Somali Pirates Earn New Cash By Acting As Escorts To The Fishing Boats They Once Hijacked Storyline:National News Somali pirates who raked in millions of dollars in ship hijackings have developed a lucrative new racket – acting as armed “escorts” to foreign trawlers that steal the country’s fish.… 2 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:National News Somali prime minister condemns Beach View attack Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke has unreservedly condemned the attack on Beach View yesterday evening carried out by Al Shabab. He stated that this kind of savage attacks on…
2 mins read Storyline:National News 20 people killed and over 40 injured in Beach View attack A suicide car bomber rammed the gates of a restaurant near a beach in Somalia’s capital before gunmen fought their way into the building in an attack that killed at…
2 mins read Storyline:Archive, Opinions 20 people killed and over 40 injured in Beach View attack, Siege ended A suicide car bomber rammed the gates of a restaurant near a beach in Somalia’s capital before gunmen fought their way into the building in an attack that killed at…
1 min read Storyline:National News BREAKING: Explosion hits Beach View Hotel, possible hostage situation Initial reports indicate Beach View Hotel in Liddo Beach Mogadishu has been hit by explosions and a possibility of hostage situation emerging as the second explosion went off minutes past…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Al-Nabhani batallion commander killed in KDF airstrike, Kenya’s defence chief says Kenya’s military chief Gen Samson Mwathethe has said the Al-Shabaab commander who led the El-Adde attack last Friday has been killed in an airstrike by KDF warplanes. Speaking during a…
2 mins read Storyline:Science & Tech US scientists find strong evidence for ninth planet Astronomers announced Wednesday that they have found compelling evidence for a ninth planet lurking beyond Pluto on the outside of the solar system. The new report published in the Astronomical…
2 mins read Storyline:World Putin probably approved London murder of Litvinenko: British inquiry President Vladimir Putin probably approved a Russian intelligence operation to murder ex-KBG agent Alexander Litvinenko, a judge led-British inquiry into the 2006 killing in London concluded. Litvinenko, 43, an outspoken…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World EU announces €29m humanitarian support for Somalia The European Union, EU Thursday announced €29 million humanitarian support for Somalia, a day after humanitarian agencies in Somalia launched a $885 million appeal for close to 5 million people…
4 mins read Storyline:National News, Profiles Key milestones in the history of Somali language In October 1972 the Somali script, based on the Somali Latin alphabet, was standardised and introduced as the Official Somali Language Script. Somali, which had been until then an oral…
