Mombasa, Kenya News

Thousands of Muslims in Mombasa Friday thronged mosques across the city to celebrate this year's Idd-ul-Adha special prayers which marks the climax of the Hajj or the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

Caption: Idd-ul-Adha celebrations are observed after the annual Islamic Hajj Pilgrimage.

The government has given Internet Service Providers a stern warning: Cut your charges or risk an official price cap.

The formalities of the last few days are now finished. At the Driver's briefing this evening, the event director, Surinder Thatthi, read out a short list of five competitors whose only lack was the completion of their service vehicle documents.

The new ferries will not come before Christmas as Mombasa residents expected, instead, the new date being touted now is early January.

A Sh3.6 billion planned dam at the Coast is set to end the water shortage in the province.

Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama on Wednesday for the second time in seven months and were thwarted by private guards on board the U.S.-flagged ship who fired off guns and a high-decibel noise device.

A wheat flour shortage looms as Somali pirates hit closer home -- our dinner tables.

Pentagon Spokesman Bryan Whitman said the department is pleased with the success of the team on board the Maersk Alabama , the same ship that was hijacked in April, when it did not have a security team onboard.

Armed Somali pirates have hijacked a chemical tanker with 28 North Koreans onboard in the latest attacks along the world's most dangerous waters, a regional maritime official said on Tuesday.

Film star Nicolas Cage has visited a Kenyan prison holding suspected Somali pirates awaiting trial to highlight the problem of piracy in the Indian Ocean.

This April 22, 2009 file photo shows the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama , leaving the Port of Mombasa, Kenya .

Nicholas Cage , who is the United Nations Goodwill ambassador on Drugs and Crime, laughs with the officer in charge of the Shimo la Tewa GK Prison, Mombasa, Kenya, after visiting the prison today.

Somali pirates have freed a Spanish tuna fishing boat hijacked six weeks ago, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has said.

Privatisation of Mombasa port has been put on hold as the government seeks to convince critics about its viability.

A chemical tanker with a crew of 28 North Koreans has been hijacked by pirates near Somalia, the European Union's naval force says.

The Bizcommunity.com Readers Choice competition ended on 12 November, which meant that on the 13th we had to inform our voting winner.

Where positive results had guaranteed it, it would have been in order for President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga to fly politicians -- using your taxes -- to Mombasa where, it seems they have the best political superglue.

Main Category: Aid / Disasters Also Included In: Nutrition / Diet Article Date: 10 Nov 2009 Emergency food aid to Somalia has been interrupted, partly because of a recent U.S. decision to delay food contributions to the country out of concern that it would end up in the hands of terrorists, U.N. officials said on Friday, the New York Times reports.

Caption: The cabinet will also discuss the trial of post-election violence suspects, International Criminal Court decision to take over Kenya's case and international pressure for reforms.