Somalia
US shows Qaeda pursuit with Libya, Somalia raids
World
October 6, 2013
US shows Qaeda pursuit with Libya, Somalia raids
US raids in Libya and Somalia that captured an Islamist wanted for bombing its Nairobi embassy 15 years ago show…
Suicide bomber, gunmen attack UN office in Somalia
World
June 19, 2013
Suicide bomber, gunmen attack UN office in Somalia
A suicide bomber and several gunmen attacked a United Nations compound in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, police and…
Bibliotheca Alexandrina to send Arabic books to Somalia
Books
February 17, 2013
Bibliotheca Alexandrina to send Arabic books to Somalia
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina announced that Somalia is receiving the first batch of Arabic publications to support its national library and…
Somali Islamist rebels sentence French hostage to death
World
January 16, 2013
Somali Islamist rebels sentence French hostage to death
Somali militants linked to Al-Qaeda said on Wednesday they had sentenced a French agent to death after a failed attempt…
55 people drowned off Somali coast: UNHCR
World
December 20, 2012
55 people drowned off Somali coast: UNHCR
Fifty-five people were drowned, or missing and presumed to have drowned, after an overcrowded boat capsized off the Somali coast,…
Somalia’s tough Islamist question
World
October 29, 2012
Somalia’s tough Islamist question
MOGADISHU — The National Constituent Assembly approved on 1 August the new Somali Provisional Constitution, which will be used until…
Somali militants hit Kismayo as African troops move in
World
October 2, 2012
Somali militants hit Kismayo as African troops move in
African Union troops and tanks occupied Al-Shabab's former stronghold of Kismayo on Tuesday, but the Somali Islamist militants gave notice…
Lawlessness in Somali port after Islamist retreat
World
September 30, 2012
Lawlessness in Somali port after Islamist retreat
Lawlessness is reigning in the Somali port city of Kismayo, where gunmen have killed at least three people since the…
Somali rebels claim killing of MP, threaten more assassinations
World
September 23, 2012
Somali rebels claim killing of MP, threaten more assassinations
MOGADISHU — Islamist rebels said they shot dead a Somali lawmaker in Mogadishu on Saturday and threatened to kill every…
Somali president, Kenyan FM escape bomb attack
World
September 12, 2012
Somali president, Kenyan FM escape bomb attack
MOGADISHU — Somalia's president survived an assassination bid Wednesday, just two days into his new job, when bomb blasts claimed…