Suicide bombing targeted to hotel that hosted IGAD ministers

Mogadishu, 22 Jan 2015 (Qalin) - At least three people including two suicide bombers died in at attacked tarted to SYL hotel in Mogadishu where a preliminary Turkish Delegation ha a meeting.

Somalia: International partners express concerns over political delays in the government

Mogadishu, 22 Jan 2015 (Qalin) –The United Nations, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the European Union (EU), African Union Mission in Somalia, the United States and United Kingdom have expressed concerns over delays in the implementation of Vision 2016 due to the prolonged political…

Somalia President: "Alshabaab seeks to thrive on headlines, but we will give you better headlines tomorrow

Mogadishu, 22 Jan 2015 (Qalin) - the President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, today spoke to the media on a terrorist attack that took place at the SYL Hotel in central Mogadishu this afternoon. The President spoke to the media from the hotel itself.

President orders use of Somali as official language of communication

Mogadishu, 21 Jan 2015 (Qalin) - President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today led celebrations to commemorate the adoption of the standard written form of the Somali language – first written down 42 years ago. Attending the celebrations in Mogadishu were the Speaker of the Federal Parliament Hon Mohamed…

The President: "Advancing and protection children's rights advances and protects Somalia's future"

Mogadishu, 20 Jan. 2015, (Qalin) - The President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, signed the Convention for the Rights of the Child.

The Somali Forum for Unity and Democracy (SFUD) welcomes the prime minister's withdrawal of the list of cabinet appointees

Mogadishu, 18 Jan. 2015 (Qalin) - The Somali Forum for Unity and Democracy welcomes the decision of the Prime Minister to withdraw the list of cabinet appointees, responding to the deep concerns over the list held by an overwhelming majority of parliamentarians.

Somalia PM Sharmaarke dissolved cabinet after parliament shown rejection

Mogadishu, 17 Jan, 2015 (Qalin) – Somalia Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmaarke dissolved his sixty cabinet members that existed only five days after the the parliament shown its rejection to the members in the list.

Somalia The President confirms support for the nominated Council of Ministers

Mogadishu, 14 Jan 2015, (Qalin) - The President, HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud confirms his support for the Council of Ministers, as nominated by the Prime Minister.

GOOSASHADA PUNTLAND MA GO'AAN BAY KU TIMID MISE WAA QALAD FARSAMO!!

Qalinka: Abukar Albadri --- - Muqdisho (14/01/2015) – Waa hubanti in qof walba oo dareen waddaniyadeed wax ku aqriya uu is weydiinayo su'aalo badan oo la xiriira masiirka Soomaaliya xilligan ay muuqdaan ifafaalayaal dadka ku abuuraya rajo iyo rajo beel is barbar socda, taas oo ay sabab u yihiin…

The List of the cabinet members announced by the Somalia PM

MOGADISHU, 12 Jan. 2015 (Qalin) – The PM announced 25 ministers, 25 deputy ministers and 9 state ministers who will replace the former cabinet that lost the vote of confidence in the parliament in December 2014.

Somalia PM announced 60 member cabinet list

MOGADISHU, 12 Jan. 2015 (Qalin) – The Somalia Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmaarke announced a cabinet list consisting of 60 members on Monday morning at a ceremony in the Statehouse in Mogadishu.

Somalia hosts the IGAD summit regardless of Alshabaab/Al Qa'ida nightmare

Mogadishu, 10 Dec. 2015 (Qalin) - The Somali federal government is hosting IGAD's foreign ministers meeting in Mogadishu in today, 10th January, 015 for the first time following decades of civil war and instability in the war-torn state.

Government warns illegal companies operating in Somalia

Mogadishu, 08 Dec. 2014 (Qalin) - The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Federal Government of Somalia has been closely monitoring the illegal activities of ARC, a Chinese company. ARC has been involved in the illegal digging and mining for minerals in the Simodi mountain ranges in the Awdal…

Somalia: President nominated former President;s son as the new PM

Mogadishu, 17 Dec. 2014, (Qalin) – Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud nominated on Wednesday Omar Abdirashid Ali as the new Prime Minister of Somalia after the Parliament sacked the former PM Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed early this month.

Somalia sexual offences bill hailed as vital step towards lasting change

The first bill to define and address sexual offences in Somalia is expected to be presented to the cabinet before the end of this year, updating legislation that has been in place since 1930.

The CIA's Secret Sites in Somalia

Renditions, an underground prison and a new CIA base are elements of an intensifying US war, according to a Nation investigation in Mogadishu.

Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Somalia Concludes Mission-PRESS STATEMENT

Mogadishu, 14 Dec. 2014 (Qalin) - The Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Mr Bahame Nyanduga, concluded his first mission to the Federal Republic of Somalia today.

STATEMENT FROM THE HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR FOR SOMALIA

Mogadishu, 12 Dec. 2014 (Qalin) - Speaking after the launch of the 2015 Global Humanitarian Response plans in Geneva on 8 December 2014, the Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, revealed that humanitarian organizations in Somalia require US$ 863 million to meet the most urgent…

UN Security Council Issues statement on Somalia Political unrest

New York, 12 Dec. 2014 (Qalin) - The members of the Security Council have taken note of Saturday's parliamentary vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, and recent political instability in the country.

Seven women killed in Tiyeglow town of Somalia on World Human Rights day.

Mogadishu, 10 Dec. 2014 (Qalin) – Seven women were killed in Tiyeglow district of Somalia on Wednesday in separate incidents, where Alshabab beheaded two women first and government soldiers killed five other women in revenge, a witness confirmed for Qalin.

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