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These questions arose when Edward Joseph Snowden, a whistleblower who leaked classified information from the US National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013, was quoted by a website as saying that Osama was hiding in the Bahamas under CIA's protection.
A recent report by The New York Times highlights that many residents in Eastern Germany still feel a strong sense of closeness and nostalgia toward Russia, decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Full Article
Waagacusub.net - Several members of Prime Minister Hassan Ali Kheyre's cabinet and senior government officials including close associates have been linked to money laundering, graft and corruption, according to sources. Some officials have allegedly been extorting businesses and NGO's, receiving illegal kickbacks, and steering inflated contracts to politicians, friends and family members as part of corrupt scheme. While other officials have misused development funds for regions, laundering millions of dollars to private bank accounts in Nairobi, Doha, London and Toronto. Full Article
Al-Shabab claims killing 27 soldiers in southern Somalia Full Article
Undercover NISA Agents Deployed To Hunt Down Shabaab Assassins Full Article
6 May 2017: The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) strongly condemns the fresh efforts by the Ministry of Information of Somalia to control and undercut independent media through ministry-owned strategy. Full Article
Sino-US relations are becoming more tense under America's new administration War with the US under Donald Trump is "not just a slogan" and becoming a "practical reality", a senior Chinese military official has said. Full Article
A federal judge in Brooklyn ordered a stop to the Trump administration's deportations of hundreds of travelers who arrived in the US on Friday and Saturday from seven predominately Muslim countries. Full Article
Waagacusub.net - A group of boys raped a young underage girl from minority subclan by cutting her with knife and threatening her to kill. Full Article
The Turkish military has released a statement saying they have taken control of the country in the name of democratic order, although Prime Minister Binali Yildirim warns that it is wrong to refer to the events as a coup. Full Article
The most damning aspect of our communal character as Somali-Ethiopians is our inability to engage in a dispassionate analysis of politics and power dynamics. Instead of trying to understand and predict the behaviors of our rulers through political economy analysis, we invent emotional stories and comparisons and seek an easy way out of our seemingly unending misery. We see everything through identity politics and build herd psychosis where rational conduct and behavior gives way to mass euphoria and hysteria. This is the bane of our politics and invariably puts us in a position of comparative disadvantage. Full Article
Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump has announced the immediate cancellation of deportation protections for Somali nationals living in the state of Minnesota, sending shockwaves through one of the largest Somali diaspora communities in the world. In a strongly worded post shared online, President Trump stated: "Somali gangs are terrorizing the people of that great State, and BILLIONS of Dollars are missing. Send them back to where they came from. It's OVER!" The message has triggered widespread fear among Somali immigrants and families in Minnesota, many of whom have lived in the United States for decades and built stable communities.
By Dahir Abdulle Alasow – Investigative Sports Journalist Amsterdam – 18 November 2025 =The Dutch national football team is celebrating a historic achievement after officially qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2026 with a dominant 4–0 victory over Lithuania in Amsterdam on Monday night.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – In a move highlighting Ethiopia's growing focus on Gulf partnerships, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed Ambassador Jamal Bakar, a senior diplomat from the Somali Regional State, as the country's new Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
By Dahir Alasow – Investigative Journalist, Waagacusub Media Mogadishu | Waagacusub.net | November 2025 A new political alliance is taking shape in Somalia as nine influential political figures — drawn from different parties, civic movements, and government backgrounds — have united under one banner known as the Union for National Dignity (Midowga Haybad Qaran). The coalition, announced through a joint press statement in Mogadishu, aims to create a unified political front capable of "restoring national cohesion, governance integrity, and public confidence in Somalia's democracy."
Tensions, celebrations, and disappointment have swept across Somali social media circles following the fiercely contested Minneapolis mayoral election, where the race took on deep clan and community undertones among the city's large Somali diaspora.
Waagacusub.net – An Israeli military officer identified as Thomas Adzegaouskas, who reportedly took his own life last week, left behind a disturbing suicide note describing severe psychological trauma he claims began after the events of October 7th, 2023, according to Israel's Haaretz newspaper. Full Article
Somalia's Foreign Minister Abdisalam Omer Dhaay has quickly become one of the most promising and effective young diplomats to emerge in recent years. In a political landscape too often dominated by internal disputes and inconsistent foreign policy, Dhaay stands out for his professionalism, clarity, and modern diplomatic approach. Full Article
Waagacusub.net - Somali-British boxing champion Ramla Ali has revealed that the United States government denied her entry into the country, preventing her from participating in a major match scheduled for 19 December. Full Article
Waagacusub.net - The security landscape of the Horn of Africa has entered a new and alarming chapter after the government of Israel — for the first time in history — publicly pointed to Somalia as a "growing strategic threat" to its national security. Full Article
Mogadishu — The Alasow Foundation has delivered emergency food aid to 100 vulnerable families in the Somali capital, strengthening ongoing efforts to support low-income households struggling with rising living costs. Full Article
Hormuud's Assault on African Peacekeepers Figure 14: African Peace Keepers Hormuud launched a scorching public campaign against the Kenyan military forces in AMISOM in late August 2019. Full Article
Former Intel official stripped from NISA membership Full Article
PM KHEYRE USELESS AND COSTY OVERSEAS TRIPS. Full Article
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Massive rise in Islamist militant attacks in Africa Full Article
Bin Laden still alive claims Snowden "Says Osama is under CIA protection"
Moscow: Is the dreaded terrorist Osama bin Laden still alive even though the US claims to have killed him in 2011? Moreover, is Osama being protected and pampered by American external spy agency, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)?