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MOGADISHU, Somalia – Former Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has expressed pessimism over the federal government's plans to implement a one-person, one-vote election system.   Speaking at a press conference held in Mogadishu on Tuesday afternoon, Sheikh Sharif described the proposal as unrealistic, citing several obstacles that he believes hinder its implementation. The former president pointed to key challenges, including ongoing...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Abdi Isma'il Samatar, a member of Somalia’s Upper House, has raised concerns about the deal reached between Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Addis Ababa on 11th January 2025.   Speaking to the reporters in Mogadishu on Tuesday, Senator Abdi Isma'i Samatar claimed that the agreement involved granting Ethiopia access to Somalia’s...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia’s Foreign Minister, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, has strongly defended President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s one-person, one-vote electoral proposal, dismissing opposition criticism as “political confusion.”   Minister Fiqi urged political leaders to prioritize preparation for the proposed direct elections in a statement on Tuesday addressing the opposition's concerns. He emphasized that the plan represents the only viable and democratic path...

MUQDISHO (SMN) - Wasiirka Wasaaradda Maaliyadda XFS Mudane Biixi Imaan Cige ayaa kulan muhiim ah oo miro-dhal ah Xarunta Wasaardda Maaliyadda kula yeeshay Maamulaha guud ee Sanduuqa Horumarinta Dhaqaalaha Saudi Arabia Suldaan Abdulrahman Al-Marshad iyo masuuliyiin ka tocotay Dowladda Saudi Arabia oo shalay soo gaaray Muqdisho.   Kulanka ayaa diirradda lagu saaray hannaanka dib-u-habeynta Maaliyadda Soomaaliya oo haatan meel wanaagsan maraya...

MUQdisho (SMN) - Ra'iisul wasaaraha Soomaaliya, Mudane Xamza Cabdi Barre oo xalay khudbad ka jeediyay munaasabad ka dhacday Xarunta Tiyaatarka Qaranka ayaa ka hadlay dhaq-dhaqaaqyada iyo dadaallada ay dowladda ka waddo gobolka Hiiraan.   Xamza ayaa boggaadiyay in lasoo afjaray xasaradihii muddada dheer ka taagnaa magaalada Beledweyne iyo in amniga lagu wareejiyay ciidamada dowladda. Sidoo kale wuxuu soo dhaweeyay hub ka dhigista...

MUQDISHO (SMN) - Madaxweynihii hore ee Soomaaliya Mudane Sheekh Shariif Sheekh Axmed oo shir jiraa’id ku qabtay magaalada Muqdisho ayaa wax aan suurtagal aheyn ku tilmaamay in DFS ay dalka ka qabato doorasho qof iyo cod ah, maadama sida uu xusay ay muuqdaan caqabado dhowr ah oo arrintaas ku hor gudban.   Sheekh Shariif Sheekh Axmed ayaa DFS ku eedeyay talaabooyin...

MUQDISHO (SMN) - Senator Cabdi Ismaaciil Samatar oo kamid ah Golaha Aqalka Sare ee Soomaaliya ayaa ka hadlay heshiisk Itoobiya iyo Soomaaliya ee ay todobaadan wada gaareen Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud iyo Ra'iisul wasaare Abiy Axmed.   Senatorka ayaa shaaca ka qaaday in Itoobiya la siiyay baddda, heshiiskaana uu lamid yahay midkii uu Abiy sanadkii hore la galay Somaliland, sida uu...

MUQDISHO (SMN) - Wasiirka arrimaha dibadda xukuumadda Soomaaliya, Mudane Axmed Macallin Fiqi oo qoraal dheer soo saaray ayaa u jawaabay xubnaha mucaaradka ee shalay shirka jaraa'id ku qabtay magaalada Muqdisho, isla markaana eedeeyay Xasan Sheekh.   Wasiir Fiqi ayaa tilmaamay in xubnaha hadlay aysan garaneyn waxa ay rabaan iyo waxa ay diidan yihiin, isla markaana ay leeyihiin dano siyaasadeed oo gaar...

MUQDISHO (SMN) - Madaxweynihii hore ee Soomaaliya, Mudane Sheekh Shariif Sheekh Axmed oo galabta shir jaraa'id ku qabtay magaalada Muqdisho ayaa ka hadlay arrimo xasaasi ah oo ku aadan xaaladda dalka, gaar ahaan doorashooyinka iyo heshiiska Itoobiya.   Shariif ayaa ugu horreyntii aad u dhaliilay hannaanka uu wax ku wado madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh, gaar ahaan sida uu ku wajaho siyaasadda dibadda. Sidoo...