Shabelle Media Network

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Somalia’s maritime police force on Thursday intensified patrols in the Red Sea following a failed pirate hijacking of a ship in the Gulf of Aden earlier this week.   The commander of the maritime force in the semiautonomous region of Puntland, Abdullahi Mohamed Ahmed, told The Associated Press that patrols in the waters had doubled and were on a...

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya Airways (KQ) said it would resume direct flights to Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, from Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, starting February 2024 as part of efforts to promote trade and ease the movement of people across the borders.   Julius Thairu, chief commercial and customer officer at Kenya Airways, said the reintroduction of flights aligns with...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The death toll from heavy rains and floods in Somalia has risen to 101 with 1 million people displaced and 1.5 million affected nationwide, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said late Wednesday.   In a nationally televised speech, Mohamud said Somalia is facing a humanitarian crisis caused by the climate change-enhanced El Nino that is devastating many parts...

Estonia has raised concerns about the alleged manipulation of immigration by Russia along Europe’s eastern borders, pointing to an increase in asylum seekers attempting to enter Estonian and Finnish territories.   The country’s Interior Ministry reported that around 30 migrants, mostly from Somalia and Syria, made unsuccessful attempts to cross into Estonia from Russia via the Narva crossing since November 16....

MUQDISHO (SMN) - Ra'iisul wasaaraha Soomaaliya oo weli ku sugan magaallo xeebeedka Kismaayo ayaa ka hadlay arrimo ku aadan khilaafka dowladda federaalka kala dhexeeya Puntland.   Xamza oo ka qayb-galay kulan dadweyne oo ay su'aallo ku weydiinayeen bulshada Kismaayo ayaa sheegay in dowladda federaalka ay ka go'an tahay in xal loo helo tabashada qay qabto Puntland, si loo dhammeeyo khilaafka siyaasadeed...

MUQDISHO (SMN) - Wasiirka Gaashaandhigga XFS mudane Cabdulqaadir Maxamed Nuur iyo Wasiiru Dowlaha Arrimaha Dibadda XFS mudane Cali Cumar Balcad ayaa la kulmay Guddiga gaarka ah ee howlgalka Nabadaynta Qaramadda Midoobey (C34) oo Muqdisho u yimid si ay ula kulmaan Dowlada Fadaraalka Soomaaliya iyo ATMIS.   Mas’uuliyiinta DFS ee kulanka ka qayb galay ayaa warbixin ka siisay wafdiga, horumarka laga gaaray...

KISMAAYO (SMN) - Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Xukuumadda Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Xamsa Cabdi Barre oo ka qeyb galay dood furan oo uu soo qaban qaabiyey Machadka Dooxada Jubba, ayaa uga jawaabay bulshada ku dhaqan magaalada Kismaayo su’aallo la xiriira waxyaabihii u qabsoomay Xukuumadda #DanQaran iyo halka la hiigsanayo.   Ra’iisul Wasaaraha ayaa si qoto dheer uga hadlay Xaaladda Siyaasadda, Dhaqaalaha, Amniga Dalka,...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - An explosion took place on Tuesday night at a spare parts shop, which is located in the Black Sea neighborhood of the Howlwadag district.   The IED blast is linked to the Al-Shabaab after they threatened to take action against the business centers that abide by the government directive to install CCTV cameras. In the past few days, businesses...

MUQDISHO (SMN) - Dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa soo dhowaysay taageero Maaliyaddeed oo midowga Yurub u fidiyey Ciidamada Qaranka Soomaaliya,midowga Yurub ayaa sidoo kale u fidiyey Ciidanka Qaranka Saannad iyo agab kale.   Warsaxafadeed ay soo saartay Wasaaradda gaashaandhiga ayaa lagu yiri” Wasaaradda Gaashaandhigga waxay soo dhowaynaysaa go’aanada golaha Midowga Yurub ee ku yaboohay taageerada Ciidamada Qaranka Soomaaliya Saannad iyo agab dagaalka iyo...

MUQDISHO (SMN) - Wafdi ka socda Hey’adda Cafimaadka Aduunka ee WHO ayna horkacayso Madaxa xiriirka Cafimaadka Ms. Erna ayaa maanta booqasho ku timid xarunta dhexe ee SoDMA.   Wafdigaan waxaa xarunta dhexe ee SoDMA ku soodhaweeyey Lataliyaha sare ee ka Jawaabista xaaladaha deg-dega ah iyo Masuuliyiin katirsan Hey’adda SoDMA. Kulanka inta uu socday looga hadlay sidii loo hormarin lahaa xogaha qasaaraha ka...