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Mother of IS Supporter: Son Was Peaceful, 'Role Model'

WASHINGTON—A Somali-American man, Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame, pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State (IS) militant group.Warsame was part of a group of five Minnesota men who met several times during 2014 and 2015 to plan a journey to Syria.…

PRESS RELEASE: DEVELOPMENT IN GALMUDUG STATE OF SOMALIA – PROGRESS IN GOVERNANCE AND RECONSTRUCTION SPHERES

The Government of Galmudug State of Somalia in pursuit of the aspirations of its constituent implemented momentous projects in governance and reconstruction spheres: a foundation for a modern port has been laid down on 9th February,

NUSOJ welcomes Solidarity shown by Jubbaland Journalists Association and MAP, Condemns the Alarming threats against the Media Fraternity

Mogadishu – 12 February, 2016 The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) welcomes the solidarity shown by theJubbaland Journalists Association and the media fraternity in Kismayo,

Mortars target AU base camp in Mogadishu

advertisements The Halane base camp, supposedly the most secure area in Mogadishu and home to the United Nations offices and western embassies has been hit by previous attacks by Al Shabab.

Al-Shabaab preys on poor youth with promises of cars and wives

The boarding school is known for admitting children from poor backgrounds and charges only Sh500 per pupil per term. Children whose parents cannot afford the fee are allowed to study for free.

Ethiopia threatens Kenya's investment appeal - analyst

advertisements KENYA may play the second fiddle to Ethiopia in attracting global manufacturing companies eyeing Africa to escape from rising costs in East Asia, an international risk analysis and management firm said yesterday.

Suspected Suicide Bomber Traded Seats Before Somali Plane Blast, Airline CEO Says

The passenger was originally sitting in a window seat, but agreed to move to the aisle when the suspected bomber, identified by Somalian officials as Abdullahi Abdisalam Borleh, asked to switch, according to Yassin, who spoke with the passenger.

Tv station ransacked by Somaliland minster's bodyguards

advertisements Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the ransacking of privately-owned Somali Channel TV's offices in the northern city of Buuhoodle by the bodyguards of Dr. Suleyman Isse, the health minister of the self-proclaimed autonomous state of Somaliland. RSF urges the authorities to…

STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY FROM MEDIA ASSOCIATION FOR PUNTLAND

Somalia: Supreme Court ruling over ''NUSOJ leadership'' is a deliberate stab to the nation's media fraternity and offers impunity to spoilers, warns MAP FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

flydubai.jpg PRESS RELEASE

flydubai announces fourth full-year of profitability and 25% increase in passenger numbers flydubai saw the number of passengers from across its network who travelled in Business Class increase by 72% compared to 2014.Highest demand came from Africa

Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders Win the New Hampshire Primaries

The success by two outsider candidates dealt a remarkable rebuke to the political establishment, and all but guaranteed protracted, bruising races for each party's nomination.

Somali Media fraternity Stage Country wide Protest Against Somali High Court Verdict, Mogadishu, 09 February, 2016

At least 100 Reporters, Editors and Media Directors have staged public protest against the recent High court verdict against their union (NUSOJ) in Mogadishu on Monday to show and stand with solidarity, saying the verdict goes against the constitution and hint irregularities in the due process.

Kazakhstan to bring back two nationals from Somalia after plane's emergency landing

advertisements The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan is trying to get back two nationals of Kazakhstan Sergey Severin and Nikolay Bochkarev who are in Somalia.

Lawmakers up funding ante for anti-recruitment efforts

The large Somali community in Minneapolis and other enclaves in the state have been and continue to be prime targets for terrorism recruitment — and the federal government's anti-terrorism efforts. More than 22 men have left the state since 2007 to join al-Shabab in Somalia, and roughly a dozen…

Reborn Maine mill town offers lessons amid refugee crisis

LEWISTON, Maine — The arrival of thousands of Somali refugees in this former mill city in the nation's whitest state sparked a backlash at first, complete with a rally of white supremacists and a pig's head rolled into the local mosque.

Despite efforts, Somalia has highest rate of FGM in the world

Somalia's government has earlier banned the female genital mutilation, one of the country's longest existing practices, a move campaigners said was hugely important which can help protecting women's human rights – however, experts warned that the practice could end in a generation.

Handed a bomb once he had already cleared Customs: CCTV footage shows moment suspected bomber of Somali jet is handed a laptop in which explosives were concealed

This is the extraordinary CCTV footage of the suspected bomber of a Somali plane at the exact moment when he is being handed a laptop in which the explosives were concealed.

Press Release ( Somalia's foreign policy)

Date : February 07,2016 Mogadishu - Soomaaliya It is with great pride that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Investment Promotion of the Federal Republic of Somalia presents the nation's foreign policy to the world today.

Somalia confirms bomb caused blast in plane

advertisements Daallo Airlines flight to Djibouti was forced to make an emergency landing after an explosion in mid-air blew a gaping hole on the plane's side and killed one passenger.

Twitter Reports Progress in Shutting Down ISIS Accounts

advertisements Twitter's pledge to eradicate terrorist-related accounts on its site has made great strides since the social media company devoted more resources to reviewing flagged reports and following through with suspending accounts, the company said Friday.

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