Kasmaal  Independent Somali news and analysis website .

The pirates that hijacked the tanker Aris 13 off Somalia have claimed that they are fishermen whose equipment was destroyed by illegal fishing vessels. Eight crewmen from the tanker are currently being held captive at an anchorage off the north coast of Puntland, Somalia, close to Alula. The ship was en route from Djibouti to […]

  m, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has ordered that those responsible for the recent torture of a cat will perform cleaning duties at the Dubai Zoo for four hours a day, for three months. On its Twitter account, the Dubai Media Office noted that, “This community service […]

MAn armed Somali pirate keeping vigil on the coastline near Hobyo, northeastern Somalia on January 4, 2010. PHOTO | AFP By Reuters Posted  Wednesday, March 15   2017 at  11:23 IN SUMMARY The pirates seized the Comoros-flagged Aris 13 tanker on Monday, the first such hijacking in the region since 2012. In their prime in 2011, Somali pirates […]

Final moments: The flames race through the fuel towards the men and horrifically burn them to death Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) Islamic State militants have burned to death nine civilians, including children, for attempting to escape the group’s strongholds southwest of the province. Alsumaria News quoted a security source saying the extremist group burned to death nine […]

Reuters File Photo Amnesty International (AI) on Tuesday criticized a ruling by the European Union Court of Justice (ECJ) that says employers can prevent their workers from wearing religious symbols, including Islamic headscarves. The ruling “gives greater leeway to employers to discriminate against women — and men — on the grounds of religious belief,” according […]

Turkey wants to purchase the Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile systems on credit. It was reported by head of the Russian Rostec state corporation Sergey Chemezov. However, the issue has not been decided yet. Negotiations are being carried out by the Ministry of Finance. As soon as decision on the loan is taken, a contract on […]

Mogadishu (HOL) – British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson arrived in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday on a surprise visit. Mr. Johnson met with Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo to discuss the worsening drought amid warnings from aid groups that Somalia is at risk of slipping into a famine. Roughly 6 million people in the […]

Vkontakte photo Ukrainian radicals keep blocking offices of the Russian Sberbank in Kiev. Security measures have been reinforced until 17 of March. 1,400 security officers have been dispatched to the city centre. The National Corpse and Right Sector concreted entrances to the Russian banks over, while law-enforcement bodies tolerate this. Nataliya Vitrenko, leader of the […]

A ‘merciless’ war awaits U.S. and South Korea, as North Korea warns it will launch attacks against joint drills • North Korea warned of attacks if U.S. aircraft carrier strike group infringes on its sovereignty • The aircraft carrier strike group is being led by the USS Carl Vinson, recently deployed in the South China […]

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is becoming ‘more hysterical’ in tone, prime minister Mark Rutte said on Tuesday, after Erdogan appeared to accuse the Dutch of carrying out the Srebrenica massacre.   Erdogan reportedly said during a press conference on Tuesday: ‘We know the Dutch from the Srebrenica blood bath. We know how their perverse […]