U.S. lifts arms ban on old foe Vietnam as regional tensions simmer Storyline:National News The United States announced an end to its embargo on sales of lethal arms to Vietnam on Monday, an historic step that draws a line under the two countries’ old… 5 mins read
1 min read Storyline:National News Four people injured explosion in Mogadishu At least four people have been injured in blast which occurred near KPP junction in Somalia’s capital city, Mogadishu town on Monday. Witnesses said the explosions occurred near Salaam University…
4 mins read Storyline:Archive OPINION: Collective action needed to combat humanitarian crises By Dr. Abdusalam H. Omer The World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) to be held in Istanbul in late May 2016 will certainly be an important turning point in the way we collectively…
1 min read Storyline:National News, World Suicide bomber kills at least 12 recruits in Yemen’s Aden By Reuters A suicide bomber killed at least 12 army recruits and injured dozens of others in the Yemeni city of Aden on Monday, residents and a security official said,…
2 mins read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News International community lauds Somali President’s move to legalise electoral model The international community has praised the declaration into law of the 2016 electoral model by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. In a joint statement, the UN, AU, EU, regional authority, IGAD…
3 mins read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News President throws parliament off balance, draws support and ire of MPs The announcement from Villa Somalia Sunday that the president was invoking executive order to declare the 2016 electoral model which had hitherto stuck in Parliament for close to a month…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Libya intercepts boats carrying 850 people Libyan coastguards said they intercepted seven vessels on Sunday carrying around 850 Africans trying to reach Europe illegally by sea. “The coastguard in the west was patrolling the area off…
1 min read Storyline:National News, World Turkey’s transport minister elected as head of ruling AK Party at congress By Reuters Turkish Transport Minister Binali Yildirim was unanimously elected on Sunday as the new leader of the ruling AK Party and therefore the prime minister, allowing President Tayyip Erdogan…
4 mins read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News EXCLUSIVE: Presidential decree on 2016 poll model was imperative for national interests- UN envoy Keating The UN Special Envoy to Somalia Michael Keating has lauded the move by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to declare the 2016 electoral model law Sunday noting the decree was imperative…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Burundi peace talks open in Tanzania with opposition criticism By Reuters Tanzania opened peace talks on Saturday in a bid to end a political crisis in Burundi, but some opponents said the absence of several leading opposition groups made…
