Hiran Regional Security forces started today an operation against illegal Checkpoints who are located in Beledweyn and its surrounding Areas. Arab Yusuf Nuur is the one of Security Officials who started this operation; Arab said that they destroyed three illegal Checkpoints in in Beledweyn and its surrounding Areas. He said that the operation was the first of its kind...

The Human Rights Journalists (HRJ) expresses dismay over the so called safety protocol for media houses and journalists developed by IMS/FOJO founded and funded media hate group of SOMA,SIMHA and SWJ that is aimed at exploiting the safety funds for Somali journalists. The above stated media owners associations who met in Mogadishu today 15 August, have exclusively declared...

    ...

Nairobi, July 31, 2018–Authorities in Somalia should rigorously investigate the killing of Abdirizak Kasim Iman, a cameraperson for the privately owned SBS TV, who was shot dead in Mogadishu on the afternoon of July 26, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Abdirizak was shot when he tried to pass through a checkpoint near a public park in Mogadishu, Peace...

Beijing, which operates a naval base in the Horn of Africa country, denied accusations that Chinese personnel have targeted US pilots with the beams. Beijing, China:  China on Friday rejected US allegations that Chinese nationals shone military-grade lasers at American pilots in Djibouti, dismissing the claims as “inconsistent with facts”. Beijing, which operates...

Some of the residents of Beletweyne have told media outlets that the overflow of Shabelle river has caused fears as the waters has crossed the rivers’ banks. They requested from the Federal government of Somalia, Hirshabelle state and the Hiraan administration to take action before the river begins flooding. A meeting between Hiiran administration and humanitarian aid...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday remained steadfast that he and his wife were not involved in a discount land-sale deal that has seen the opposition call for the resignation of key ally and Finance Minister Taro Aso. Abe and Aso have come under fresh pressure over the ministry’s admission this week that it had altered documents related to the sale of state-owned...

At least 26 people have been killed and 18 wounded in a suspected suicide bomb attack near a shrine in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials say. Initial reports suggest the bomber attacked a crowd of hundreds of people who had gathered to celebrate the start of Nowruz, the New Year festival. Many in the crowd were minority Shia. Reports say the number killed may rise. There...

The amount of plastic in the ocean is set to treble in a decade unless litter is curbed, a major report has warned. Plastics is just one issue facing the world’s seas, along with rising sea levels, warming oceans, and pollution, it says. But the Foresight Future of the Sea Report for the UK government said there are also opportunities to cash in on the “ocean...

US prosecutors have laid a murder charge against a policeman who shot and killed an unarmed Australian woman. Officer Mohamed Noor, 32, turned himself in over the death of Justine Damond in Minneapolis, prosecutors said. He is accused of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Ms Damond died in July last year after calling police to report a possible sexual...