the minister stressed the importance of boosting the joint cooperation between Yemen and Somalia in the…

NAIROBI (Xinhua) — The UN refugee agency said Saturday it has registered 5,860 new Somali refugees and asylum seekers in 45 days at the Dadaab refugee complex in northern Kenya. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Kenya government’s Department of Refugee Affairs (DRA) said 772 persons were registered in Hagadera camp, followed…

An Iranian sailor held captive for almost four years by Somali pirates has escaped and is safe in Kenya. John Steed, a former British army colonel, who has spent years helping negotiate the release of the sailor and ten other colleagues from Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, said on Saturday that the men had “sneaked…

Mogadishu, 7 June 2014-His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today welcomed the new Slovakia Ambassador to Somalia Mr. Michal Mlynar. Ambassador Michal Mlynar presented his credentials to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Villa Somalia, Mogadishu, and was accompanied by His Excellency Mahad Salad, Deputy Minister Foreign Affairs. The Ambassador conveyed a personal message from the…

7 June 2014 – The United Nations envoy for Somalia has welcomed the release earlier today of sailors on a ship hijacked by Somali pirates nearly four years, and has called for the release of all remaining captives still being held by Somali pirates. In a press release from the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Many Somalis have faced racism in the United States after fleeing their war-torn homeland. But some are facing another kind of discrimination — tribalism. Somalia’s population is comprised of four main tribes and other minority clans. Tribalism has splintered Somali immigrant groups in other countries, and some activists in the Twin Cities…

Mogadishu, 07 June 2014: On behalf of H.E. President Hassan Sheik Mohamud, the Prime Minister, H.E. Abdiweli Sheik Ahmed and the Federal Government of Somalia, the Ministry of Information commends Sheikh Mohamed Said Atom’s rejection of al-Shabaab, and hopes his brave step inspires others to follow his example and embrace peace and unity. Sheik Atom…

I, Sheikh Mohamed Said Mohamed (Atom), I have important news for the people of Somalia. I have been tolerating the misleading of Ahmed Abdi Godane and his group towards the Sharia of Islam and Muslims. I have today decided to leave Al-Shabaab for many reasons such as; 1. Youths were told that they are fighting…

Mogadishu, 07 June 2014(SDN/QJ)– H.E. Mustafa Duhulow today spoke to the media in Mogadishu to provide an update on government progress over the last week. The Minister spoke on issues such as good governance, security operations in Mogadishu, military operations against al-Shabaab, UNSOM’s 1st Anniversary, the London Conference (on Combatting Violence Against Women) on 10th…

The British Red Cross has deployed a health delegate to Sierra Leone in response to the increasing number of Ebola cases in West Africa.   The delegate joins a four-person-strong Emergency Response team that will offer expert support to staff and volunteers with the Sierra Leone Red Cross and government authorities in Freetown.   Ben…

Severe hunger is spreading in southern Somalia where al-Shabab fighters have encircled towns controlled by African Union forces. Reports say several towns are now experiencing a famine-like situation due to the lack of food deliveries, and there are deaths from malnutrition and hunger. Al-Shabab fighters have recently been pushed out of the capital Mogadishu and…