Finance minister: All Vision 2030 projects have sustainable funding that won't affect public finances    Crown Prince announces medium-term debt strategy to diversify funding sources "A resilient economy capable of overcoming challenges reflects progress towards achieving Vision 2030 goals"    'No excuses' for Israel to not accept ceasefire deal, EU foreign policy chief says    Riyadh Season draws 8 million visitors in 6 weeks    Alkhorayef highlights role of National Initiative for Global Supply Chains in boosting Saudi economy    Saudi Arabia signs investment deals worth SR35bn with foreign firms to strengthen global supply chains    Saudi Arabia unveils updates on Expo 2030 Riyadh master plan at 175th BIE General Assembly Riyadh Expo Development Company established to oversee strategic planning, operations, and legacy development    Saudi FM attends Quadripartite meeting on Sudan in Italy    Georgia's new parliament opens first session amid mass protests and boycott    Gangsters block aid distribution in south Gaza    Russian deserter reveals war secrets of guarding nuclear base    Best-selling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford dies    Cristiano Ronaldo's double powers Al Nassr to 3-1 win over Al Gharafa in AFC Champions League    Saud Abdulhamid makes history as first Saudi player in Serie A    Al Ahli edges Al Ain 2-1, bolsters perfect start in AFC Champions League Elite    Al-Falih: 1,238 foreign investors obtain premium residency in Saudi Arabia    Most decorated Australian Olympian McKeon retires    Adele doesn't know when she'll perform again after tearful Vegas goodbye    'Pregnant' for 15 months: Inside the 'miracle' pregnancy scam    Do cigarettes belong in a museum?    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

Articles of the author Al MOGADISHU
Somali pirates hijack Italian bulk carrier
Awwal 17, 1432 H / April 21, 2011, SPA -- Somali pirates hijacked an Italian-owned bulk carrier on Thursday about 350 miles (560 km) off the coast of Oman, the European Union's anti-piracy taskforce and the vessel operator said, according to (...)

21 - 04 - 2011
Pirate: Don't try Danish hostage rescue again
Akhir 06 , 1432 H. / March 11, 2011 -- A Somali pirate warned Friday that a Danish family now being held in captivity on land will be killed if any more rescue attempts are made for the seven hostages, according to AP. The warning follows a botched (...)

11 - 03 - 2011
Somali rebels cede more ground in Mogadishu - president
Awwal 22, 1432 H/Feb 25, 2011, SPA -- Somali forces pushed deeper into rebel-controlled pockets of Mogadishu, the president said on Friday, as the beleaguered government sustained its offensive against insurgents in the city and in southern Somalia, (...)

25 - 02 - 2011
Clashes in Somalia: Gov't begins long-awaited push
Awwal 21, 1432 H/Feb 24, 2011, SPA -- Somalia, working with neighboring allied nations, has launched a coordinated offensive against al-Qaida-linked militants that has seen fighting in the capital and two border towns involving Ethiopian tanks, (...)

24 - 02 - 2011
At least 14 dead in suicide blast at Mogadishu police camp
Awwal 18, 1432 H/Feb 21, 2011, SPA -- Suicide bombers have detonated a vehicle at a police training camp in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing at least 14 people, government and police officials said Monday. Police spokesman Abdullahi Hassan (...)

21 - 02 - 2011
Somali MPs Vote to Extend Parliament's Mandate
Awwal 02, 1432, Feb 05, 2011, SPA -- Speaker of Somalia's Parliament Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan affirmed last night that the House of Representatives voted to extend their mandate for an additional period of three years. He told reporters in (...)

05 - 02 - 2011
British couple released by Somali pirates-officials
Hijjah 08, 1431/Nov 14, SPA -- Somali pirates released British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler on Sunday after holding them hostage for more than a year, Reuters cited Somali officials as saying. Somali pirates kidnapped the retired couple on Oct. (...)

14 - 11 - 2010
Somalia PM names cabinet
Hijjah 06, 1431 H/Nov. 12, 2010, SPA -- Somalia's prime minister unveiled his cabinet on Friday, according to Reuters. "It is my honour to appoint the cabinet ministers that were expected from me," Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed told (...)

12 - 11 - 2010
Somali pirates seize German-owned bulk carrier
Qa'dah 16, 1431 H/Oct 24, 2010, SPA -- Somali pirates seized control of the German-owned merchant vessel Beluga Fortune in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, the second hijacking in the region in as many days, Reuters quoted a regional maritime official as (...)

24 - 10 - 2010
Advertisement