OP-ED: Act now, Act together, Act quickly By Damon Bristow This year’s World Humanitarian Day comes at a trying time with Somalis a facing one of the worst humanitarian crises ever experienced. Take the example of 58-year-old… 4 mins read
3 mins read Ethiopia completes third filling of Blue Nile mega-dam reservoir GOOBJOOG NEWS|Ethiopia has completed the third filling of its mega-dam reservoir on the Blue Nile, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has announced, a development that could raise further tensions with downstream…
5 mins read Officials: Fire at Coptic church in Cairo kills 41, hurts 14 AP|CAIRO: A fire ripped through a packed Coptic Orthodox church during morning services in Egypt’s capital on Sunday, quickly filling it with thick black smoke and killing 41 worshippers, including at…
2 mins read Author Salman Rushdie on ventilator after attack in New York AL JAZEERA|NEWYORK: Salman Rushdie, the Indian-born British author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, has been stabbed as he was about to give a lecture…
2 mins read Amid tussle with Russia, Blinken says US seeks true partnership with Africa GOOBJOOG NEWS|CAPE TOWN: The US wants a true partnership with Africa, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday in South Africa, the first stop on his three-nation Africa tour…
7 mins read Future of oil development in Somalia By Marian Harbi Amid the ongoing economic chaos around the world, the People of Somalia elected their President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, after a long-drawn election process that was delayed for…
5 mins read Football is the gateway to Peace and Unity in Somalia. I can lead this transformative change By Mohamed Cantoobo Mohamed Cantoobo is currently the Director–General for Social Affairs at the Benadir Regional Administration, he returned to his birth city of Mogadishu to lead efforts for municipal…
2 mins read US planning to sell weapons worth $5 billion to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates GOOBJOOG NEWS|WASHINGTON DC: The United States government announced on Tuesday that it will sell a missile defense system worth a total of $5 billion to Saudi Arabia and the United…
2 mins read Turkish air raids kill eight tourists in northern Iraq GOOBJOOG NEWS|BAGHDAD: Turkish air raids have killed eight tourists in northern Iraq and wounded more than 20, local officials and the Iraqi army said. At least four missiles hit the…
1 min read SNA soldier shot and killed in broad daylight in Beletweyne GOOBJOOG NEWS|BELETWEYNE: Armed men have this morning shot and killed a Somali National Army soldier in Beledweyne, the capital of Hiran region. Witnesses said the soldier, only identified by his…