Military court hands death sentence to Shabaab militant, jail terms to 4 others Storyline:National News, Security One Al-Shabaab militant was today sentenced to death while three others were condemned to serve jail terms after a military court found them guilty of involvement in hotel explosions within… 2 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:Politics, World Saudi crown prince tops Time Person of the Year readers’ poll LONDON: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is leading Time magazine’s people’s poll for its “Person of the Year 2017” award. The famous poll — which has been published on…
4 mins read Storyline:National News, World Slain Yemen ex-leader’s son calls for revenge: Saudi-owned TV The son of Yemeni ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was killed by the armed Houthi movement after switching sides in the civil war, called for revenge against the Iran-aligned group…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Mogadishu mayor calls for independent force to secure city Banaadir Regional Administration has called for the establishment of an independent security force with a joint operation, command and control to secure the region which includes the capital Mogadishu. Banaadir…
4 mins read Storyline:World UN envoy heads to North Korea as nuclear tensions soar A senior United Nations official travelled to North Korea on Tuesday for a rare visit aimed at defusing soaring tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme. Jeffrey Feltman’s visit —…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Somalia and international partners to craft Amisom exit plan Somali and international partners Monday agreed to draft a conditions based transition plan with specific timelines to prepare for the Somali security forces to take over security responsibilities from the…
1 min read Storyline:Science & Tech Turkish professor awarded for 5G coding work Erdal Arikan’s work will make improve 5G communications when launched in 2020 ANKARA A Turkish professor has been awarded for his role in developing coding that will play a vital…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Politics, Security, World US Supreme Court allows Trump travel ban to take effect The US Supreme Court has allowed the administration of President Donald Trump to fully enforce the third version of a controversial travel ban that prohibits people from six Muslim-majority countries from entering the United…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Security, The 9th President Somalia appeals for increased security sector financing Financing the security sector presents a significant challenge for which we have to find sustainable solution with the commitment and support of our international partners President Mohamed Farmaajo has appealed…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Houthi media: Ali Abdullah Saleh killed in Sanaa Yemen’s ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh has been killed in Sanaa, the radio station of the Houthi-controlled interior ministry said. There has been no independent confirmation of his death. Saleh’s party…