Key quotes from Obama’s State of the Union address
US President Barack Obama speaks during the State of the Union address on Capitol Hill January 20, 2015 in Washington, DC. PHOTO| BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI In Summary “When what you’re doing…
UN lauds Somalia as country ratifies landmark children’s rights treaty
A student at the Hamar Jajab School in Mogadishu holds a peace-themed comic book for children produced by UNSOM during the commemoration of Somalia’s ratification of the Convention on the…
Minister Yousef bin Alawi Bin Abdullah met Somali Foreign Minister Abdirahman Duale Beyle
Kasmaal (19/01/”015:The Somali Minister of Foreign Affairs and Investment Promotion Dr. Abdirahman Dualeh Beileh arrived in Oman’s capital Muscat yesterday to hold bilateral talks with his counterpart Minister Yusuf bin…
Health worker’s journey fuels work with Somali familiesHealth worker’s journey fuels work with Somali families
Amina Ahmed remembers well leaving Kenya for the U.S. in 2005. “That was one of the hardest things, leaving my dad behind. … I still have that picture of walking…
Somali PM Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke has dismissed his newly formed cabinet.
Kasmaal.com//:Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke has dismissed his newly nominated cabinet, a government official told Xinhua in the wee hours Saturday. “The PM decided to dissolve the newly appointed…
Africa in Transition » Somalia Ready for Oil Exploration.
Engineers and visitors explore an exploratory well near Dharoor town, 350 km (217 miles) from the port of Bosasso on the Gulf of Aden in Puntland, January 17, 2012. (Abdiqani…
Nuruddin Farah:My books are a dialogue; a dialogue between society and myself.
The current images of Somalia are those of a country ravaged by a 22-year dictatorship and perpetual civil war. Yet through 12 books and countless essays centered on Somalia, author…
Police suspect : ” Somali clans fighting in Virserum / Sweden
There are many indications that there are various Somali clans quarrel Civil Virserum and on Monday led to two men arrested for aggravated assault The two men were arrested on…
Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke Appointed his Cabinet
Mogadishu, Somalia: H.E. Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke announced members of his new cabinet after extensive consultations with all stakeholders. In his announcement speech, the PM said “In order…
Defection of senior al-Shabaab official rekindles debate over amnesty programme
MOGADISHU — The defection of former al-Shabaab intelligence chief Zakariya Ismail Ahmed Hersi has sparked debate on the Somali government’s amnesty offer and the benefits of pardoning al-Shabaab officials who…