News Source: NOW Lebanon
| 3 months ago
Thirty-four Egyptian fishermen who were held hostage by Somali pirates for four months were headed home on Sunday with eight of their former captors held captive in their boats' refrigerated holds. "The fishermen are expected to dock in the port of
News Source: Scoop
| 3 months ago
Statistical data on Somalia in this report are subject to dispute and error Geography Area: 637,657 sq. km.; slightly smaller than Texas...Other cities --Beledweyne, Kismayo, Baidoa, Jowhar, Merca, Gaalkayo, Bosasso, Hargeisa, Berbera. Terrain:
News Source: IRIN
| 5 months ago
Somalia has had no functioning government since January 1991, when former President Siad Barre was ousted. Since that time, fighting between Somali warlords, government forces and various alliances of Islamist insurgents has resulted in the deaths of