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President Farmajo has asked parliamentarians to extend in office

Photo/Somali Times /Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Mogadishu, Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has embarked on a campaign of parliamentarians, trying to prevent the passage of the country’s electoral law in front of parliament. Several lawmakers who spoke to Somali Times said the president wants the bill approved by the cabinet in May, which would

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The various layers to the Somaliland-Puntland discord

The Sool-Sanaag dispute involves local, regional and national dynamics. Tensions between Somaliland and Puntland have increased over the past two years, with risks of further instability and militarisation if not adequately addressed. The discord centres on competing claims to the Sool and Sanaag (and Cayn) regions by the self-declared independent entity of Somaliland and the

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Two Somali Ministers are standing trial in Parliament

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, The meeting of the parliament was officially opened, which was attended by the Minister of Security, Mohamed Abukar Islo, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, Mohamed Abdullahi Salad and Police Commissioner Abdi Hassan. The meeting was attended by 120 members of the House of the People, chaired by the 1st Deputy Speaker

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Turkish First Lady meets MPs, Somali diaspora in London

Multiculturalism, refugee crisis, Somali’s future discussed during Emine Erdogan’s meetings Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan met with representatives of the Global Somali Diaspora Organization and members of the U.K. parliament Wednesday following a NATO summit in London, the Turkish Presidency said in a statement. Erdogan met with members of the House of Lords, Conservative Baroness

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London holds vigil after attack thrusts security to election fore

Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones, victims of the London bridge stabbing attack on November 29, 2019, are seen in this undated combination image provided by the Metropolitan Police. Metropolitan Police/Handout via REUTERS London held a vigil on Monday for two people killed near London Bridge by a convicted terrorist who had been released early from

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The latest in Bosaso: A prominent politician who criticizes governor Dani, Aran Jaan has been arrested

Photo/Somali Times Bosaso, Somalia – A police official in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region of Puntland has been arrested politician Muse Jama in the port city of Bossaso, official reports. The reason for the arrest of the politician Muse Jama is that he and other elders arrested have criticized the government of governor Said Abdullahi Deni.

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People convicted of terror offenses must serve full prison terms: UK PM

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to the media at the scene of a stabbing on London Bridge, in which two people were killed, in London, Britain, November 30, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/Pool British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said people convicted of terrorism offenses should not be allowed out of prison early after it was revealed

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London Bridge attacker had been convicted of terrorism offenses but released last year

Usman Khan has been named as the perpetrator of Friday’s attack on London Bridge (West Midlands Police/PA) The 28-year-old British man who killed two people in a stabbing spree on London Bridge before police shot him dead had previously been convicted of terrorism offenses and was released from prison last year. Sporting a fake suicide

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London police shoot suspect dead after ‘terrorist’ stabbings

In this grab taken from video made available by @HLOBlog, a man is surrounded by police after an incident on London Bridge, in London, Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. A man wearing a fake explosive vest stabbed several people before being tackled by members of the public and then shot dead by armed officers on London

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Dutch-Somali man who stabbed commuters in UK gets minimum 11 year term

A video screen grab shows the moment that Mahdi Mohamud began to stab unsuspecting victims at a Manchester, Britain, trains station. BBC A U.K. judge has sentenced a man who screamed “allahu Akbar” while stabbing commuters at random in Manchester’s Victoria Train station on New Year’s Eve to at least 11 years in prison. Judge

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