Loved ones of Somali-Canadian journalist Hodan Nalayeh mourn after terrorist attack

Photo/Facebook page Hodan Nalayeh Family and friends of Hodan Nalayeh are remembering the Somali-Canadian journalist killed in a terrorist attack this week for her work redefining the global Somali identity through positive storytelling. Nalayeh, a broadcast reporter born in Somalia with roots in Edmonton and Toronto, died with her husband in an attack at a

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Somali President expresses condolences to citizens lost loved one in the terrorist attack in Kismayo

Photo/Somali Times Kismayo. (Somali Times). The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has sent condolences to the families and relatives of the Somali national who died in the terror attack in Kismayo. President Mohamed has called on the international community to step up its efforts to stabilize the Horn of

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The Latest: Halep beats Serena Williams in Wimbledon final

Romania’s Simona Halep returns the ball to United States’ Serena Williams during the women’s singles final match on day twelve of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Saturday, July 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Simona Halep won her first Wimbledon title and kept Serena Williams from winning her eighth. Halep beat Williams 6-2, 6-2 on

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Mogadishu Mayor returns to the owner’s property has been occupied non-owner by force since the civil war started in 1991.

Photo/Somali Times Somali diaspora escape the civil war, but the people are more than welcome to come back and get their property Mayor of Mogadishu and Benadir Regional Governor; Eng Abdirahman Omar Osman handed over a key to a Somali citizen Lul Mohamed Ahmed, she left in 1991 Mogadishu when the civil war started property

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Death toll in hotel attack in Somalia’s Kismayo jumps to 26: regional president

Photo/Somali Times The death toll from the attack on a hotel in Somalia’s port city of Kismayu has risen to 26, with Kenyans, Americans, a Briton and Tanzanians among the dead, Jubbaland region’s president said on Saturday. A presidential candidate for upcoming regional elections was also killed in the assault by four militants, Jubbaland president

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Turkey begins receiving Russian missiles in challenge to U.S. and NATO

First parts of a Russian S-400 missile defense system are unloaded from a Russian plane at Murted Airport, known as Akinci Air Base, near Ankara, Turkey, July 12, 2019. Turkish Military/Turkish Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS Turkey began taking delivery of an advanced Russian missile defense system on Friday, a move expected to trigger U.S. sanctions

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Somali Canadian journalist among the dead in terrorist attack in Kismayo

Photo/Facebook Page Hodan Naleeye, According to Associated Press at least 10 people confirmed dead. The al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab extremist group, which often targets , claimed responsibility for the attack. Those killed include Canadian journalist Hodan Nalayeh, local officials confirmed . Hodan Nalayeh is the founder and host of Integration TV , an English TV show that

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Suicide car bomb targets hotel in Somali port city, death toll may be high: police

A car bomb went off on Friday at a hotel in Somalia’s port city of Kismayu where local elders and lawmakers had been discussing an upcoming regional election and was followed by gunfire, police said, adding that the death toll could be high. The militant Islamist group al Shabaab, which is trying to topple Somalia’s

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Gibraltar says it took decision to detain Iranian tanker

FILE PHOTO: Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo delivers a statement at parliament in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, historically claimed by Spain, November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo Gibraltar took the decision to seize an Iranian tanker last week solely because the ship was in breach of European Union sanctions and not on the

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R. Kelly arrested on child pornography charges: report

Photo (AP)Jason Wambsgans R. Kelly has been arrested on child pornography and other charges, the New York Times reported, in the latest criminal investigation into the R&B superstar dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct. The 52-year-old, whose legal name is Robert Kelly, was taken into custody by federal agents in Chicago late Thursday, the newspaper

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