Large explosion rocked Mogadishu Storyline:National News A Large explosion targeted Nasahablod Hotel followed by heavy gunfire. Reports say that a suicide attack targeted the hotel. Security forces engage gunmen in heavy gunfire, local residents near the hotel. The… 1 min read
1 min read Storyline:National News Somali man detained in Italy in migrant trafficking probe Italian police say they have detained a Somali man in Rome who is suspected of belonging to a migrant trafficking ring bringing non-EU citizens into Italy and other European countries.…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Brexit petition demanding change to EU referendum rule to force second vote gains more than a million signatures More than a million people have signed a petition demanding a second EU referendum as the UK continues to reel from the vote for a Brexit. Signatories are calling for a…
1 min read Storyline:National News Al-Shabaab fighters destroy Safaricom mast and other properties in Mandera Al-Shabaab on Friday night attacked Damasa area in Mandera County where the property of unknown value belonging to Telecommunications service provider Safaricom was destroyed. The fighters struck a Safaricom communication mast located in Damasa…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Repatriation of Dadaab refugees to cost Sh20bn Repatriation of Somali refugees from the Dadaab refugee camp will cost Sh20 billion. A task force report, exclusively seen by the Star, indicates the cost involves facilitation of the refugees…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Security force nab three suspects for murderin Afgooye Three people have been apprehended in connection with the murder of five people in Afgooye town, 30 Km south Somalia’s capital city, Mogadishu. Afgooye district commissioner, Abdinasir Moalim spoke to Goobjoog…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Southern California wildfire kills 2, destroys 30,000 acres A fast-moving fire in Southern California has killed at least two people and scorched more than 30,000 acres, officials said Friday. Only 5% of the fire is contained, firefighters said.…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Kenya to Start repatriation of Somali refugees in July The announcement was made by Kenyan Interior Ministry Permanent Secretary Karanja Kibicho on Friday as he closed a sensitization workshop for the team leading the Somali repatriation process at Utalii…
2 mins read Storyline:Business, National News Kenya, Ethiopia plan oil products pipeline By Reuters Kenya and Ethiopia aim to finalise plans by the end of 2016 for a refined oil products pipeline to be built from Kenya’s north coast to the Ethiopian…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World UK PM Cameron says will step down by October after Brexit vote By Reuters David Cameron said he would resign as Prime Minister by October after Britons ignored his pleas to stay in the European Union and voted in a referendum to…
