Minister’s killer to face the firing squad as court-martial upholds lower court verdict Storyline:National News An appellate military court in Mogadishu has upheld a lower court verdict handing death penalty to a military officer who killed former minister of Roads and Reconstruction Abbas Sheikh Siraj in… 2 mins read
4 mins read Storyline:Science & Tech ‘Breakthrough’ mosquito trap uses human smell and heat By Ben Deighton [LONDON] A mosquito trap that uses a person’s smell combined with warm water and a dark cylindrical shape could transform how the insects are caught in developing…
2 mins read Storyline:World Saudi Arabia says that calls for internationalization of holy sites ‘a declaration of war’ Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister called what he said was Qatar’s demand for an internationalization of the Muslim hajj pilgrimage a declaration of war against the kingdom, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television…
3 mins read Storyline:Archive, Opinions Rivalry between security forces a threat to national stability By Dr. Abdirizak Ali Just when you thought Somalia is coming out of the quagmire that has engulfed it for more than a quarter of century, and the economy is…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security At least 11 soldiers killed in Al-Shabaab attack in Lower Shabelle-official At least 11 soldiers were killed and several others injured when al-Shabaab militants attacked a military convoy in a village southwest of capital Mogadishu, officials said Sunday. Ali Nur Mohamed,…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security, World Putin says 755 US diplomats to leave Russia US diplomats to leave country after Washington’s sanctions against Moscow, Russian president says Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said 755 U.S. diplomats would have to leave their positions in…
2 mins read Storyline:National News We never lost a soldier in Buulameer, only two were injured-Amisom The African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) has rubbished reports 39 of its soldiers were killed in an Al-Shabaab ambush Sunday morning in Bulamareer district in the Lower Shabelle region.…
1 min read Storyline:National News, World Blockading countries say ready for Qatar dialogue with conditions Four Arab countries blockading Qatar are ready for dialogue to ease the dispute if Doha agrees to certain demands, Bahrain’s foreign minister said on Sunday after a meeting with his…
1 min read Storyline:National News South West president announces 57 member cabinet in new reshuffle South West state president Sharif Hassan Adan has announced changes in his cabinet which saw some new entrants as others lost their positions. The new cabinet made up of 24…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Five perish in deadly bomb explosion in Mogadishu, ten injured At least five people were killed in a deadly bomb attack Sunday when a vehicle loaded with explosives blew up at a busy street in Mogadishu’s central business district. Internal…
