Somalia
KSrelief Repatriates 154 Somalis From Yemen to Somalia
ADEN: A total of 154 Somali refugees have returned from Yemen to Somalia through Aden International Airport under a repatriation effort led…
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West-Africa
Pakistan Says Global Maritime Rules Bar Ransom Payments to Somali Pirates
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will not pay a ransom for 10 sailors held by Somali pirates, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said Saturday, citing…
Sports
New tax halts sand transport work for displaced people in Baidoa
Hundreds of displaced workers in Baidoa have been forced out of work after Al-Shabaab imposed new payments on vehicles used to transport…
Somalia
Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Strikes Off Somalia’s Puntland State Coast
Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes off Somalia’s Puntland State coast AXADLE, Somalia — A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit the sea roughly 145 kilometres…
Somalia
Heavy fighting in Basra near Somalia’s capital enters sixth day
Heavy fighting in Basra near Somalia’s capital reaches sixth day MOGADISHU, Somalia — Fighting between Somali government forces and Al-Shabaab militants has…
Somalia
North Western State of Somalia President Meets Former Northeastern MPs After Their Defection to Hargeisa
Hargeisa (AX) — North Western State of Somalia President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro has called on former lawmakers from the Northeastern Administration…
Somalia
Iran’s Khamenei calls for Muslim unity as Strait of Hormuz tensions rise
Iran’s Khamenei calls for Muslim unity as Strait of Hormuz tensions persist TEHRAN, Iran — With regional tensions continuing to put the…
Central-Africa
Mongbwalu Residents Show Resilience as Ebola Engulfs Gold-Mining Town
Editor’s Note: Three months after the World Health Organization declared Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, affected…
Somalia
Puntland State says Somali officials called pirates, facilitated ransom for hijacked MV LUTUF
Somalia: Puntland State alleges federal officials negotiated ransom with pirates holding MV LUTUF AXADLE, Somalia — Puntland State’s Ministry of Security has…
Somalia
Court Convicts Extremist of Preparing Acts of Terrorism
Mohamed Mohamoud has been convicted of preparing acts of terrorism after travelling to Somalia in an attempt to join the so-called Islamic…
Somalia
Somali Government Reports 187 Violence Cases Against Women and Girls Through Helpline
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s government support line has received 187 reports of violence against women and girls since its launch in November…
