Deploy all constitutional means to realise 2016 polls, Security Council tells Somali President Storyline:11th Parliament, National News The UN Security Council has called on Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to explore and deploy all constitutional means to ensure the elections are conducted in August without fail. In… 3 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News President Mohamud urges Parliament to endorse 2016 electoral modalities as UNSC meets country’s leadership President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has called on Parliament to endorse the electoral modalities to clear the way for the 2016 elections. President Mohamud said time was running and implored upon…
1 min read Storyline:National News, World Incoming leader of Turkey’s AKP vows fight on terror, harmony with Erdogan By Reuters Turkey’s likely next prime minister and incoming leader of the ruling AK Party vowed on Thursday to work in full harmony with President Tayyip Erdogan and pledged to…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security AMISOM forces head to Howlwadaq as fighting intensifies in Baledweyne, central Somalia Amisom forces have crossed to Howlwadaq area in Baledweyne in a bid to contain the three days clan clashes. Goobjoog News correspondent in the area says AMISOM tanks have crossed…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Rape must be tried under judicial system not clan mechanism- Somali Deputy Premier Cases of rape must be dealt with under the country’s judicial system and not traditional means since it’s a crime committed against the state, Deputy Prime Minister Mohamed Omar Arte…
2 mins read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News Select Committee to present elections report to Parliament as UN Security Council lands in Mogadishu The 26 member parliamentary select committee will present its deliberations to the House today even as it emerges pressure from government and international community may have compromised the team into…
4 mins read Storyline:National News, World EgyptAir says flight from Paris to Cairo missing with 66 on board By Reuters An EgyptAir flight carrying 66 passengers and crew on a flight from Paris to Cairo went missing on Thursday, disappearing from radar over the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt’s national…
4 mins read Storyline:National News Senate passes bill allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia’s government for damages, setting up a potential showdown with the White…
1 min read Storyline:National News Somali security forces killed Al-Shabaab suspect in operation in Mogadishu National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) killed suspected Al-Shabaab member who allegedly murdered a civilian and wounded young girl, Somali officials said. The forces launched security operation to pursue the…
3 mins read Storyline:National News The Somaliland question and why it has not materialised By Abdi Aziz Gurbiye The breakaway northern state of Somaliland today marks 25 years of a protracted quest for self determination in celebrations observed by Somalilanders in various capitals of…
