More young Somalis elope (Qudbasiro)
Elopement once again is popular among young Somali couples, many of whom have dramatic stories of defying their families to follow their hearts and marry...
I have preached in the desert for far too long
“I was not born a soldier. I certainly joined the Air Force by calling, and it so happened that I saw action on the ground, by necessity, never by taste. The smell of gunpowder does not mean anything to me. What fascinates me is not weapons but development.”...
Iranian Moves To Control Bab al-Mandab
There are Iranian moves to control Bab al-Mandat Straits in the Red Sea through intervention in Yemen`s internal affairs...
Signs of Imminent US War on Iran, Syria in Summer
Arab sources close to decisionmakers in the Arab region, particularly the Arabian Gulf, have spoken about the possibility of very serious developments in the Syrian file in June...
Qatar: A Frog Who Wants To Be An Ox
Qatar, a tiny country in the Gulf, has been resolved to play a role in international equations, a thing that has created much trouble for it...
The Shiite Saudi Citizen
Saudi Intelligence services have arrested a number of spies who work in operation and maintenance companies in one of the security sectors in eastern Saudi Arabia...
A new generation of Afar MPs in Djibouti
President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh finally sacked Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita, replacing him by the defence minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed...
Abdullahi Abdi Hussein
Business is going well for Abdullahi Abdi Hussein, the CEO of ASGSM.MOBI, a 3G mobile telephone operator based in Dubai, which has had a licence in Somalia since 2009...
Mohamed Said Guedi
SomCable, which is owned by businessman Mohamed Said Guedi, had chosen it to introduce a high speed wireless internet service in Somaliland using its “fibre to the air” technology...
Mogadishu clerics
Sheikh Yusuf Ali Aynte, the new leader of the assembly of Muslim clerics of Somalia, is a partisan of former President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed...
War Between South Africa and France
Francophone countries in Africa saw South Africa as a potential big brother. Francophones are getting tired of French intervention, but unfortunately in Africa the only country ready to do the job is South Africa”...
For better quality education in Africa
Amid continuing calls to increase primary school enrolment in Africa, a new report urges greater emphasis on the quality of what students learn...
The Iranian Threat to Qatar
Iran is a State that is committing a crime against its kind people by chasing illusions that will not be achieved in expanding in the region...
Somalia is not united!
“Today Somalia is not united, but we want to unite it and we will unite it. We will unify it in a peaceful manner,” Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said last month at the al-Jazeera Research Centre for Studies in Doha...
Diamond miners said admit funding Seleka rebels
Over two weeks after Seleka came to power, some players in the diamond industry acknowledge that they financed the fighters. Diamond therefore contributed to the removal of Francois Bozize...
Muslim Brotherhood’s Fight Against Al-Azhar
The MB is standing alone and on its own, and it does not have a popular arm to protect itself. For this reason, the tune of the US policy has started to change...
Algerian Hacker Details Cyber War on Israel
An Algerian hacker using the handle "Ismail-man54" said that the campaign in which thousands of Arab and Muslim hackers opposed to Israel participated had been planned since November 2012, pointing out that its aim is to wipe Israel off the electronic map...
The World’s Last Absolute Monarchy
Bruce Riedel, an American Spying Organization analyst, admits that the possibility of the downfall of the Saudi royal family is stronger now than ever before...
Qatar Occupies Egypt!
In my opinion, Qatar fears an export of the revolution, although President Muhammad Mursi has assured several times that Egypt would never do such a thing; but fears remain...
Prince Al-Walid Bin-Talal Attacks Brotherhood
The prince described the revolutions of the "Arab Spring" as "Arab ruin." He attacked the Muslim Brotherhood, saying: There is Muslim Brotherhood scent in Saudi Arabia. I say I seek refuge in God from the support of the Brotherhood...
Egypt’s Salafis Declare War on the Shiites
The Salafis have threatened to besiege the airports and the seaports in order to prevent the entry of Iranian tourists, and threatened to declare jihad for the sake of this issue...
The Detention of the Facebook and Twitter Activists
The Saudi authorities passed a law to imprison any twitterer who, from their perspective, offends the regime and to impose a fine amounting to millions of riyals on him...
Turkosphere
The borders may remain in geographical atlases but Turkey may integrate with Iraq and Syria in one way or another and ensure that the borders remain only on paper...
Jeune Afrique: From the Jungle to the Throne
Michel Djotodia, the self-proclaimed president, became the first Muslim leader of the country after seizing power in a bloody March 24 coup that ousted president Francois Bozize...
The Muhamasheen
Three weeks ago Noman Qaed was only responsible for his seven children and two wives. Now he is responsible for what he estimates to be 3 million people...
Al-Asad Is Clinically Dead
President Bashar al-Asad died clinically when he was hit by two bullets from an Alawite close to him and not from one of his Iranian guards as was reported...