National ID cards production center set up in Mogadishu 23 Dec- Source: Radio Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu/SNTV- 116 words The administration of Banadir region has on Monday set up a new center for citizenship and national identity cards production in Mogadishu. Banadir Governor who is also the mayor of Mogadishu Mohamud Ahmed Nur Tarsan said that those […]
Somali pop idol offers escape to youth 23 Dec- Source: BBC-1019 Words After more than two decades of conflict, some semblance of normality is returning to the Somalia capital, Mogadishu. A UN-backed government is consolidating its control of the city, and services such as rubbish collection and traffic lights have been restored. Now, a TV […]
New E-passport will help secure Somalia’s borders, says president 22 Dec- Source: Office of the President- 212 words His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today launched Somalia’s new e-passport, hailing it as an important step for national and international security. The President said: “Now that we are well on the road to recovery after two […]
Somali government to assist displaced families in Hiiran region 20 dec- Source: Radio Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu/SNTV- 162 words Somalia’s Minister of Natural Resources Abdirizak Omar Mohamed has stated that the government of Somalia has issued a decree aimed at preventing further recurrence of the inter-clan warfare in Hiiran region. The minister pointed out that he had […]
Government forces clash with Al Shabaab in Bay region 19 Dec- Source: Radio Bar-kulan- 83 words Reports from Bay region indicate that at least two people have been killed and three others injured after government forces clashed with Al Shabaab fighters in the outskirts of Uforow district. Eyewitnesses in the area told Bar-kulan that they […]
Somali leaders condemn the killing of Syrian and Somali doctors 18 Dec- Source: Radio Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu/Radio Dalsan/Simbanews- 228 words Somalia’s outgoing Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon has strongly condemned the killing of three Syrian doctors and three Somali nationals in the outskirts of Mogadishu on Wednesday. Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon sent his condolences to […]
UN Envoy to Somalia condemns killing of doctors 18 Dec- Source: UNSOM- 159 words The Special Representative for the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, has strongly condemned the killing of six people outside Mogadishu earlier today. Reports indicate that a convoy carrying medical personnel to a health facility west of the capital came […]
Three Syrian doctors gunned down in Mogadishu 18 Dec- Source: Radio Bar-kulan/Radio Dalsan/Shabelle/Jowhar Online/BBC Somali Service- 131 words Suspected armed militias have gunned down four doctors including three Syrians in the outskirts of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday morning. Two bodyguards were also confirmed to have died in the latest attack against medical workers […]
Somalia parliament postpones vote to authorize Prime Minister 17 Dec- Source: Somali Current/Hiiraan Online/Radio Mogadishu/SNTV- 117 words Somali parliament has postponed a vote to approve the newly nominated Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, which was previously planned to be held on Wednesday. General Secretary of the parliament Abdikarim Haji Abdi (Buh) who addressed to the […]
President Hassan calls for an immediate end to the inter-clan warfare 17 Dec- Source: Radio Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu/Radio Risaala/Radio Kulmiye- 157 words President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has on Tuesday called an immediate end to the renewed skirmishes and inter-clan clashes in Middle Shabelle, Lower Shabelle and Hiran regions respectively. Senior Presidential Advisor, Eng. Abdirahman Omar Yarisow […]