Kasmaal  Independent Somali news and analysis website .

When we leave the EU our support for Somalia’s future must remains as strong as it is today. For the people of Somalia, peace has been a long time coming. After more than 27 years of civil war, political instability and chronic hunger, there are finally reasons to be optimistic about the country’s future. But […]

Norway’s biggest trade union voted Friday in favour of a boycott against Israel, a decision immediately condemned by Israeli diplomats who judged it “immoral”. The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) went against a recommendation from its leadership and voted 197 to 117 in favour of an international economic, cultural and academic boycott against Israel because of […]

QUETTA: At least 26 people were killed and 40 others, including Senate Deputy Chairman Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, suffered injuries in a suicide attack on his convoy in the Mastung area, some 50km from here, on Friday. The convey was targeted on the Quetta-Karachi National Highway when Maulana Haideri had just left a seminary after […]

DHS caught busing in illegal Somalis from Mexico border May 13, 2015: The U.S. has been bringing in 100,000 Muslims every year through legal channels such as the United Nations refugee program and various visa programs, but in May 2015, reports indicated a pipeline had been established through the southern border with the help of the federal […]

By Ben Blanchard and John Ruwitch | BEIJING/SHANGHAI The United States warned China on Friday that North Korea’s attendance at a weekend summit on China’s new Silk Road could affect the participation of other countries, casting a shadow over what is Beijing’s biggest diplomatic event of 2017. People take pictures in front of a ”Golden […]

Two people,  including an infant, were killed and 10 others wounded after “terrorists” shot at workers at a development project in the eastern Qutaif governorate and left the scene, the Saudi interior ministry said on Friday, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. The inciden took place at Al-Masoura neighborhood in Al-Awamiya town in Qutaif. He added […]

Tabqa, Syria // An alliance of US-backed Syrian fighters said on Friday it could launch an assault on ISIL’s Syrian bastion of Raqqa as soon as next month with new weapons and armoured vehicles promised by Washington. Commanders of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced the impending offensive in Tabqa, which the alliance of Kurdish […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn in Beijing, capital of China, May 12, 2017. Hailemariam Desalegn is in Beijing to attend the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. CHINESE President Xi Jinping on Friday called on China and Ethiopia to elevate bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation. […]

DONALD Trump’s love for ice cream has created a headache for the US President after it was revealed he got two scoops with dinner, while three visiting journalists only got one. Mr Trump invited three Time journalists for a tour of his home and office, followed by a four-course dinner in the Blue Room less […]

The vote for the UK to leave the European Union last summer had a “clear” impact on the skyrocketing number of Brits seeking German citizenship, figures obtained by The Local show. Figures obtained by The Local show that after the Brexit referendum last summer, the number of Brits applying for German citizenship in major metropolitan […]