Home » News in English You are browsing entries filed in “News in English”

NUSOJ”Somalia is the deadliest country in Africa for media personnel.

NUSOJ”Somalia is the deadliest country in Africa for media personnel.

NAIROBI(MMEDIA);aleading Somalia journalist was shot outside him home in Mogadishu on Saturday and died on the way to the hospital, according to other journalists. Hassan Osman Abdi, 29, was the director of Shabelle Media Network, according to the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) and Reporters Without Borders. He had also previously done some freelance [...]

January 29 2012 | Posted in News in English, Wararka | Read More »

Journalist killed in Mogadishu.

Journalist killed in Mogadishu.

Somalia (MMedia) A leading Somalia journalist was shot outside him home in Mogadishu on Saturday and died on the way to the hospital, according to other journalists. Hassan Osman Abdi, 29, was the director of Shabelle Media Network, according to the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) and Reporters Without Borders. He had also previously [...]

January 29 2012 | Posted in News in English | Read More »

U.S. raid Rahentin release of the hands of Somali pirates

U.S. raid Rahentin release of the hands of Somali pirates

Somalia(MMedia) U.S. helicopters swooped into Somalia Wednesday and rescued an American and a Dane after a shootout with pirates holding them hostage, in a rare raid into the Horn of Africa nation to free foreign captives. American Jessica Buchanan and Dane Poul Hagen Thisted were kidnapped from the town of Galkayo in the semi-autonomous Galmudug [...]

January 25 2012 | Posted in News in English | Read More »

Latest News in Somalia, the United Nations and the al-shabaab

Latest News in Somalia, the United Nations and the al-shabaab

Somalia(MMedia) The U.N. special envoy to Somalia moved to Mogadishu on Tuesday for the first time in 17 years, signaling international support for a government fight against Islamist rebels and preparations for elections this year. High-level officials from the United Nations have been based in Kenya’s capital Nairobi since 1995 because of security concerns, although [...]

January 24 2012 | Posted in News in English | Read More »

Puntland: In search of black gold Vedio +Aljazeera

Puntland: In search of black gold  Vedio +Aljazeera

Puntland, one of the poorest regions in Africa, has been a semi-autonomous region in Somalia since 1998 when it was formed in response to the collapse of the government and the ongoing civil war in the south. It has been calm recently compared to the lawless south, but illegal fishing, dumping and piracy along its coast [...]

January 24 2012 | Posted in News in English, Wararka | Read More »

Israeli air strikes hit Gaza Strip.

Israeli air strikes hit Gaza Strip.

Gaza (MMedia) Israel carried out air strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight Monday, sources from both sides said, in what Israel said was a response to recent rocket fire against the Jewish state. Israeli planes targetted an arms factory in the centre of the Palestinian territory as well. as three tunnels used for smuggling contraband, [...]

January 24 2012 | Posted in News in English | Read More »

Kenya says it is mid-way through the process of Somalia

Kenya says it is mid-way through the process of Somalia

Somalia(MMedia) The Kenyan military said on Saturday it is half way through its mission to eliminate Al Shabaab in Southern Somalia, the objective of Operation Linda Nchi, which enters its 15th week on Sunday. Col Cyrus Oguna, who is in charge of information and operations, said the Kenya Defence Forces are now keen on destroying [...]

January 23 2012 | Posted in News in English | Read More »

Clashes between two tribes in the region Mudug.

Clashes between two tribes in the region Mudug.

Somalia (MMedia) Two rival tribes clashed over pasture in Mudug province in central Somalia on Sunday and a local news bulletin cited a report that at least six people were killed. Heavy fighting was reported to have broken-out between Puntland’s Majerteen clan and their southern Habar Gidir rivals of Galmudug State in the villages of [...]

January 23 2012 | Posted in News in English | Read More »

Somalis in the United States run the risk of preventing the diversion of funds

Somalis in the United States run the risk of preventing the diversion of funds

U.S.A(MMedia) “This is not fair. It’s not fair to single out one community. The lifeline for so many innocent people depends on the money we send,” said Abdulaziz Sugule, the former chairman of  SAMSA (Somali American Money Service Association) referring to Franklin Bank’s decision to end remittances to Somalia last December 30. “I hope elected [...]

January 23 2012 | Posted in News in English | Read More »

Somali pirates’ behind the kidnapping of foreigners abducted in the areas of Galkaio

Somali pirates’ behind the kidnapping of foreigners abducted in the areas of Galkaio

Somalia(MMedia) Pirates are behind the kidnapping of a foreign hostage in central Somalia, a local official said Sunday, with witnesses reporting he had been whisked off to an inaccessible jungle base. Gunmen snatched the man on Saturday on the airport road in Galkayo, a town near the border between the state of Galmudug and another [...]

January 23 2012 | Posted in News in English | Read More »