Over 20 killed as Somali forces end siege of restaurant
Somalia’s security forces ended a deadly siege of a beachfront restaurant in the capital, with more than 20 people killed in the attack, a police official said Friday. The security…
Somalia: Gun and bomb attacks at Lido beach in Mogadishu
Popular beachfront restaurants have been hit by car bombs and gunmen in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The first car bomb went off in the early evening, followed soon after by…
The fate of at least 12 Kenyan soldiers held by al Shabaab remains unknown, almost a week after the attack on the KDF El Adde base inside Somalia.
The fate of at least 12 Kenyan soldiers held by al Shabaab remains unknown, almost a week after the attack on the KDF El Adde base inside Somalia. Sources in…
21 killed, over 30 injured as gunmen attack Bacha Khan University in Charsadda
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan central spokesperson Muhammad Khorasani on Wednesday denied any involvement in an attack on Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, contradicting an earlier admission by the group claiming the attack.…
Counter-terrorism measures threaten remittances sent to Somali diaspora – UN rights experts
18 January – Expressing concern over the impact on vital remittances from diaspora countries into Somalia caused by “necessary but less considered counter-terrorism regulations,” United Nations rights experts today warned…
PM Raila CALLS for National DAY of MOURNING OVER SLAIN KDF SOLDIERS
LEADERSHIP: PM Raila CALLS for The attack on and murder of Kenya soldiers operating in Somalia under the auspices of AMISON constitutes the worst such act against our troops in…
The terrorist group IS has killed 300 civilians and kidnapped an additional 400
The abductees are reported to be family members of soldiers fighting for the Syrian regime , reports the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights ( Sohr ) . – There…
Four soldiers injured in Shabaab attack on Amisom base arrive in Nairobi
Four Kenyan soldiers who were injured when Al-Shabaab militants attacked an African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) base in Somalia arrived at the Wilson Airport, Nairobi Sunday morning aboard two…
SCTNH: Women can rent hotel rooms without ‘mahram’
RIYADH: The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH) has warned all providers of tourist accommodation services, including furnished apartments and hotels, against refraining from providing such services to…
UN condemns Al-Shabaab attack on KDF troops in Somalia
The United Nations has condemned Friday’s attack on Kenya Defence Forces troops in an African Union Mission (Amisom) base in Somalia. The UN Security Council affirmed their support to reduce…