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MINNEAPOLIS — A 24-year-old woman who admitted she lied to a grand jury about raising money for men who left Minnesota to join a terrorist group in Somalia has been sentenced to three years of probation. Saynab Hussein was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis on one count of perjury. Prosecutors asked for…

WASHINGTON – Al Qaeda’s Somali franchise is sending a “friend request” and offering a one-way ticket to martyrdom to young Americans this week with a new video urging potential recruits in rhyme to catch “the next flight to Mogadishu.” The short tape by al-Shabab extremists displayed an airline “boarding pass” originating from Minneapolis, where more…

LAST month the Somalia ambassador to Nairobi, Mohamed Ali Nur, was recalled to Mogadishu. The Star later exclusively reported that the appointment of a Kenyan consul in Kismayu had upset Somalia. It looked like Kenya was joining a carve-up of Somalia. The Somalia government was also unhappy that Kenya sent a delegation to Hargeisa, the…

Last year I took a drive through the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia, in a bulletproof SUV. My seatmate was Justin Brady, who at the time was working for the U.N. We were both wearing body armor — standard issue for these trips — and we were followed by a second car with more guys with…

THE Somalia ambassador Mohamed Nur Ali has returned to Nairobi after three weeks in Mogadishu. He was recalled following the arrest of a diplomat Siyad Mohamed Shire, late last month.Speaking to the Star yesterday, Nur said Kenya wrote to the Hassan Shiekh Mohamud-led administration apologising for the arrest of the consul. “The matter has been…

A 15-month-old boy survived an 11-story fall from his family’s Minneapolis apartment balcony thanks to his young age and a lucky landing spot. “If you and I fell that far, we would be dead,” Dr. Tina Slusher said from the pediatric intensive care unit at Hennepin County Medical Center. “He’s a baby and … he…

Mogadishu, May 13 (AFP) African Union forces in Somalia today said a “cowardly” bomb attack the previous day had killed 19 people, nearly double the number initially reported. The car bomb exploded yesterday outside a bank on a busy street in the southern Somali town of Baidoa. “The blast killed 19 innocent victims and destroyed…

Ugandan police have drastically increased their surveillance in the country after reports emerged last week of impending terrorist attacks. Police spokesman, Fred Enanga, has announced that all public places without adequate security provisions will be shut down. He has also called on the public to be vigilant and collaborate with the police to curb any…

The 32 migrants who survived their boat capsizing off Samos last week, an incident in which 22 people lost their lives and another seven have yet to be found, have arrived in Athens. The migrants, 24 Somalis, seven Syrians and one Eritrean, were transferred to the Greek capital on the passenger ferry European Express. The…

Mr. Joseph Ole Lenku Cabinet Secretary of Interior and Coordination of National Government Harambee House P.0. Box 30510-00100 Nairobi KENYA SUBJECT: Concern over the transfer of refugee journalists to designated areas Dear Secretary Lenku, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), and the Rory Peck Trust—three international organizations dedicated to defending freedom…

Mogadishu – At least 10 people were killed on Monday in a huge explosion targeting a senior official in the southern Somali town of Baidoa, police and hospital staff said. “The target was a pick-up truck transporting a senior local official,” police spokesperson Mohamed Moalim Abdirahman said of the blast. Medical worker Mohamed Adan said…

In the coming weeks we are broadcasting a series of films on Channel 4 News on migration, one of the major themes of our times. Asia Correspondent John Sparks will be reporting on the escape from North Korea and incredible journey across China of a mother and her son desperate to be reunited with their…

The Somali President Hassan Shiekh Mohamud is in Uganda to hold talks with his counterpart President Yoweri Museveni. Shiekh Mohamud was received at Entebbe International Airport by State Minister for Regional Affairs, Asuman Kiyingi as well as some senior security officials. However, New Vision could not readily establish the issues to be discussed by the…

For the third time in five years, the Samantar case is back before the Supreme Court. On May 5, former Somali Defense Minister Mohamed Ali Samantar again petitioned for certiorari, after the Fourth Circuit dismissed his appeal of Judge Brinkema’s final judgment in the long-running ATS and TVPA suit against him for human rights violations committed…

A group of 22 AFM soldiers, including three officers, this morning left Grand Harbour for Somalia on the Dutch naval vessel HMLMS De Zeven Provincien. Before leaving they shared lunch with their families on board the ship. AFM Commander Jeffrey Curmi and Dutch Ambassador Rita Dulci Rahman spoke to the soldiers individually and wished them…

The Shebaab group is rapidly losing ground to Somali government and African Union forces in their nearly decade-long conflict, but it has no intention of conceding defeat. The group is developing new tactics such as urging residents to leave towns captured by the government, a Shebaab official who requested anonymity told DPA from the south-central…

The FBI hasn’t tacked up its Most Wanted Terrorist posters in Somalia depicting the fair-skinned blue-eyed, brown-haired Jehad Mostafa. But the bureau hopes someone in that chaotic country will see the web version and contact U.S. authorities. Unlike other Al Shabab members who rap about the terror group or grant interviews, Mostafa maintains a low…

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 10- Visiting Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang has assured that his government will assist in the repatriation of Somali refugees, as part of their efforts to boost security in the region. The premier who spoke after a meeting with President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House, Nairobi said China is committed to assist…

Kenya: Somalia’s state minister for Foreign Affairs, Buri Mohamed Hamza, has expressed concern over the recent arrest of a Somali diplomat, Siyad Mohamud Shire in Nairobi. He, however, hopes the incident would not lead to serious diplomatic strains between the two neighbouring countries. In an exclusive interview with The Standard on Sunday, Hamza called on…

Mogadishu, May 10 2014: HE President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today chaired the first High Level Partnership Forum (HLPF) executive meeting. Attended by more than 15 Ambassadors and international agency representatives, the Forum reviewed progress of the Federal Government of Somalia and the associated support of the international community in achieving activities outlined in the New Deal Compact,…