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Somali president declares floods a ‘national disaster,’ appeals for international…

Visiting Belet Weyne, where at least 100, 000 people were rendered homeless after the Shabelle river burst its banks, President Farmajo promised that the national government would do all it…

Africa

Former defense minister wins Somali House speakership

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MOGADISHU -- Somali lawmakers elected Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdirahman -- the former defense minister -- as their new speaker after two rounds of voting in which the man trounced his…

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Khayre: Somali Govt to spare no efforts to help flood affected people

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MOGADISHU – The Somali government assured the public that it would spare no efforts to help the tens of thousands of people uprooted by the ongoing flash floods and heavy rains that caused…

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Nearly 175,000 displaced in Somalia as heavy rains, flash floods create crisis

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MOGADISHU -- The United Nations humanitarian agency is warning of a looming crisis in the country after heavy rains and flash floods affected more than 427,000 people in different parts of…

Politics

UN warns of flash floods, heavy rains in Somalia

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MOGADISHU – The UN’s food and agriculture organization is warning of heavy rains and flash floods in most parts of the nation’s southern and northern regions in the coming week. Regions…

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President Mohamed urges under-17 team to ‘bring the cup home’ after…

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MOGADISHU – President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmajo” hailed the under-17 national football players who shellacked Uganda Cubs in the semifinals and urged them to also bury the Tanzanian…

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Over 4,000 displaced by floods in Somalia’s Hiiraan region

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The main city of the region, Belet Weyne, is situated in a low-lying area, and during rainy seasons the water of more than 20 nearby valleys flow into it. The Shabelle river, which flows…

America

Saudi writer: Linking Somali-UAE tension to Qatar “declaration of defeat”

Mansour Al Nogaidan, writing for the UAE's Al Ittihad newspaper, admitted that Al Jazeera and Al Hiwar TV stations did a far better job than local media houses, calling for a long term media strategy to deal with crises that pop up suddenly.

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MOGADISHU – A Saudi writer has warned the United Arab Emirates’ media against linking the current diplomatic tension between Abu Dhabi and Somalia to Qatar or focusing on…

Official: UAE regrets minister’s claim on deal with Somali govt

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A statement issued by the spokesman of the northwestern region’s leader, Mohamoud Warsame Jama, said that a visiting UAE delegation conveyed their country’s regret for the assertion made by…

Official: UAE regrets minister’s claim on deal with Somali govt

A statement issued by the spokesman of the northwestern region’s leader, Mohamoud Warsame Jama, said that a visiting UAE delegation made up of 12 members conveyed their country’s regret for the assertion made by the State Minister For Foreign Affairs, Anwar Gargash.

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Mohamoud Warsame Jama, Muse Bihi's spokesman By The Star Staff Writer MOGADISHU— The United Arab Emirates will issue official statement on the recent claim made by one of its ministers…

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