Quarter of Somalis still rely on aid despite weakening of Shabaab
Source: Reuters
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-02 14:35:41 -0700 | political-news
Topics A girl stands in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) on the outskirts of Belet Weyne, about 315 km (196 miles) from the capital Mogadishu, February 20, 2013, in this picture provided by the African Union-United Nations Information...
Somalia: Presidents Hassan Gives His Speech At the Parliament
Source: Africa Headlines
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-02 09:09:04 -0700 | travel-news
The president of the federal republic of Somalia Prof Hassan Sheikh today attended a parliament session in Mogadishu Somalia. Mr. Hassan read along speech in parliament addressing the general situation of the country. the president elaborated yesterdays meeting between him...
Parkham's Women's Institute embarrassed after they dress up as comedy pirates for Somali hostage ...
Source: Mail Online UK
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-02 13:26:46 -0700 | political-news
2 May 2013 When a Women's Institute invited an expert on piracy to address their latest meeting, they decided to liven up the gathering by dressing up as pirates. Unfortunately, their light-hearted gesture went wrong when they realised that the...
Remembering Zambia 'Afronauts'
Source: CNN
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-02 06:41:10 -0700 | political-news
EDT, Thu May 2, 2013 Half a century ago, the quest for interplanetary exploration between the Earth's superpowers gained a new, self-proclaimed, contender. updated 6:20 AM EDT, Tue April 23, 2013 Growing up opposite a garbage heap inspired Kenyan artist...
Somalia: Will London Respond to Somalia's Needs?
Source: Africa Headlines
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-01 22:38:25 -0700 | political-news
Countries will meet in London on May 7 to support the nation-building project in Somalia. It is crucial that women, children and displaced people are at the forefront of the debate. I met Fatuma in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, late last...
Court Papers Offer Glimpse of Government Rationale in Federal Terror Cases
Source: The New York Times
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-01 21:02:44 -0700 | travel-news
Court Papers Offer Details in Terror Case Published: May 1, 2013 The terrorism case landed on the public docket in Federal District Court in Brooklyn last year like a riddle. Prosecutors charged three foreign men arrested overseas with supporting a...
Somali President Says Terrorists Are Defeated
Source: Sky News
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-01 20:50:31 -0700 | travel-news
The Somali President says the al Shabaab terrorists operating in his country have been "defeated as a fighting force" after decades of creating havoc...President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud travels to England next week to jointly chair an international conference with the...
Cabdriving Army sergeant says attacked for being Muslim
Source: NY Daily News
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-01 14:16:43 -0700 | entertainment-news
Army reservist allegedly attacked by bigoted passenger: 'I will slice your f---ing throat right now!' Washington, D.C., cabdriver and Iraq War veteran Mohamed A. Salim sat through a passenger's litany of anti-Muslim remarks and physical threats before the middle-aged businessman...
AU soldiers destroy key Shabaab base
Source: Daily Nation
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-01 22:38:28 -0700 | travel-news
African Union peace-keeping forces in Somalia have destroyed an Al-Shabaab base in Kismayu amid reports that the jihadist group is fast disintegrating due to internal wrangles. A statement from the Department of Defence said the peace-keeping forces killed several Al-Shabaab...
Alabaman jihadist wanted by US – and Islamic militants al-Shabaab
Source: The independent
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-01 11:14:29 -0700 | sports-news
Omar Hammami, an American-born jihadist who lives in Somalia, has live-tweeted what may have been his final, fatal encounter with his former associates in al-Shabaab, the militant Islamic group based in the conflict-ravaged East African nation. The 28-year-old Mr Hammami,...
Somalia: The Reason Behind the Closure of Roads in Mogadishu
Source: Africa Headlines
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-01 10:09:53 -0700 | travel-news
Mogadishu (sh.M.Network) the main roads leading to the heart of the city are still closed and movement is slow. Residents can be spotted walking but still no vehicles including public transport...Residents of Mogadishu still don't understand the main reason why...
Somalia: General Abas - the Security Situation in Kismayu Is Deteriorating
Source: Africa Headlines
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-01 10:09:52 -0700 | travel-news
Kismayu (s.M.Network) general Cabas Mohamed Diriye who is the commander of the Somali military in Gedo and Juba regions arrived at the head quarter city of Kismayu yesterday. After his arrival, he said that there was rising insecurity in the...
Somali pirates release Danish vessel after 2 years
Source: Daily Nation
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-01 06:58:49 -0700 | political-news
Somali pirates have released a Danish coaster after two years in captivity, a Kenyan maritime official has said. Seafarers' Union of Kenya Secretary General Andrew Mwangura said the M/V Leopard, which was captured in January 2011, was released on Tuesday...
Puntland executes suspected Islamists
Source: News 24
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-05-01 10:09:57 -0700 | travel-news
Somalia's northern Puntland province executed 13 suspected al-Qaeda-linked militants on Tuesday, a military court official said, and security forces deployed heavily in the coastal city of Bosasso to ward off any reprisal attacks. Squeezed out of their strongholds in southern...
UN Chief Condemns Latest Attack on Somali Legal System
Source: Scoop
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2013-04-30 18:32:41 -0700 | political-news
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the killing of Somalia's Deputy State Attorney, Ahmed Malim Sheikh Nur, expressing deep concern that the recent attacks in Mogadishu seem to be targeting the country's justice sector. The Secretary-General is deeply concerned that recent...
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