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NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Nadine Menendez, wife of former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, was sentenced on Thursday to four and a half years in prison for her involvement in an international corruption scheme, noted U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York.   Nadine Menendez was convicted in April of accepting bribes worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in...

Las Anod, Somalia – The President of Somalia’s Northeastern Federal Member State, Abdulqadir Ahmed Aw-Ali Firdhiye, received the Chairman of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), Mahmoud Moallim Abdulle, during an official visit to the regional capital, Las Anod.   The meeting, held at the State House, was attended by the regional Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Abdirisak Hindi, and focused on...

Laascaanood – Madaxweynaha Dowlad Goboleedka Waqooyi Bari, Mudane Cabdulqaadir Axmed Aw-Cali Firdhiye, ayaa xarunta Madaxtooyada ku qaabilay Guddoomiyaha Hay’adda Maareynta Musiibooyinka Qaranka (SoDMA), Mudane Maxamuud Macallin Cabdulle, oo maanta booqasho ku tagay magaalada Laascaanood.   Kulanka ayaa waxaa sidoo kale ka qayb galay Wasiirka Gargaarka ee Maamulka Waqooyi Bari, Cabdirisaaq Hindi, waxaana diiradda la saaray sidii loo xoojin lahaa iskaashiga iyo wada...

CEELDHEER – Somali National Army (SNA) troops, backed by local militia forces, repelled an early morning attack by Al-Shabaab militants on the town of Ceeldheer in the central Galgaduud region, the defense ministry said Friday.   The coordinated response resulted in the deaths of more than 30 Al-Shabaab fighters, with several others captured, including senior figures known for orchestrating attacks against...

Ceeldheer, Galguduud – Ciidanka Xoogga Dalka Soomaaliyeed (CXDS) iyo ciidamada deegaanka ayaa aroornimadii hore ee saaka si geesinimo leh uga hortagay weerar ay kooxda Al-Shabaab kusoo qaadeen degmada Ceeldheer ee gobolka Galguduud.   Ciidamada huwanta ah ayaa jab weyn gaarsiiyay kooxda weerarka soo qaaday, iyagoo ku dilay in ka badan 30 xubnood oo ka tirsan Al-Shabaab, islamarkaana gacanta ku dhigay maxaabiis...

BALIDHIDIN, Somalia – Puntland Defense Forces have launched a coordinated two-pronged assault on Islamic State (ISIS/Daesh) hideouts in the Lugta Tirciil area of the Al-Miskad Mountains, seizing control of key militant bases and capturing one of the group's medical and pharmaceutical supply depots, officials confirmed.   The offensive is part of the fourth phase of “Operation Hilaac,” a major military campaign...

Balidhidin, Puntland – Ciidanka Difaaca Puntland ayaa weerar qorsheysan oo laba jiho ah ku qaaday talisyo muhiim ah oo kooxda Daacish ku lahayd deegaanka Lugta Tirciil ee Buuraleyda Calmiskaad, iyagoo si buuxda ula wareegay gacanta ku haynta xarumahaasi, sida ay sheegeen saraakiisha amniga.   Hawlgalka oo qayb ka ah wejiga afaraad ee howlgallada “Hilaac”, ayaa sidoo kale lagu guuleystay in laga qabto...

Beledweyne, Soomaaliya – Iyadoo Magaalada Beledweyne ay wajahayso xaalad amni xumo oo ba'an, ayaa ciidamada isku dhafka ah ee halkaasi ka howlgala waxay guulo ka gaareen dadaallada lagu sugayo amniga magaalada.   Ciidamadan oo dhowaan hawlgallo ka sameeyay gudaha magaalada iyo deegaannada ku hareeraysan, ayaa ku guuleystay in ay qabtaan qaar ka mid ah tuugadii dhac ka geysaneysay xaafadaha Beledweyne. Tuugadan...

BELEDWEYNE, Somalia – Amid mounting insecurity in the central Somali city of Beledweyne, joint security forces have launched intensified operations, resulting in the arrest of several suspected criminals accused of a spate of robberies and violent attacks in the city and surrounding areas.   Security sources confirmed that the crackdown targeted gangs responsible for a recent surge in street crimes, including...

Ceel-Dheer, Somalia – Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabaab launched a major coordinated attack early Friday on the strategic town of Ceel-Dheer in the central Galgaduud region, officials and residents said.   The assault, which began at dawn, involved simultaneous offensives from multiple directions, including heavy explosions targeting military outposts, followed by direct armed clashes between militants and government forces supported by...