#16Days2017: Officer accused of sexually violating teenager to face the law-Puntland DP Storyline:National News, Security Puntland authorities have vowed to ensure the police officer alleged to have sexually abused and injured a 16 year old teenager in Bosasso before fleeing to Jubbaland faces the full… 2 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security President Farmaajo commissions first public defense recruits President Mohamed Farmaajo Saturday commissioned the first batch of 600 police recruits for public defense in response to the president’s call to the youth to defend the country following the…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Former envoy named defense minister, religious affairs minister fired Former minister and envoy Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdirahman has been named new defence minister replacing Abdirashid Abdulahi Mohamed who resigned October. The government announced Sunday the appointment of the new…
4 mins read Storyline:Security, World ‘Wiping out’ extremist ideology is my mission: head of Saudi-based Muslim body PARIS – The head of a Saudi-based organization that for decades was charged with spreading the strict Wahhabi school of Islam around the world has said those times were over…
2 mins read Saudi charity excellence awards in spotlight JEDDAH: Philanthropy has always played a crucial role in Saudi society. The Saudi philanthropic sector is focusing more on the elimination of social problems, not only the suffering caused by…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Security U.S. warns of repercussions for Pakistan over freed militant WASHINGTON – The White House said on Saturday there would be repercussions for U.S.-Pakistan relations unless Islamabad took action to detain and charge a newly freed Islamist accused of…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Puntland navy arrest four suspects in Gara’d, Mudug region Four people among them one Somali and three Yemeni nationals have been arrested in a security operation by Puntland navy forces in Gar’ad town, a remote coastal town in Mudug…
2 mins read Storyline:World Egypt raises death toll in mosque attack to 305 By Associated Press Egypt’s chief prosecutor says in a statement that the attack on a Sinai mosque has killed 305 people, including 27 children. In a statement Saturday, Nabil Sadeq…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Over 5,000 displaced in increased military operations in southern Somalia-UNHCR Those fleeing the conflict include families who were former IDPs but returned in 2014 and 2015 Sustained airstrikes and heightened ground military operations in Lower Shabelle region this month have displaced over 5,000…
3 mins read Storyline:National News #16Days2017: A dedicated activist speaks against gender-based violence in Puntland By UNSOM Public Information Fatima Dirie Nur is a woman with vision. She hopes that one day soon no woman or girl in the Puntland State of Somalia will suffer…
