January 8, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

Somalia Cuts Ties With Iran In Latest Saudi-Led Diplomatic War (Hiiraan Online)
Somali Refugees In Germany Take To The Streets After Government Announced Plans To Strip Them Of Refugee Privileges (Wacaal Media)
Somali Parliament Speaker Arrives In Dhusamareb For Peace Talks (Shabelle News)
Somaliland ‘Confident’ Of Independence Recognition (Hiiraan Online)
Kenyan Teacher Jailed For Enlisting Pupils Into Al-Shabaab (Reuters)
Al-Shabaab Attack Kills Civilian In Mogadishu (The Gulf Today)
Tight Security As Jazeera Hotel Resumes Business In Somalia (Xinhua News)
Kenyan Bus Attack Victim: ‘Let Us Live Together Peacefully’ (Voice of America)
Honouring Mandera Bus Heroes Is Right Thing To Do In The Fight Against Terrorism (Daily Nation)

3 Children Killed In Blast (Goobjoog News)
Favori Employee Injured In Mogadishu (Wacaal Media)
Jubbaland Leader Arrives In Adado Galmudug State (Shabelle News)
Somalia Intelligence Agency Detains Journalist For Weeks (CPJ)
Kenya Renews Appeal To Trace 11 Wanted Terror Suspects (Capital FM)
Somali Leader To Speak At Brunswick MLK Jr. Day Event (The Forecaster)
Somalia ‘No Longer Failed State’ And Other Sights And Sounds In E. Africa (Daily Nation)
Who Is Protecting Somalia’s Fishermen? (Hiiraan Online)

Turkey Set To Build A Military Training Center In Somalia (Today’s Zaman)
Somalia Condemns Attack On Saudi Embassy In Iran (Shabelle News)
Somalia To Produce Combat Uniforms For National Army (Garowe Online)
Four Al Shabaab Fighters Killed In Rabdhure Town (Shabelle News)
Eight Suspected Al Shabaab Arrested In Mandera Operation (The Star)
Somali Man’s Belfast Home Targeted In ‘Hate Crimes’ (UTV News)
Somcable Partners Airspan & Alepo For 4G LTE Launch In Somaliland (The Fast Mode)
Buurhakaba: Government Forces Launch Offensives Against Al-Shabaab (Wacaal Media)
Somali Union Workers Fired for Wildcat Strike (Counterpunch)

Former Top US Official Proposes Africa Agenda For Obama In 2016 (The EastAfrican)
Somaliland Jails Ten Over Gang Rape (Hiiraan Online)
Calm Returns To Barawe After Deadly Clash (Shabelle News)
Operations Launched In Bossaso To Enforce Government Directives (Wacaal Media)
Somalia Ex-Premiers On Visit To Puntland (Garowe Online)
Police Intercepts Bomb At Gulu Bus Park (The Independent)
Al-Qaeda Affiliate Releases Video Featuring Trump’s Comments On Muslims (Democracy Now)
Somalia FA Boss Appointed CECAFA Vice President (Soka25East)
Somalia: How To Build Hope Amid The Horror Of Al-Shabaab’s Insurgency (The Guardian)

Somalia Government Urges AU To Scale Up Anti-Terrorism Fight To Flush Out Militants (Hiiraan Online)
NISA Soldier Executed By Firing Squad In Mogadishu (Shabelle News)
Ethiopia Flies Troops To Kismayo To Aid Anti Militants’ Offensive (Hiiraan Online)
Prominent Clan Elder Passes Away While Mediating In Dispute (Garowe Online)
Somalia Launches Transparency Initiative To Stamp Out Corruption (Hiiraan Online)
US Shuts Down Drone Base In Ethiopia That Was Used To Target Islamic Extremists In Somali(Associated Press)
Election 2016 Update: Donald Trump Discounts Al-Shabaab Recruitment Video Featuring His Anti-Muslim Remarks (International Business Times)
AMISOM Donates Scholastic Materials To Students (AMISOM)
Somalia Calls For Expansion Of Economic Cooperation With Iran (Islamic Republic News Agency)
Happy New Year…A major challenge ahead of Somalia in 2016 (Garowe Online)

UN Envoy: Somalia Momentum Toward Peace ‘Unstoppable’ (Voice of America)
Al-Shabaab Threatens To Kill More Government Officials (Radio Dalsan)
Berbera Poised To Become African Regional Hub (Somaliland Nation News)
Puntland Sees Hope For Revival In Basketball (Garowe Online)
Two Al-Shabaab Militants Killed Seven Suspects Nabbed In Somalia (Xinhua)
UN Envoy To Somalia And UAE Ambassador Discuss Relations (Emirates News Agency)
Helicopter Crew Of ESPS Victoria Returns Home To Spain After Successful Deployment With Operation Atalanta Off The Coast Of Somalia (EU NAVFOR)
Sudden Death Of A Beloved 320-Year-Old Acacia Tree Breaks Hearts In North Kenya (Mail & Guardian Africa)

UN Envoy For Somalia Nicholas Kay Ends Tour Of Duty (UNSOM)
Hiiraan Middle Shabelle Inter-Regional State Formation Conference Set To Open In Jowhar (Hiiraan Online)
Governor Demands Arrest Of Police Officers Involved In ‘Al-Shabaab’ Killings (Shabelle News)
Puntland President Sees Off Students Leaving For Saudi Arabia After Winning Scholarships (Wacaal Media)
QC Drought Relief Project Benefits 71000 People In Somalia (The Peninsular)
Somali High School Student Punches Teacher In The Face Over Perceived Gay Overture (The College Fix)
Report: 69 Journalists Died On The Job In 2015 (Associated Press)
Northern Kenya Attacks May Shed Light on Country’s Security (Voice of America)
Soccer In Puntland Somalia: Giving Kids A Chance (Deutsche Welle)

Parliament Passes Media Bill (Goobjoog News)
Seven Wounded In Bomb Explosion In Bardhere Town (Shabelle News)
Hiiraan Elders Reject Inter-regional State Formation Deal With Gov’t (Hiiraan Online)
State To Begin Border Operation To Flush Out Al Shabaab (Standard Digital)
UAE Ambassador In Somalia Meets Minister Of Islamic Affairs (Emirates News Agency)
Al-Shabaab Militants Soldiers Die In S. Somalia Gun Battle (Xinhua)
Somalia’s Second Class Citizens (Hiiraan Online)

Somali Aid Workers Kidnapped In Gedo Have Been Freed (Shabelle News)
Political Meetings Banned In Belet Weyne (Goobjoog News)
Senior Government Official Gunned Down In Mogadishu (Wacaal Media)
Mogadishu Mayor Urges Public Support In Securing Capital (Hiiraan Online)
Upper Bakool Leader Says Not Open To Talks With South West State In First Interview (Garowe Online)
Two Police Officers Killed In Al-Shabaab Attack In Mandera (Daily Nation)
Resurgence In Insurgent Attacks Stall Revival Of Mogadishu ( DPA)
African Union Hails Outgoing Nigerian Police Contingent For Job Well Done In Somalia (AMISOM)
The Magnificent Mogadishu I Did Not Know (Nep Journal)
Mogadishu’s Peace Garden Attracts Hundreds Of Families Every Weekend (CCTV)