ICC to rule on damage of Timbuktu shrines by Islamist rebel Storyline:National News, World By Reuters International war crimes judges are to rule on Tuesday in the case of a former Islamist rebel who pleaded guilty to wrecking holy shrines during Mali’s 2012 conflict and apologised… 2 mins read
7 mins read Storyline:Archive, National News, Opinions Commentary and Analysis: The 2016 Somali Elections- A Primer By Sakariye Cismaan Somalia is set to hold its first ‘election’ in 2016 since the country’s prolonged transitional period ended in 2012. The possibility of this election to be held…
8 mins read Storyline:National News Clinton stays calm while Trump loses cool during first presidential debate Clinton repeatedly puts Trump on defensive, accusing him of perpetrating a ‘racist lie’ with birther movement and ‘stiffing thousands’ of blue-collar workers Donald Trump’s freewheeling approach spun wildly out of…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Somali President’s stay in office extended further as poll teams push vote to Nov 30 President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud will have another 30 days stay at Villa Somalia on top of the 50 days already added to his term thanks to the new electoral timelines…
1 min read Storyline:National News Government to review contracts of companies managing Mogadishu’s Air And Seaports The federal government of Somalia is set to review the contracts of two Turkish companies managing the Mogadishu seaport and Aden Abdulle airport. The move comes after concerns emerged over…
1 min read Storyline:National News Somali forces launch security operation in Mogadishu Somali security forces backed by African Union peace-Keeping Mission (AMISOM) have launched a security operation in Hodan and Howl Wadaag districts of the capital city of Mogadishu on Tuesday after several attacks against…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Three killed, ten others injured in road crash in Southern Somalia Three people died and ten others injured on Monday evening following a road accident near the administrative capital of Southwest State, Baidoa. Two of the victims died on the spot while the…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Two Al-Shabaab fighters killed in Southern Somalia Two Al-Shabaab fighters have been killed in battle after Somali National Army supported by African Union troops launched attack on Monday in the outskirt Somalia’s southern city port of Kimaiyo, AMISOM…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Indian courts yet to pass verdict on Somali piracy suspects- lawyer No Somali piracy suspect detained in India has been sentenced to death, let alone a verdict reached, an advocate representing the accused has said. In a statement to newsrooms Monday, Vishwajeet…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Southwest State vows to push Al-Shabaab out of its regions Somalia’s southwest has ordered its forces to flush out Al-Shabaab fighters from the towns in the State amid Al-Shabaab is determined to disrupt Somalia’s election process. Southwest state deputy police commissioner,…
