Mogadishu Airport Revenue Increases More Than 50% 26 Dec- Source: Somali Currrent/Radio Dalsan- 272 words The revenue generated from Mogadishu’s Aden Abdulle International Airport has increased more than 50%, during the first three months of Favori LLC operation, the company said. Favori, a state-owned Turkish firm has officially took over the management of Adan Abdulle […]
Africa Terrorism Threat Remains 23 Dec- Source: VOA-03:21 min 2013 appears to have been the year the world woke up to African terrorism. Military gains against Islamist extremists in places like Mali and Somalia were followed by major terrorist attacks in neighboring countries – highlighting how complex and persistent the threat really remains. VOA’s Anne […]
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 […]