MOGADISHU — As the Daily Sabah, we organized a trip to Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, which is the most dangerous city in the world, according to the United Nations. In the country, which was ruined during the decades-long civil war that partially continues, we saw investments made by the Turkish government and Turkish NGOs. Although Turkey […]
AU Special Representative for Somalia Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif expresses concern as tension continue to mount between warring clan militia fighting in Lower Shabelle and called on the parties to immediately desist from any form of violence. “I call for calm and reconciliation. The situation will not be resolved by violence. All parties must refrain […]
The security forces nowadays have torture chembers in Mogadishu. These days, the number of such houses where security forces take their victims are on the rise. Abdirizak Gurey is a Somali young man who returned from the Diaspora. Recently, he was captured in Mogadishu by the security forces and then they took him to one […]
(Reuters) – The United States, seeing new hope for Somalia, will appoint a new ambassador to Mogadishu for the first time since closing its embassy there 23 years ago as the East African country descended into chaos, a senior U.S. government official said on Tuesday. Wendy Sherman, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, didn’t […]
White Widow Samantha Lewthwaite posed as a UN aid worker in a bid to try and trick police into escorting her to a military base so she could bomb Kenyan soldiers in Somalia, it has been reported. The British fugitive, who is a mother-of-four and originally from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, is said to be one of […]
The President of the confederation of African Football (CAF) Mr Issa Hayatou has expressed sadness at the news of the death of a child who died following a landmine explosion at an open ground in Somalia’s Balanbale town where children were playing football on Monday (26 May 2014). “It saddens me to hear of such […]
Hunted White Widow Samantha Lewthwaite has got married to a ruthless terror chief while on the run in lawless Somalia. Intelligence sources claim the British fugitive tied the knot with suspected warlord Hassan Maalim Ibrahim, also known as Sheikh Hassan. He is a senior commander in radical terror group al-Shabaab – allies of al-Qaeda. The […]
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Making a rare threat against the United States, a senior member of Somalia’s Islamic insurgent group that has carried out terrorist attacks abroad said Thursday that holy war will come to America and that Islam’s flag will one day fly over Washington. The al-Shabab fighter, who has a $5 million U.S. […]
(Nairobi, May 22, 2014) – Somalia’s military courts since 2011 have tried hundreds of people beyond the courts’ legal mandate or in proceedings that fall short of international fair trial standards, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The government should urgently transfer civilian cases to the regular courts. International donors assisting in […]
With Djiboutian Football Federation putting more efforts on building up the country’s football, the FDF has concluded a five-day FIFA MA goalkeeping coaching course under the auspice of the World’s Football governing body. This was termed as ‘an unprecedented’ move forward in the country’s football history as the course was the first of its kind […]