Kenya Arrests Somali Nationals Crossing the Border Storyline:National News Kenyan security forces are reportedly detained some 32 Somali nationals who illegally crossed the border to Kenya, according to officials. These people were riding on a truck loaded with charcoals… 1 min read
1 min read Storyline:National News Alshabaab Attacks Government Positions in Afgoye Fighters from Alshabab have launched a surprise attack on government positions in Afgoye, prompting hours of fierce fighting. Soldiers who were unprepared for the attacks have however managed to rebel…
1 min read Storyline:National News Afgoye Intelligence Chief Dies of Bullet Injuries Reports from Afgoye indicates that the National Intelligence Service head there has succumbed to gun wounds he incurred from armed militias who mounted illegal road block. The deceased official Mr.…
2 mins read Storyline:National News IMF Reviews Somali Economy For First Time In 25 years The International Monetary Fund has completed its first economic consultation on Somalia in more than 25 years, saying the economy of the nation that is rebuilding after decades of conflict…
1 min read Storyline:National News Police on high alert in case of Al-Shabab attacks during Ramadan says Somali Police Chief Somali chief police, Mohamed Sheikh Hassan Hamud commented on the security of Mogadishu during the holy month of Ramadan in which Al-shabab vowed to speed up its attack…
2 mins read Storyline:Business, National News Ban appoints new envoy for Somalia UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has approved the appointment of Peter de Clercq of the Netherlands as his Deputy Special Representative for the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM). Ban in…
1 min read Storyline:National News Kuwait offers aid to Yemeni refugees in Somalia, Djibouti The Kuwait-based International Islamic Charitable Organization (IICO) and Social Reform Society (SRS) have launched a campaign to provide Yemeni refugees in Somalia and Djibouti with their basic needs. In a…
4 mins read Storyline:National News Ramadan in St Petersburg – the city where the sun doesn’t set When Ramadan starts on Thursday, the faithful in St Petersburg and elsewhere in northern Russia will face an obstacle that the prophet surely didn’t envision: in June, the sun never…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Kenya to Hand Back Licences To 13 Somali Money Transfer Firms President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday said Kenya will return licences to 13 money transfer firms that were banned after a deadly attack on a university in April and whose names…
1 min read Storyline:National News Cabinet Approves Key Judicial Bill In a meeting convened by the cabinet and chaired by minister of justice Hon. Abdullahi Ahmed Jama Aka Ilkajir, the executive has voted in favor of Judicial Service Bill which…
