Yemen’s loyalist forces push Houthi rebels from Aden Storyline:World Saudi-backed forces loyal to Yemen’s exiled government have announced the recapture of Abyan province in a southern offensive that has seen key gains against the Houthi rebels. Military officials who… 3 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:World Istanbul hit by gunfire and bomb blast Two assailants have opened fire at the US consulate building in Istanbul and engaged in a gunfight with security personnel, only hours after a bomb attack on a police station…
4 mins read Storyline:National News U.K. Fraud Probe of Soma Focuses on Payments to Somali Officials Searching for oil off the coast of one of the world’s most dangerous and corrupt countries was always going to be difficult for Soma Oil and Gas Ltd. Now its work…
4 mins read Storyline:Archive, Business, Opinions, World These opaque oil deals and ‘friends’ cannot be good for Somalia’s people By RASNA WARAH It is estimated that Somalia has as many as 110 billion barrels of oil and gas reserves — about half of what Saudi Arabia has. So, when…
6 mins read Storyline:Business, National News Oil Contracts: The deals and companies in Somalia By T. Roble In our continuing series on the oil contracts fiasco which in the last one week has resulted in criminal investigations by the UK Serious Fraud Office on…
6 mins read Storyline:National News, World CONTRACTS AND CONTROVERSY: Demystifying Soma Oil By T. Roble The extractives company, Soma Oil and Gas Holding Limited (Soma) has secured a unique and potentially lucrative contract to exploit a dozen offshore oil and gas blocks…
4 mins read Storyline:National News Literary festival as the inaugural Mogadishu International Book Fair opens in 2 weeks A SOCIETY that does not publish, perishes. Such was the candid and terse advice from Mohamed Diini, the chair of the upcoming Mogadishu International Book Fair when Goobjoog News sat down…
3 mins read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News Coalition government a likely scenario as powerful Premier endorsed in new 2016 roadmap Somalia could for the first time in its history be governed by a coalition government should a proposal exclusively seen by Goobjoog News which also seeks to retain the controversial…
3 mins read Storyline:World Egypt launches Suez Canal expansion Egypt has opened a major expansion of the Suez Canal, which deepens the main waterway and provides ships with a 35km (22 mile) channel parallel to it. At the inauguration,…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, World Kenyan troops should stay in Somalia, says Maman Sidikou The withdrawal of Kenyan troops from Somalia will compromise the fight against terrorism in the Horn of Africa, an African Union special envoy said on Thursday. Dr Maman Sidikou, the…