PM Barre Rules Out Indirect Elections, Backs Direct Vote Storyline:National News GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: Federal Government of Somalia Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has rejected any possibility of returning to an indirect electoral system, insisting that political power must rest… 1 min read
2 mins read Storyline:Security Somalia Achieves UN Delisting on Child Recruitment in Armed Conflict GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: Somalia has been officially removed from the United Nations’ list of countries where state forces recruit and use children in armed conflict, marking a key milestone…
2 mins read Storyline:World Iran Weighs Retaliation For U.S. Strikes as Trump Raises Idea of Regime Change ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM, June 23 (Reuters) – Iran and Israel traded air and missile strikes as the world braced on Monday for Tehran’s response to the U.S. attack on its nuclear sites…
4 mins read Storyline:Opinions OPINION: Iran’s Hormuz Threat Is a Global Alarm, Africa Should Pay Attention Iran’s recent warning that it may shut down the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical oil transit routes, has sparked global concern. While the focus remains largely…
1 min read Storyline:Security, War on Al-Shabaab Military Strike Destroys Al-Shabaab Weapon Depots in Central Somalia GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: Somali government forces carried out a precision military strike in the Howlwadaag area of Aadan Yabaal district, destroying two Al-Shabaab facilities used for weapon storage and…
5 mins read Storyline:World Trump Says Iran’s Key Nuclear Sites ‘Obliterated’ By US Airstrikes WASHINGTON, Reuters: U.S. forces struck Iran’s three main nuclear sites, President Donald Trump said late on Saturday, and he warned Tehran it would face more devastating attacks if it does not agree to…
1 min read Storyline:World UN Peacekeeping Mission Condemns Deadly Attack on Peacekeepers in Central African Republic YAOUNDE, Xinhua: The UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic on Saturday strongly condemned a deadly attack on its Friday patrol in the country’s north that killed a Zambian…
1 min read Storyline:Security, War on Al-Shabaab Government Forces Retake Key Al-Shabaab Bases in Lower Shabelle GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: Somali government forces have captured the key villages of Sabid and Anole from Al-Shabaab militants in a fresh military push in the Lower Shabelle region. The…
1 min read Storyline:National News Somaliland President Kicks off National Exams for 40,000 Students GOOBJOOG NEWS | HARGEISA: Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi on Saturday inaugurated the start of national secondary and intermediate school examinations, marking a key annual milestone in the region’s academic…
2 mins read Storyline:World Israel Says It Killed Senior Iranian Commander in Intensifying Conflict JERUSALEM/TEHRAN: Israel announced it had killed Saeed Izadi, a senior commander of Iran’s Quds Force, in an airstrike in the Iranian city of Qom, as tit-for-tat attacks between the two…
