Maalinta Haweenka Aduunka oo laga xusay Degmada Badhan.
Waxaa Maanta Galinkii Danbe Ka dhacay Barxadda Hay’adda Hon Releaf Ee Magaalada Badhan Munaasabad Ballaadhan Oo Lagu Xusaayey Maalinta Haweenka Aduunka 08 March 2011.

Obamas hajj grandmother prayed for him to be Muslim
RIYADH(SP): — US President Barack Obama's Kenyan grandmother says she prayed during a hajj pilgrimage to Mecca for the American leader to convert to Islam, a newspaper revealed on Thursday

Kadhafi hosts African summit on eve of anniversary.
African leaders gathered in Libya on Monday for a special summit to discuss the continent's trouble spots, on the eve of celebrations to mark 40 years of Moamer Kadhafi's rule. The conflicts in Somalia and Sudan are expected to top the agenda at the meeting, the third African Union summit so far this year.

Somali President Calls For Ramadan Ceasefire.
Nairobi (SP)– Somalia’s government has called on warring parties in the conflict-torn horn of Africa nation to stop fighting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a spokesman for the presidency said on Saturday.

US Africa Command Chief Vows Support for Somali Government .
The top general from the U.S. military's Africa Command, known as AFRICOM, said on Friday that the rise of radical Islamist militant group al-Shabab in Somalia makes East Africa a central focus of the U.S. military on the continent.

US Admiral: Pirates Facing Tougher Merchant Ships
Dubia(SP) – Merchant vessels have been increasingly able to thwart attacks from Somali pirates by boosting their own security and following a special sea corridor watched by international warships, the new U.S. commander of an anti-piracy task force said Friday.

Australia Lists Somalia’s Shebab as Terror Group
Sydney(SP) – Australia on Friday listed Somalia’s Shebab extremists as a terror organisation after five men allegedly linked to the group were charged with planning a suicide assault on a Sydney army barracks.

Fighting kills 22 in Somali capital Mogadishu.
MOGADISHU(SP)-Aug 21:Fighting erupted between Islamist rebels, government forces and African Union (AU) peacekeepers in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Friday, killing at least 22 people, witnesses and medical staff said.

Fighting Continues in Mogadishu As AU Forces Clash with Insurgents.
Mogadishu(SP)-The fight­ing con­tin­ued through the morn­ing as res­i­dents took shel­ter in their homes as they were being pounded by mor­tar shells and bul­lets fly­ing in the air. The fight­ing con­tin­ued and hos­pi­tal offi­cials say that apart from the dead, over 40 peo­ple were treated for wounds.

EGYPT: The man who beat the pirates.
CAIRO(SP)-The owner of one of the two Egyptian fishing vessels whose crews recently overthrew their Somali pirate kidnappers has arrived home after a harrowing rescue mission that led him from East Africa to Yemen.

Russia Arrests 8 For Hijacking Cargo Ship
MOSCOW(SP) - Russia said on Tuesday it had arrested eight people for hijacking a merchant ship off the Swedish coast and diverting it to the Atlantic Ocean — while maritime authorities pretended they had lost track of it.

Pirate-Fighting Egypt boat Owner Gets Hero Welcome
Cairo (SP)– The owner of an Egyptian fishing vessel whose crew overpowered pirates off the Somali coast received a hero’s welcome at the Cairo Airport Tuesday after flying home from Yemen.

Somali Refugees move From Overcrowded Kenyan Camp
Geneva(SP) – Hundreds of Somali refugees have started moving out of the world’s biggest refugee camp in Kenya in a bid to relieve pressure on the overcrowded complex at Dadaab, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday.

3 Somali Gunmen die in Attack On UN Compound
Gunmen stormed a U.N. aid compound in Somalia overnight, sparking a gunbattle that killed three of the attackers and wounded one, the agency said Monday.

No food, water for kidnapped Filipino seamen
ManilaSP) – Twenty-three Filipino seamen who were kidnapped five months ago by Somali pirates are now with hardly any food and water aboard their hijacked ship MV Irene, their families said recently.

Stranded Woman Finally Home.
Toronto – After three long months spent trying to convince the world she belonged here, in Canada, Suaad Hagi Mohamud landed at Pearson airport yesterday and finally heard those two little words that mean the world.

Somalia: Somaliland president replaces defense minister
HARGEISA, Somalia Aug 15 (Garowe Online) - The president of Somalia's breakaway republic of Somaliland has reshuffled his Cabinet in a surprise move less than two months ahead of the anticipated presidential election, Radio Garowe reports.

Egypt says fishermen who escaped pirates safe
Cairo(SP) – A group of 34 Egyptian fishermen who escaped the clutches of Somali pirates after four months in captivity are safe and well and on their way to Yemen, the Egyptian foreign ministry said on Friday.

Somalia: Somali Government Determined To Implement Sharia law
Mogadishu(SP)-Colourful ceremony organized by the Ministry of Justice and Equality of the Somali government of national unity has on Saturday occurred in the Somali capital Mogadishu.

Somalia: Helicopters Flying Low Altitude Hovering over Banadir Region
Mogadishu(SP)-Herd of helicopters were seen hovering over Mogadishu the capital city of Somalia on Saturday.

Somalia: Djibouti to deploy troops in Somalia.
DJIBOUTI(SP)- soldiers will soon join their Ugandan and Burundian counterparts on the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia.

Somalia: 30 Killed in Central Somalia Clashes Among Islamists
Dhusamareb — At least 30 people were killed in central Somalia fighting between rival Islamist groups, Radio Garowe reports.

Somalia: Somali Government Endorses The Release Of Charity Workers
The Somali government has on Wednesday said that it’s delighted to hear that Humanitarian Aid workers have gained back their freedom after 9 months of captivity at Dhusamareb town the capital of Galgadud region in central Somalia

Foreigners shot at Somali mosque
Galkayo(SP) – Five foreigners, thought to be Pakistanis, have been killed in a dawn attack in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region, witnesses say

Libya Denies Somali Prisoners Killed in Jailbreak.
Banghazi (SP)-Libya's ambassador to Somalia told reporters in Mogadishu Tuesday that there was no prison escape that he is aware of, and that no Somali prisoners have been killed.

Former Somali military Officers Urge Gov’t To Restructure Security Forces.
Nairobi – Former Somali senior military officers who concluded a week-long meeting in the United States have called on the transitional government of Somalia to restructure security forces to enable it to deal with extremism and piracy in the country.

Somalia: President Sahriff Is Due To Be a Guest In The White House
Mogadishu Tuesday 11 August 2009 SMC The Minister for foreign affairs in the Somali government of national unity Mohammed Abdullah Omaar has on Tuesday said in a statement published in Sharqal-Awsad one the advanced newspapers printed in Arabic, that the American government is earnestly willing to support the feeble Somali government of national unity Militarily, economically and security. “The government is engaged in overcoming radical Islamists who are continuously fighting against the Somali government of national unity and therefore the government will knock at every door which it thinks will help the Somali people, the American government is in the next of couple of weeks sending military equipment to the Somali government, an will train Somali military soldier in perhaps the United States and renovate some special infrastructures in the capital Mogadishu such as Hospitals buildings, education centers and several other significant places” said Omaar the for foreign affairs speaking to Sharqal Awsad news paper while he is in Nairobi. The paper also asked the foreign Affairs Minister what it was like the meeting between Mrs. Hillary Clinton the US secretary of state and the President of Somalia his Excellency Sheikh Shariff Sheikh Ahmed. “To my point of view the meeting between the two dignitaries was a significant success which the Somali people have generally achieved, and the officials discussed upon several issues in a period of 65 minutes” said Omaar. In his interview the foreign Minister disclosed that the Somali President will Sheikh Shariff Sheikh Ahmed will be visiting the White, but has not specified the specific time when the President will be visiting at the house.

Breaking News:AFP: Four Hostages From French NGO Freed in Somalia
Paris- Four aid workers from the French relief group Action Contre La Faim (Action Against Hunger) have been released in Somalia after being held hostage for nine months, the French presidency said Tuesday, AFP informed.

Analysis: Eritrea Confounds US In Somalia
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) —As it boosts aid to Somalia's weak interim government to fight an al-Qaida-linked Islamist militia, the Obama administration is grasping for ways to cut off what it says is one of the militant group's main supply lines: the tiny Red Sea state of Eritrea.

Somali Islamists Warn Over Closer US Ties
Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, the leader of Hizbu Islam, one of the Islamist groups opposing the Transitional Federal Government has condemned the close ties between the Somali government and United States.

heavy fighting is currently taking place in the Huden Holodad and inside the capital HEAVY FIGHTING IS CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE IN THE HODAN AND INSID THE CAPITAL
NAIROBI(SP): heavy fighting is currently taking place in the Huden Holodad and inside the capital Mogadishu and the south

heavy fighting is currently taking place in the Huden Holodad and inside the capital HEAVY FIGHTING IS CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE IN THE HODAN AND INSID THE CAPITAL
NAIROBI: heavy fighting is currently taking place in the Huden Holodad and inside the capital Mogadishu and the south

Residents Flee Somali Capital.
MOGADISHU Residents fled Somalia's capital on Saturday, following a day of fierce fighting between government forces and Islamist insurgents that killed at least 45 people

Italian warship arrests 9 pirates off Somalia.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An Italian warship arrested nine pirates after helping a U.S.-flagged container vessel and another ship

Rights group: 53 Somalis killed in latest Somali Fighting
MOGADISHU (AP) — Fighting between Somali government troops and Islamic insurgents killed 53 people in one day.

Hard-line Somali Opposition Leader Aweys Said to Have Returned to Mogadishu.
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) says it has heard reports that hard-line Somali opposition leader Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys arrived Thursday in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.

Donors Pledge Over $250 Million for Improving Security in Somalia.
International donors have pledged over $250 million for improving the security situation in Somalia and to help its government

Donors to Tackle Somali Woes
Brussels - International donors gather in Brussels on Thursday to try to help bring stability to civil

Somalia: Government and ICU Troops Againist Al-Shabaab.
Thousands of displaced people that returned to their homes in the capital could be seen turned out on the roads in their villages fearing for outbreak of war.

Sh. Sharif is Our Hero Both in War and Diplomacy
Do you believe that real change can occur at this time and at this defining moment in our country?

Two teenagers, including 19-year-old student Hassan Mahamed Hawadleh, were stabbed to death just hours apart in London
Hassan Mohamed Hawadleh, was killed on a petrol station forecourt after being set upon by a group of five youths in Wealdstone, north London

Police in the Thai capital Bangkok are investigating the cause of the New Year's Eve fire at a city nightclub that killed 59 people.
More than 200 people, including at least four Britons, were injured in the fire at the Santika club.

Foes warned off 'testing' Obama
The US defence secretary has warned opponents of the US against trying to "test" Barack Obama with a crisis in the early days of his presidency.

Four killed in Afghanistan blasts
Four British Royal Marines have been killed in two separate explosions in southern Afghanistan, the MoD has said.

NUSOJ Condemns Somali Red Crescent and Somaliland Police for Arrest of Journalist
NAIROBI/(NUSOJ)The National Union of Somali Journalists is appalled to learn of arrest and treatment meted out by Somaliland police to journalist Abdiqani Ismail Goh of Radio Las Anod.