Photo/Somali Times An outcry is rising in Somalia as parliament considers a bill that would allow child marriage once a girl’s sexual organs mature and would allow forced marriage as long as the family gives their consent. The bill is a dramatic reworking of years of efforts by civil society to bring forward a proposed

Seismic research vessel continues exploration of country’s southern coasts In the face of efforts by Greece, the Greek Cypriot administration and Egypt to limit Turkey into its mainland, Ankara has announced it would respond by continuing exploration activities in the Eastern Mediterranean with its seismic research vessel, the MTA Oruc Reis. Turkey has accused Greece

FILE – In this June 27, 2019, file photo, then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listens to questions after the Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Art in Miami. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as

Minneapolis voters line up to vote a day ahead of Minnesota’s Tuesday primary election on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, at the Minneapolis Election and Voters Services offices. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rep. Ilhan Omar is about to learn whether voters in her Minneapolis-area congressional district support the mix of confrontational, anti-Trump progressivism and

At least 15 inmates who tried to escape from Mogadishu prison have lost their lives in clashes with prison guards. About four probation officers were also killed in the fighting in Mogadishu’s central prison. According to VOA, Mubarak Ibrahim Idle, an al-Shabaab member who escaped, was sentenced in 2014 to 10 years in prison. Mubarak

Jawahir Roble wants to go to the top (Handout) The UK’s first female Muslim referee has set her sights on officiating in the Premier League. Jawahir Roble, 26, moved with her parents to Britain at the age of 10 to escape the civil war raging in Somalia. Leaving her home country, and all her friends,

Wadajir party chairman Abdirahman Abdishakur said the attack on Mogadishu’s central prison was a plot by the security services. Abdirahman Abdishakur says the security services of supplying weapons to al-Shabaab detainees in an attempt to free members of al-Shabaab. “People should not be confused. This was a plan that was worked out, But I do

Photo/Somali Times Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Government of Somalia, Ahmed Isse Awad has made a series of appointments at a time when his government has been discredited, pending the formation of a new one. Minister Awad has appointed eight members, including first, second and second secretaries, as well as ambassadors to

Photo/Somali Times Security forces among casualties, officials say At least 11 people, including security forces and Somali-based al-Qaeda affiliated group al-Shabaab fighters, were killed, while several others wounded in a gun battle inside the central prison in the capital Mogadishu on Monday, officials told Anadolu Agency. The fighting between security forces and al-Shabaab militants began

This photo provided by the French Defense Ministry shows oil leaking from the MV Wakashio, a bulk carrier ship that recently ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius, on Sunday. (EMAE via AP) By Greg Norman Fuel is leaking out of the Japanese ship MV Wakashio Environmentalists in Mauritius, an island country in the