Chinese premier meets Djibouti’s prime minister on ties
NANJING - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with Djibouti's Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed at the closing ceremony of the second Summer Youth Olympic...
Nine killed in fighting between rival regions in north Somalia
HARGEISA,(HargeisaPress) — At least nine people were killed in fighting on Thursday between rival areas in Somalia's usually calm Somaliland region, residents said, highlighting...
Turkey’s Erdogan is inaugurated as president
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been officially sworn in as Turkish president after winning the country's first public vote for head of state.
Mr Erdogan, who...
Qatar opens embassy in Somalia
Mogadishu - Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud met the chargé d’affaires of Qatar’s Embassy in Mogadishu, Hassan bin Hamza Assad Mohammed, on the occasion...
Somali journalists face trial as government denies torture
Mogadishu (AFP) - Three senior Somali journalists will face trial for broadcasts allegedly inciting violence, the government said Thursday, dismissing reports they had been...
AMISOM to leave Somalia in 2016 – envoy
The African Mission to Somalia (AMISOM), a peace keeping mission operated by the African Union would be leaving Somalia in 2016, according to the...
100 TERROR RELATED ATTACKS IN THREE YEARS
NAIROBI, KENYA: At least 370 people have been killed and over 1,075 others injured in terrorist attacks since October 2011 when Kenya took the war...
Somali journalists urge fair trial for colleagues
Somalia’s journalist union on Monday urged the government to ensure a fair trial of three colleagues arrested last week when security forces stormed a...
Mo Farah kicks to 5,000m glory and European Championships gold double
ZURICH,(HargeisaPress) —Mo Farah put a wretched 2014 behind him by completing the long-distance double at the European Championships.
Things have gone off-kilter since the 31-year-old...