UAE jails activist for ten years over social media posts: report Storyline:National News, World Prominent Emirati activist Ahmed Mansoor has been sentenced to 10 years in jail and fined 1 million AED ($272,000) on charges of criticizing the United Arab Emirates government on social… 2 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Science & Tech Somalia records highest under 5 mortality rates globally-report At least 130 children under the age of five in every 1,000 live births die in Somalia, a new study by the charity Save the Children has revealed raking the…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Science & Tech Smoking down, but tobacco use still a major cause of death, disease – WHO Fewer people are smoking worldwide, especially women, but only one country in eight is on track to meet a target of reducing tobacco use significantly by 2025, the World Health…
4 mins read Storyline:National News “Finally, I have been freed” – 150 Somali migrants return home after detention in Libya By UNSOM Public Information Mogadishu, 30 May 2018 – Following several months of confinement in detention centres in Libya, 150 Somali migrants returned voluntarily to their home country today with transportation organized by…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Somalia to support Kenya’s bid for seat at UN Security Council Somalia has pledged to support Kenya’s bid for a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council, President Mohamed Farmaajo has said. A statement from the Presidency in Nairobi noted President…
4 mins read Storyline:Science & Tech Hotter years ‘mean lower exam results’ By In years with hotter weather pupils are likely to perform less well in exams, says a major study from researchers at Harvard and other US universities. There is a…
4 mins read Storyline:National News, World Yemen forces plan siege of key rebel-held port By Pro-government forces in Yemen are preparing to surround a key Red Sea port in a bid to force Huthi rebels to surrender it without a fight, military sources said…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security 3 Shabaab militants to be executed for Nasa-Hablood II attack A military court in Mogadishu Wednesday ruled three Al-Shabaab members found guilty of killing at least 20 people in a bomb attack last October will face the firing squad. Judge…
2 mins read Storyline:National News 151 more Somalis held in Libyan jails arrive in Mogadishu A further 151 Somalia returnees who had been held in Libyan jails arrived in the country today adding to a total of 176 those who have be repatriated since President…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Suspects in Kenya public fund theft case to stay in custody until June 4 By NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s public prosecutor said on Wednesday 24 civil servants and business people charged a day earlier with involvement in the theft of nearly $100 million of…
