Belet Weyne, 4 November 2019 – The United Nations has joined the national efforts to provide immediate assistance to tens of thousands of people affected by floods that have devastated parts of Somalia, especially Belet Weyne district in Hirshabelle State. The World Food Programme (WFP), the food-assistance branch of the United Nations, and other partners

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seen outside Downing Street in London, Britain October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party holds a 16-point lead over the opposition Labour Party ahead of a parliamentary vote on Monday on whether to hold a snap general election, according to an Opinium poll. According

Elman and her colleagues. Pic Credit: Twitter Iman Elman is a female captain in the Somali National Army, making her the youngest female commander in Somalia. Her focus is to help defeat the jihadist fundamentalist group, Al-Shabab, to improve the condition of Somali women. Since joining the army in 2011, Captain Elman has risen to

Flowers are seen at the scene where bodies were discovered in a lorry container, in Grays, Essex, Britain October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson Police were given extra time on Thursday to question a driver arrested on suspicion of murder after 39 people, believed to be Chinese nationals, were found dead in a refrigerated truck near

Police move the lorry container where bodies were discovered, in Grays, Essex, Britain October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay Two addresses in Northern Ireland have been searched by police investigating the deaths of 39 people inside a truck at an industrial estate near London. British police found the bodies of 38 adults and one teenager in

The trailer was found at Waterglade Industrial Park ( Google StreetView ) A murder investigation has been launched after the bodies of 39 people were found in a lorry container in Essex. Police were called to the Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays at 1.40am today by paramedics of the bodies in a lorry that is

Photo/ Somali Times/Ibrahim Mohamed Ibrahim, Haji Said Isse Abdi, Kismayo, The killings in the two towns of Afgoye and Kismayo targeted by the local Armed groups forces have been carried out by gunmen. Ibrahim Mohamed Ibrahim, assassinated in Afgoye town, In another attack last night in the port city of Kismayo, the assassination of Haji

Somali government operated propaganda machine Facebook, twitter Instagram and spends millions U. S Dollar donor aid, Instead building schools, hospital housing sector, Former Media Officer for the late Mogadishu Mayor Abdirahman Omar Osman is under police custody. Abdinur has been held at the CID headquarters. According to Somali officials that Ahmed Abdinur was arrested on

Nearly half of all religious hate crimes were perpetrated against Muslims, Jewish says Home Office in report The number of hate crimes in England and Wales rose 10% in the past year to a record 103,379, the Home Office said Tuesday in an annual report. Hate crimes are defined as being motivated by aggravation with

At least three mortar bombs were fired on Sunday at Mogadishu’s international airport, injuring at least six people in the compound where several embassies are located, a diplomatic source said. The missions of the United Nations and African Union, as well as several embassies, are based inside the perimeter fence. The Horn of Africa nation