Iran is a new transit point for Somali charcoal in illicit trade taxed by militants: U.N. report Storyline:National News, World BY: Criminal networks are using Iran as a transit point for illicit Somali charcoal exports that earn Islamist militants al Shabaab millions of dollars annually in tax, U.N. sanctions monitors… 5 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Turkey to search Saudi consulate for missing journalist Foreign Ministry says Saudi officials have okayed search of Istanbul Consulate in case of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi Turkey on Tuesday announced Saudi officials have granted a search warrant for…
1 min read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News, Upper House Senate leaders hold talks with new UN envoy to Somalia Senate leaders today held talks with new UN Special Envoy to Somalia Nicholas Haysom at the Senate building in Mogadishu. Speaker Abdi Hashi and his deputy Abshir Ahmad hosted the…
5 mins read Storyline:Science & Tech Google Breach – What Happened, Who Was Impacted And How To Delete Your Account Yesterday, Google became the latest tech giant to disclose a breach of user data after admitting its Google+ social network was hacked. The company exposed data belonging to hundreds of…
1 min read Storyline:National News PM Khaire travel to Saudi Arabia for two days visit Prime Minister Hassan Khaire has left for Saudi Arabia following an invitation from King Salman bin Abdulaziz. The PM said in a twitter post he will be holding bilateral talks with…
4 mins read Storyline:National News Q&A: UK Minister of State on her visit to Somalia and UK’s role The UK Minister of State at the Foreign Office Harriet Baldwin this past week visited Somalia and held talks with Prime Minister Hassan Khaire among other assignments. Goobjoog FM Chief Editor…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Puntland authorities accuse presidential candidates of insecurity in Garowe Puntland authorities have accused presidential candidates of being behind what they said was deteriorating security situation in the state capital, Garowe. Security commander in Nugal region Muhyadin Ahmed Muse said in…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Ethiopia to Introduce Visa-Free Entry for African Travelers The government of Ethiopia will allow African travellers to enter into the country without visa this fiscal year (2018/19), according to President Mulatu Teshome. The House of People’s Representatives (HPR)…