Parliament to ‘Review’ Federal Constitution 10 Mar – Source: Hiiraan Online/Garowe Online – 94 words Members of the Federal Parliament divided themselves up into groups on Saturday and began a “review” of the Provisional Federal Constitution in Mogadishu. Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Osman Jawari stated on Friday that they would be conducting a “review” of […]
Somalia marks Global Women Day 08 Mar – Source: Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu – 141 words The International Women day is being commemorated in various cities in Somalia. Several well organized commemoration ceremonies are now underway in Mogadishu, Garowe, Bosaso, Hargeisa and several other towns in the country. The day which is also known as the United […]
Somalia says UN arms embargo lift to aid fight against Shabaab 07 Mar – Source: Africa Review – 111 words Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud has welcomed the partial lifting of a twenty-year-old arms embargo saying it would hugely boost the fight against Islamic militants. The decision, he said in a statement, “correctly reflects a […]
President Mohamud hails easing of the arms embargo on Somalia as victory 07 Mar – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Bar-kulan/Hiiraan Online – 192 words The federal government of Somalia has welcomed the Wednesday decision by the United Nations Security Council to ease the two decades old arms embargo on Somalia, with president Mohamud calling it a victory […]
U.N. partially lifts arms embargo on Somalia for a year 06 Mar – Source: Reuters/VOA/BBC – 112 words The U.N. Security Council agreed on Wednesday to partially lift a decades-old arms embargo on Somalia for one year, allowing the government in Mogadishu to buy light weapons to strengthen its security forces to fight al Qaeda-linked […]
Special message from the President of the Federal Government of Somalia to the people of Somalia 05 Mar – Source: Office of the Somali President – 282 words I am reaching out to the Somali people with a special message. The Somali people have today a great opportunity. The world’s perspective of Somalia has dramatically changed […]
Strong currency hits livelihoods in Somalia 05 Mar – Source: Daily Nation – 72 words For the family of Ahmed Hassan, the fall of the US dollar against the Somali shilling has rendered making ends meeting a struggle of its own. His family, like many others, received a few hundred dollars from family members abroad […]
Somali President Praises Qatar’s Role In Global Affairs 05 Mar – Source: Qatar News Agency – 291 Words President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud said that his talks with HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani on Monday focused on strengthening bilateral relations as well as discussing regional and international affairs. He also […]
Rights group urges U.N. not to lift Somalia arms embargo 04 Mar – Source: Reuters – 280 words The human rights group Amnesty International warned the U.N. Security Council on Monday not to lift the 21-year-old arms embargo in place for Somalia as called for by a draft resolution, describing the idea as premature. The […]
Court clears woman convicted in rape case 03 Mar – Source: AP News/Washington Post/Al Jazeera/ABC News/Fox News – 124 words A Somali appeals court on Sunday dropped charges against a woman who alleged she was raped by government security forces and had been convicted of defaming the government. Mogadishu appeals court Judge Mohamed Hassan Ali […]