UN and AU congratulate Somalia’s new parliament speaker Storyline:11th Parliament, National News The re-election of former parliament leader, Mohamed Osman Jawari as the speaker of the federal parliament has been welcomed… 2 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:Business Mogadishu Launches first Somali Annual Business Award [SABA] First time since the country plunge into civil war early 1990s, Somalia’s capital city of Mogadishu is launching Somali Annual Business Award [SABA] which is assigned to take place annually…
1 min read Storyline:National News, World Morocco bans production and sale of burkas: Reports Morocco has banned the production and sale of burkas, apparently for security reasons, media reports said today. While there was no official announcement by authorities in the North African nation,…
2 mins read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News Timeline: Somalia’s parliament speakers from 1956-2017 Adan Abdulle Hassan, a former Somali president became first parliament speaker in 1954 for Italian Somaliland Assembly as he led the parliament till 1959.…
1 min read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News Former Parliament Speaker re-elected as the leader of Lower House Lawmakers in Somalia’s Lower House have voted in tough election that brought together four candidates under tight security on Tuesday morning. Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jawari, Abdirashid Mohamed Hidig, Abdifatah Mohamed…
1 min read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News Breaking: The election of Lower House speaker kicks off in Mogadishu Over 160 recently sworn in Somali parliament members are started election of the speaker of the 10th parliament in Mogadishu under tight security. The…
2 mins read Storyline:National News An elder says “no-confidence vote” could further destabilize Galmudug Mohamed Hassan Haad, a well known traditional has warned the MPs that a no-confidence motion passed on Monday could further destabilize the region amid ongoing fighting and tensions. The elder…
1 min read Storyline:National News International Community representatives to Witness Parliamentary Speaker Elections Security has been beefed up in Mogadishu ahead of today’s parliamentary speaker elections to be witnessed by representatives of the international community Acting speaker Osman Elmi Boqorre told the local…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World With cabinet shuffle, Ahmed Hussen becomes first Somali-Canadian minister His new posting as immigration minister, thanks to Justin Trudeau’s Tuesday shuffle of his cabinet, makes Toronto MP Ahmed Hussen the country’s first cabinet minister born in Somalia, according to several news…
1 min read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News Mogadishu on lockdown ahead of speaker’s election Somalia’s capital Mogadishu is on lockdown ahead of Lower House election which is expected to take place today. security in Mogadishu and the surrounding environs has been increased and hundreds…