Kasmaal  Independent Somali news and analysis website .

US President Donald Trump has refused to concede the November 3 election, and repeatedly said he intends to overturn the result through legal cases — despite no evidence of mass fraud MANDEL NGAN AFP/File President Donald Trump has yet to admit defeat in the US election. But with a word here, a slip there, he is […]

TEHRAN – Guardian Council spokesman Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei believes the hatred, especially racism, that Donald Trump has been injecting into the American society has pushed the United States toward a “divided state”. In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times, Kadkhodaei points to the recent rift in the American society, saying “despite the economic growth” […]

Supporters of President Donald Trump cheer as his motorcade drives past a rally of supporters near the White House, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucc  Donald Trump’s supporters staged a rally in Washington D.C. on Saturday more than ten days since the country’s election and having yet to concede to Joe Biden, […]

The government hopes that promising geology and attractive fiscal terms will attract the interest of IOCs to develop its offshore oil discoveries Great excitement and interest accompanied Somalia’s recent launch of its first offshore oil and gas exploration licensing round, with more than 250 energy companies and investors attending the virtual roadshow.  Great excitement and […]

This image grab taken from a video broadcast on Russian media outlets shows a home burnt down by Armenians as they leave it before the arrival of Azerbaijani citizens in the Kalbajar area of Nagorno-Karabakh, Nov. 13, 2020. Armenian residents leaving the Kalbajar region in Nagorno-Karabakh following a peace deal with Azerbaijan are burning down […]

Somali ´Capital Mogadisho hit by Huge eExplosion UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The U.N. Security Council voted Thursday to prevent the sale or shipment to Somalia of components of improvised explosive devices if there is “significant risk” they may be used to manufacture the often deadly devices that are increasingly being used in attacks by al-Shabab […]

IOM/Hussein Ben Mosa There were just 47 survivors when a boat carrying over 120 people, capsized off the Libyan coast on Thursday.  The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday reported yet another devastating shipwreck in the Central Mediterranean, which has claimed the lives of at least 74 migrants off the coast of Khums, Libya. It is the eighth such incident since the […]

Rejecting Trump’s claims, officials said Donald Trump’s claims of fraud, saying ‘the November 3 election was the most secure in American history’ [Carlos Barria/Reuters]  There is no evidence of compromised ballots or corrupt voting systems in the United States presidential elections, officials said, as a top Democrat accused the Republicans who refuse to accept President-elect […]

Members of the Allegheny County Return Board process the remaining absentee and mail-in Allegheny County ballots, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, on the North Side in Pittsburgh.   –   Copyright  Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via Ap The US presidential election on November 3 was “the most secure in American history”, the US body charged with election oversight has said, directly repudiating […]

Somali president Mohamed Abdillahi and Chinese president Xi Jinping  BEIJING, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) — China is ready to work with Somalia to push forward bilateral relations to new highs, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said. Wang made the remarks in a telephone talk with Somali Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation […]