Former Villa Somalia Chief of Staff Abshir Bukhari elected first senator in Somalia Storyline:National News Abshir Ahmed Bukhari a former chief of staff in President Shariff Sheikh Ahmed’s administration has been elected the first senator in Somalia in the ongoing Galmudug state assembly elections… 2 mins read
1 min read Storyline:National News Buurhakaba district commissioner injured in mine attack A district commissioner was wounded Saturday in Buurhakaba, southern Somalia when a landmine exploded in his office, a witnesses said. Abdi Mohamed, a resident in Buurhakabo, said the explosion could have been targeting…
1 min read Storyline:National News Galmudug state starts voting for Upper House members Elections for members of the Upper House from Galmudug state are underway. Galmudug state has been allocated 8 seats out of 54 for the Upper House of the Federal Parliament.…
4 mins read Storyline:National News 3 militia group members arrested in alleged bomb plot targeting Somalis in Kansas Three members of a Kansas militia group were charged Friday with plotting to bomb an apartment complex that’s home to Somali immigrants in the western Kansas meatpacking town of Garden…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Science & Tech, World Nearly 200 nations agree binding deal to cut greenhouse gases By Reuters Nearly 200 nations hammered out a legally binding deal to cut back on greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and air conditioners, a Rwandan minister announced to loud cheers…
3 mins read Storyline:Business, National News SFO decision affirms our innocence on Oil bribe allegations- Somalia Somali government has lauded the announcement by UK authorities to discontinue investigations into allegations of graft involving the British oil explorer Soma Oil and Ministry of Petroleum officials in Mogadishu…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Indian police oppose guilty plea of Somali pirates Police in India have opposed an application by 119 Somali nationals arrested in 2011 for piracy in the Arabian sea pleading guilty. Police said before the trial started, the accused…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Somali prime minister call for ceasefire in Galkaayo Somalia’s prime minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharma’arke has called for immediate cease fire between Puntland and Galmudug forces and warned of any further attempts at escalating the situation. “I am calling for immediate ceasefire,…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Clashes in Somalia kill 11, displace 50,000 – U.N. Clashes between two semi-autonomous regions of Somalia this week have killed at least 11 people and displaced around 50,000, the United Nations said on Friday, stoking concerns the violence could…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Details emerge of Turkish military base in Somalia More details about Turkey’s first military facility in Somalia emerged on Thursday with the construction firm behind the project confirming the base will be able to train hundreds of local…