Health Minister says not aware why Ministry’s finance boss was arrested Storyline:National News Health Minister Fawziya Abikar has denied knowledge of the circumstances surrounding the arrest of the Ministry’s Finance Director Mohamud Bulle but noted investigations by relevant authorities were underway. Addressing journalists… 1 min read
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Somali, U.S. forces kill 8 al-Shabab militants By: Somali and U.S. security forces on Sunday evening killed eight al-Shabab militants in the latest onslaught on the extremist group in the southern region, officials confirmed on Monday. The…
4 mins read Storyline:World US coronavirus deaths pass bleak 10,000 milestone By: Americans were put on notice Monday not to let up in the fight against the coronavirus, as a grim milestone of 10,000 deaths cast a pall over the first…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Science & Tech Local COVID-19 case in Mogadishu raises fears of virus spread There could be several undetected cases of COVID-19 in Somalia, the country’s health assistant minister Mohamed Abdullahi has warned following a case of local transmission announced Friday. Abdullahi said the…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security S.West president appoints committee for Wanlaweyn clan conflict Southwest regional state President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed ( Laftagren) expressed his condolences to the victims of the clan clashes on land issues in Wanlanweyn district earlier Monday. “I deeply saddened…
2 mins read Storyline:National News UN condemns rape of Afgooye girls, calls for legal action The UN has condemned the abduction and rape of two young girls in Afgooye and called for speedy legal recourse to bring to book the perpetrators of the heinous act.…
4 mins read Storyline:World British PM Johnson still in hospital with persistent coronavirus symptoms By: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was still in hospital on Monday suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus, although Downing Street said he remained…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Gov’t troops conduct security operation in Jowhar Reports from Jowhar, Lower Shabelle region indicates Government forces launched security operation following heavy explosion occurred in the town last night. The explosion which was landmine killed one person and…
1 min read Storyline:National News UN confirms second coronavirus-infected UN employee in Somalia UN agency in Somalia has declared the second coronavirus-infected UN worker in Somalia, according to the UNSOM Office in Mogadishu. An employee who works for a company under a UN…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security In further bid to silence media, Somalia harassing journalists online – Amnesty By: Amnesty International has accused Somalia’s government of creating teams of online monitors who troll journalists and report them to Facebook’s standard enforcers in order to disable their accounts and…