Shortened drug-resistant TB treatment trial raises hope Storyline:Science & Tech Shortened drug-resistant TB treatment trial raises hope By Linda Nordling [CAPE TOWN] A clinical trial in Francophone Africa has raised hope that a drastically shortened treatment for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis… 4 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News South West State proposes 135 member Upper House but only if it’s necessary The creation of an Upper House in Somalia is a redundancy and serves no purpose, the South West state has said in its position brief to be presented at the…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Starvation tactics in Syria may constitute ‘war crimes’, UN Intentionally starving civilians through sieges as a method of warfare in Syria could constitute war crimes, a UN spokesman said Wednesday. Aid workers who were with the first aid convoy…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security, World Blasts, gunfight in Indonesian capital; at least six dead Militants launched a gun and bomb assault in the center of the Indonesian capital on Thursday, killing at least six people, in an attack that followed a threat by Islamic…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Galmudug considers clan-district based compromise as Forum converges in Kismayu for final verdict The choice for the best possible electoral formula for 2016 polls has put regional administrations in Somalia at cross roads even as the National Consultative Forum converges in Kismayu to…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Obama nominates career diplomat, Schwartz new envoy to Somalia President Barack Obama has nominated career diplomat Stephen Michael Schwartz as the new ambassador to Somalia more than seven months after former nominee Katherine Dhanani declined to take up the…
1 min read Storyline:National News, World Ten dead, fifteen wounded in Istanbul blast Ten people were killed and fifteen others were wounded after a large explosion rocked a central Istanbul square on Tuesday, a statement from the Istanbul governor’s office said. Investigations were…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World American indicted for alleged support of al Shabaab – Justice Dept U.S: A Maryland man has been indicted on accusations of supporting the Somalia-based Islamic militant group al Shabaab and appearing in videos for the group, the U.S. Justice Department said…
3 mins read Storyline:World Riyadh fails to draw Pakistan into row with Tehran KARACHI, Pakistan Mohammad bin Salman, deputy crown prince of Saudi Arabia, arrived in Islamabad on Sunday to seek Pakistan’s support in its ongoing diplomatic spat with Iran. He was the…
3 mins read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News Media Act comes into force in Somalia as contentious articles retained The Somali Media Law 2015 intended to regulate media practice in Somalia has come into force after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud accented into Sunday. President Mohamud noted in his memorandum…