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Her hijab in the field is what gets the attention of the spectators, and many including herself wonder: “Who would ever think a black, Somali-born immigrant girl with eight siblings could ref a men’s game in England with a hijab on?” Born in Somalia, Jawahir Roble,...

Troops from the Puntland state of Somalia’s federal government, led by Mohammed Abdullahi Farmajo, launched two heavy-arms attacks on two fronts in areas where Somaliland forces are stationed in the Tukkaraq area. Two attacks in one week targeting Somaliland forces, in a new breach of...

Somalia’s international partners are gravely concerned over the latest armed clashes taking place today near the Tukaraq area of the Sool region between Puntland and ‘Somaliland,’ and are urgently calling for an immediate ceasefire. According to reports, heavy fighting broke out earlier this morning between...

.Following sweeping reforms that the United Arab Emirates made to its visa and immigration rules on Sunday, Abdirashid Duale, CEO of the global remittance giant Dahabshiil, said this provided an unprecedented window of opportunity for Somali investors. "Somalis had been trading with the UAE in...

Horndiplomat-Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Al-Amoudi is a billionaire, and by most estimates, one of the richest African-born people in the world. But he now finds himself in the midst of an anti-corruption sweep in Saudi Arabia. He was arrested in the Saudi kingdom last year. According to...

Audiences across the Arab world are gearing up for the biggest month of the TV calendar as Ramadan approaches. Production companies invest major budgets to secure the region's biggest stars and win the mantle of hottest series. The holy month of Ramadan is one for...

Tropical Cyclone Sagar is churning through the Gulf of Aden and is expected to make landfall on the coast of the Horn of Africa and parts of southern Yemen on Saturday, bringing with it high winds and heavy rainfall. Direct Relief is in the process...

A former refugee who has taken over as Sheffield's Lord Mayor says he hopes to bring the role "into the 21st Century". Magid Magid is the city's first Somali mayor, first Green Party mayor, and, at 28, the youngest mayor. He came to Sheffield aged five...

Tributes have been paid to a Somali diplomat born in the Vale of Glamorgan, who has died at the age of 98. Abdulrahim Abby Farah was born in Barry in October 1919 and represented Somalia at the United Nations for 25 years. He served as the...

Heavy fighting broke out early Tuesday in a disputed part of Sool region, leaving at least four people dead, a security official told VOA. The fighting between Somaliland and Puntland erupted outside the village of Tukaraq. It lies between the main towns of Las Anod...