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MOGADISHU: Three Kenyan aid workers held hostage by pirates in northern Somalia for close to two years have been freed unharmed, their employer said Friday. International Aid Services was “overjoyed to announce that three of its staff members who were kidnapped in Somalia over 22 months ago have been released and are safe and well,”…
WASHINGTON — Abdi Mohamud Nur seemed like a pretty average American kid. Part of Minneapolis’ sizable community of Somali-Americans, Nur was obedient and good-natured, his sister, Ifrah, said. He loved basketball. He graduated from a Minneapolis high school last year and enrolled at a local college. In March of this year, Ifrah said, things changed….
SPRINGFIELD – A lawyer for the city’s Housing office said Friday that the city remains committed to helping two refugee families that were left homeless two weeks ago when their Union Street apartment was condemned. The two families, originally from Somalia and consisting of three adults and 12 children, have spent the last two weeks…
Nairobi — Coalition for Reforms and Democracy leader Raila Odinga says it is time for Kenya to withdraw its troops from neighbouring Somalia. The former Prime Minister who addressed members of the Somali community in Eastleigh said the continued stay of Kenya Defence Forces soldiers in Somalia is hurting Kenyans. “It is high time the…
In late May, the Somali terrorist group al-Shabaab staged two major attacks on the same Saturday, striking Mogadishu’s parliament building as well as pulling off the first-ever suicide attack in neighboring Djibouti. In one day, the group demonstrated not only its continuing ability to strike the heavily defended heart of the Somali capital, but also…
Mogadishu, 5 June 2014: H.E. The President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamed, today welcomed the Turkish navy ship TCG Gediz to Somalia. He paid tribute to the significant contribution the Turkish government and people have made to aid and development initiatives in Somalia. The President acknowledged the long history of friendship between Somalia and Turkey, a relationship…
The United Nations humanitarian chief today called for $60 million for the next three months to prevent Somalia “from slipping back into a major humanitarian crisis” as it did during the 2011 famine. Briefing the Security Council, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos stressed that “early warnings must trigger early action so that Somalia moves…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Defense attorneys will argue Wednesday morning that a Portland, Oregon, man convicted of terrorism charges should be acquitted or granted a new trial. Oral arguments will focus on the government’s use of evidence and its reliance on surveillance obtained through extrajudicial means. The attorneys for Mohamed Mohamud (pictured in a mugshot…
A nonprofit that serves Somali immigrants says the University of Minnesota has been slow to engage community health leaders to address an infectious disease risk at a St. Paul high-rise. But U officials say Somali physicians have been involved in educating residents of Skyline Tower in the city’s Midway neighborhood. A community meeting is scheduled…
Mogadishu, 4 June 2014: Today, H.E The President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud received confirmation that President Obama will appoint the first US Ambassador to Somalia in two decades. “I am delighted to confirm our mutual goals of security, inclusive, sustainable development and good governance for Somalia. The appointment of a US Ambassador demonstrates the strength of…
WASHINGTON, Jun 3 – Turning a new page in their troubled ties, President Barack Obama is set to name the first American ambassador to Somalia since the civil war erupted over 20 years ago, a US diplomat said Tuesday. “As a reflection both of our deepening relationship with the country and of our faith that…
MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) -The FBI says more Somali travelers have left Minnesota, possibly to fight against the regime of President Bashar Assad in Syria. Investigators believe those who left Minnesota were motivated by radical ideology, not nationalism. SOURCE: 12 MINNESOTA SOMALIS HAVE LEFT FOR SYRIA The FBI has not specified how many people are believed to…
MANDERA – Scores of angry Kenyan Muslim youth have protested the killing of two Muslim scholars in the north eastern province of Mandera at the Somali borders at the hands of security forces over allegations of being affiliated to militant group Al-Shabaab. “The protest was quelled by police,” Abdullahi Alas, a local resident, told Anadolu…
Mogadishu, 3 June 2014: The President today marked the one-year anniversary of the United Nations Assistance Mission to Somalia (UNSOM) and acknowledged the UN Security Council’s renewal of UNSOM’s mandate for another year. He paid tribute to the work of the United Nations and the leadership of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for…
Mogadishu, 02 June 2014 – H.E. Mustaf Duhulow, the Minister of Information today hosted the event of UNSOM’s First Anniversary in Somalia and thanked Mr. Nicholas Kay, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Head of UNSOM for his tireless commitment and dedication to support the Federal Government and the people of Somalia in…
A commercial and legal dispute is brewing between the highest decision-making organ of the Catholic Church in this country and the management of a city restaurant – Al Yusra Restaurant Limited – over tenancy rights. The Somali-owned food outlet along Kimathi Street, Nairobi, signed a six-year lease starting December 2013 for a section of Waumini…
After a massive meeting between Somali legislators in the capital city Mogadishu, several of them have called on the international community to “stay out” of Somalia’s internal affairs. The MPs of the Somali Federal Government have said that foreign nations or international organizations do not need to meddle or get involved in internal affairs, as…
Garissa: Kenyan police said on Monday that they faced an angry mob in the country’s northeast after two suspected “terrorists” were killed at the weekend near the Somali border. The two men were shot dead Saturday night after trying to force their way through a barricade near Mandera, a small border town. A third man…
Comoros police have arrested three people of Somali origin claiming to be members of the Kenya’s national team Harambee Stars who are in the Island for an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier match,the Standard media reported. Sources in Moroni, the Island’s capital, said the three people were arrested after they landed at the country’s international…
Allegations of European visa sale for human trafficking against the Somali Embassy in Geneva has been confirmed by both the Somalia’s Ministry of Labor and Social Services and the Federations of Somali Trade Unions on Sunday, amid the Somali Ministry of Labor has been blocked from attending the ILO Geneva conference. The blockade came after…