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More than 700 killed in Saudi Hajj stampede At least 717 people have been killed in a stampede at the annual Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia’s civil defence directorate said, as the death toll continued to rise. The directorate said at least 863 other pilgrims were injured in Thursday’s stampede, which took place in Mina, on […]

Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Irina Bokova. UN Photo/Mark Garten 15 September 2015 – The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending the freedom of the press today denounced the recent killing of a Somali news editor. “I condemn the killing of Abdullahi Ali Hussein,” said Irina Bokova, […]

Wild elephants, lions, leopards, giraffe, buffalo and ostriches have been spotted in Somalia’s Lower Jubba area in the first sightings of the animals in the east African country in decades. The animals are believed to have been displaced from Kenya’s Boni forest by ongoing security operations against the armed group al-Shabab that operates in the […]

Abdi Hakin Ulad was the pride of the hometown crowd as he bested all other Danish competitors at Sunday’s Copenhagen Half Marathon. In 2001, he came to Denmark as a refugee from Somalia. On Sunday, Abdi Hakin Ulad crossed the finish line at the Copenhagen Half Marathon as the fastest Dane among the nearly 24,000 […]

K’naan and his Mom view the original script the Quran was written in and drawings of what would have been the prophet’s (pbuh) house. MOGADISHU – Somali-Canadian rapper K’naan Warsame has posted photos on social media while performing hajj in Saudi Arabia with his family, in an action that was praised by his fans. “Standing […]

He denies another motion for pretrial release, saying the seven suspects are a flight risk; trial is set for Feb. 16.   A federal judge again rejected bail Wednesday for seven young Somali-American men charged with attempting to join the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. It was the first time all seven of […]

Mohamed bin Zayed receives President of Somalia posted on 31/08/2015 His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received yesterday at Al Mamoura in Abu Dhabi President Hassan Shaikh Mahmoud of Somalia, who is currently on a visit to the UAE. […]

  Foreign Affairs and International Trade Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed. She has urged Swedish investors to form partnerships with Kenyan enterprises in order to promote innovation and enterprise development. She said Kenya would welcome discussions on promoting enterprise development, mentoring, training, business financing, networking and internship opportunities. The CS noted that in Africa, micro, small […]

Most of you probably know what traditional polygamy is — where one man has many wives. This custom is practiced all over the world, including in the US.  But have you ever heard of one woman taking multiple husbands? The relatively rare and ancient practice of several men sharing one wife is called polyandry. This […]