Operations launched by NISA nets several Al-Shabab suspects Storyline:National News Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) has conducted security operations in areas located in the outskirt of the capital city suspected to be the hideouts of Al-Shabab fighters arresting… 1 min read
1 min read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News Puntland warns federal parliament against ‘SOMA Oil inspired’ bill Puntland state of Somalia has warned the federal government against passing a draft bill for oil exploration and drilling which the regional state believes has been inspired by oil companies like…
2 mins read Storyline:National News 28,000 people evacuated from Yemen to Somalia More than 28,000 Somalis and Yemenis fleeing warfare in Yemen have been evacuated to Somalia’s northeastern region of Puntland since late March, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said Tuesday.…
1 min read Storyline:National News Jubbaland president holds talks with dissidents in Dolow Jubbaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam yesterday jetted to border town of Dolow in a last ditch attempt to reconcile with opponents from Gedo region. Gedo politicians including one army commander who…
1 min read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News Parliament oversight committee ready to take on the executive Somalia parliament finance and accounts committee has taken 7 days seminar in Nairobi and ready to take on the executive. Members had courses relating to procurement, bidding and tender processes…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security, World UN body urges Somalia to probe British oil contract A UN sanctions committee wants Somalia to open a corruption investigation after uncovering evidence that British oil firm Soma may have paid off several Somali civil servants under a 2013…
1 min read Storyline:National News Puntland interior minister urge aid agencies to help returnees from Yemen Ahmed Elmi Osman Aka Karash arrived in the port town of Bosaso where thousands of Somali returnees from Yemen are camping after they fled conflict in Yemen. The minister has…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security, World US Drone strikes in Somalia for July Over the course of a few days in the latter half of the month, six U.S. strikes took place, an “unprecedented frequency of attacks,” according to the TBIJ. One of those…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Galmudug Police seizes counterfeit money Galmudug police has reportedly seized counterfeit currency in Galkaio town after a tip off by members of the public. Muhaydin Yusuf Samatar, police investigator with Galmudug state police told Goobjoog…
3 mins read Storyline:Business, National News, Science & Tech Djibouti launches airline, backed by Iron Maidan lead singer DJIBOUTI – The Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti has launched the maiden flight of its national airline — a company managed by Iron Maidan lead singer Bruce Dickinson, officials…