Ethiopia Defense Forces, Somali State Special Forces on a security visit in BeletweyneStoryline:National News, SecurityGOOBJOOG NEWS|ADDIS ABABA: A delegation led by Major General Tesfaye Ayalew, head of deployment unit of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and coordinator of the temporary security command post…2 mins read
2 mins readStoryline:National NewsPresident Mohamud urges new cabinet to serve the Somali people with utmost honesty and effectiveness GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: President Sheikh Mohamud, at the company of Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre, met with the newly nominated members of the Federal Government of Somalia and congratulated them on…
4 mins readStoryline:National NewsFormer Al-Shabab Commander, Al-Qaida Member Named to Somali Cabinet GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Somalia’s prime minister has appointed the former deputy leader of the al-Shabab militant group, Mukhtar Robow, to the cabinet as minister for endowment and religious affairs. Robow, also…
3 mins readStoryline:WorldChina warns US will ‘pay the price’ if Pelosi visits Taiwan GOOBJOOG NEWS|BEIJING: China said Tuesday that the United States will “pay the price” if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan during her Asia trip. Pelosi was in Malaysia on Tuesday,…
4 mins readStoryline:Security, WorldUS kills Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri in drone strike in Afghanistan GOOBJOOG NEWS|KABUL: The US has killed the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden has confirmed. He was killed in a counter-terrorism operation…
1 min readStoryline:National NewsSomali Premier set to announce cabinet today GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The Somali Prime Minister, Hamza Abdi Barre, is set to pick members of his cabinet anytime today after more than a month of consultations on the formation of…
2 mins readStoryline:WorldWorld Bank approves $100 million grant for Somalia’s reform efforts GOOBJOOG NEWS|WASHINGTON: The World Bank has endorsed a $100-million grant to aid Somalia’s reform, improve its economic sector, strengthen fiscal transparency and boost revenue. The global lender said in a…
1 min readStoryline:National NewsProminent peacekeeper killed in Afgoye district GOOBJOOG NEWS|AFGOYE: Armed men have today shot and killed a prominent peacekeeper in the Afgoye district of the Lower Shabelle region. Adan Abshir Maddey was stopped by the unknown assailants…
3 mins readStoryline:Business, WorldKenya exports miraa worth Kshs 220 million to Somalia in four days GOOBJOOG NEWS|NAIROBI: Barely a week since the resumption of miraa trade between Somalia and Kenya, Nairobi has exported miraa (khat) worth Sh221 million in a record four days, highlighting the…
1 min readStoryline:National News, SecurityAl-Shabaab executes seven men by firing squad GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The extremist group Al-Shabab has executed seven men in cold blood in the Bay region of southeastern Somalia. The men were executed late Saturday in a public square…
