Kasmaal  Independent Somali news and analysis website .

9 November – The Security Council today approved a successor operation to the six-yearold United Nations Support Office for the African Union Mission to Somalia, known as UNSOA, underlining the role of the new entity to close gaps in UNSOA’s ability to deliver and to “consolidate and prioritize its efforts in line with the [Council’s] […]

Image caption The Kenyans were found to have overstayed their visas A Somali court has ordered the deportation of 27 Kenyans found to be in the country illegally. This is the first time in 25 years that Somalia is to expel foreigners for overstaying their visas. The men have also been fined $10 (£6.50) for […]

Hookahs or waterpipes are used to smoke tobacco and other herbal products. Also known as shisha, hookah smoking is especially popular among people from Middle Eastern and North African countries. Toronto city council has voted 34-3 to ban the use of hookah inside licensed establishments. The move will take effect April 1 and will apply to any licensed and unlicensed […]

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Holds Talks Session with Somalia’s President     Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud held official talks session at Al-Yamamah Palace here today with Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. During the talks session, they discussed bilateral relations and the developments in the region. The talks […]

Djibouti: 23 October ( DjibTalk) – A new report by the United Nations Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring group alleged that political associates close to the Somali president have invested heavily – financially and politically in manipulating state formations. The report has accused Damul Jadid, a political party close to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of having […]

Tributes left outside the school in Trollhättan on Thursday. Photo: Adam Ihse/TT Three dead, two hurt in school knife attack UPDATED: The suspect behind a stabbing spree at a school in west Sweden has been confirmed dead. A boy and a teacher also died and two others remain in hospital. Five crucial facts about attack […]

  Moderate politician Elisabeth Elgh A German court has banned the circumcision of boys. The District Court in Cologne believes that freedom of religion is not above the requirement to spare children from abuse. Obviously, the Court was aware that its decision would arouse strong reactions among the country’s many Jews and Muslims. Yet it […]

Muslim pilgrims pray on a rocky hill called the Mountain of Mercy, near the holy city of Makkah. (AP) As many as 2,292 Somali pilgrims have asked for the extension of their Hajj visa to prolong their stay in the Kingdom because they were not in a hurry to return due to the precarious security […]

MPs want the National Treasury PS and Kenya Revenue Authority to explain the cash crisis that has seen CDF disbursement being withheld for three months. And Wednesday, they directed the relevant committees to summon the officials. Eldas MP Adan Keynan and Runyenjes MP Cecily Mbarire clashed on the floor of the House over a three-day […]