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Somali Prime Minister detained in Nairobi

advertisements Sharmarke could not be cleared in Nairobi because his plane had not been inspected at Wajir Airport, as is the requirement for all flights to and from Somalia. "This is a real breach of security," an official at JKIA told the Standard on Sunday. By 2 pm, security and foreign affairs…

Germany agrees to start spot checking pilots for drugs, alcohol: report

The German government has agreed to implement surprise checks on pilots to test for alcohol and certain medications, a report says. The checks are supposed to help prevent catastrophes like the Germanwings crash in 2015.

Cameron secures special status for UK in EU

David Cameron, UK prime minister, has announced that a deal brokered with European Union leaders in advance of a membership referendum would give Britain "special status" in the bloc.

Trump wins decisively in South Carolina, Clinton clinches Nevada

advertisements The victories by Trump, who is running as an anti-establishment outsider, and Clinton, a preeminent political insider, solidified their positions as the front-runners to win their parties' respective nominations ahead of the Nov. 8 presidential election.

Somalia paused campaign on foreign languages

A local government spokesman, Abdifitah Halane told Xinhua the campaign was still on course but that the mayor had given traders an additional ten days to carry out the exercise on their own.

Kenyan army: Al-Shabab intelligence chief killed

Kenya's army has said it killed al-Shabab's intelligence chief and another 10 of the armed group's commanders in anair strike in Somalia. Al-Shabab, however, denied the claim, saying Mahad Karate, a top commander also responsible for the group's internal security, and his colleagues…

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud offers condolences to Turkeys President Erdoğan

Mogadishu, 18 February 2016: The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has offered his condolences to Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after terror attack in Ankara that left at least 28 people dead and 61 injured.

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Real Madrid ayaa hal lug la sii gashay wareega 8da ee Champions League ka dib markii ay xalayto 2-0 ku suuldaareen kooxda AS Roma oo marti loogu ahaa Stadio Olimpico. Kooxda macalin Zidane ayaana isku darsatay guul labo gool ah iyo shabaqa oo ay ku soo ilaashadeen meel ka baxsan

Kenya: Raila urges state to release names of El Adde soldiers

Cord leader Raila Odinga yesterday asked the government to issue a comprehensive statement on the El Adde attack in Somalia on January 15. He spoke at Osupuko village, Trans Mara West subcounty, during the burial of Private Elias Kirionki who died in the attack. Raila said it was high time the government…

Al Shabab vows 'intensified attacks' on military bases in Somalia

The Al-Qaeda linked Al Shabab group in Somalia vowed it would step up attacks on military bases in Somalia one day after Somali troops repelled a large scale attack by the group's fighters on the agricultural town of Afgoye, near the Somali capital Mogadishuon Tuesday.

Taking the plunge: Swimming lessons help integration in Norway

advertisements GRIMSTAD, Norway (UNHCR) – As a strong swimmer in a nation of mainly nomadic camel herders, Abdullahi Yusuf Jibril was always a little different. But today, as a Somali refugee in Norway, he is really making a splash.

Africa seeks ways to cut migration to Europe

Representatives from 40 African parliaments at the conference would also narrow ideas about migration and human mobility in four of its 17 goals in line with the conference's main theme: Contribution of African migrants to the development of countries of origin and destination.

Sport Day events for orphans across world

advertisements Thousands of orphans from Kosovo, Palestine, Somalia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Niger, Tunisia and Mauritania participated in National Sport Day celebrations organised by Qatar Charity's (QC) offices all over the world.

More than 8,000 Somali refugee deported from Kenya

The UN refugee agency said Monday it has voluntarily repatriated more than 8,000 Somali refugees from the Dadaab refugee camp in northeast Kenya to relatively safer areas in Somalia since December 2014.

LETTER OF SOLIDARITY

Southwest Journalists Association and Media Community in Southwest Back NUSOJ and its Leadership in Seeking for Justice against High Court Baidoa, Somalia; 15 February, 2016

Museveni backs Uganda pullout from 'partisan' ICC

advertisements Uganda's veteran ruler Yoweri Museveni, who is standing for re-election on Thursday, has said he is in favour of his country pulling out of the "partisan" International Criminal Court based in The Hague.

Ivory trafficking in Africa controlled by a powerful few

advertisements Wildlife trafficking is the fourth largest international criminal activity after weapons, drug and human trafficking, experts say.

Kenya sucked into Somalia, UN spat

Kenya has been sucked into a tussle for airspace management between Somalia and a UN agency after it turned out that staff working there have no requisite papers.

Puntland rejects international pressure over Somali election model

The semiautonomous northern Somalia region of Puntland has resisted an international pressure to accept the outcome of the recent Mogadishu consultative forum which agreed on a framework for holding presidential elections this year.

Report: Man With Somali Background Enters Ohio Restaurant and Starts Hacking People With Machete

According to CBS News, investigators have identified the suspected attacker as Mohammad Barry, a man who has a Somali background. Further, law enforcement may be investigating the incident as a possible lone wolf terrorist attack, the report states.

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