Shabelle Media Network

Washington, United States — The United States has recalled nearly 30 senior diplomats, including its ambassador to Somalia, as part of a sweeping overhaul of foreign policy aimed at aligning with the “America First” agenda, US officials said.   According to officials at the State Department, heads of diplomatic missions in at least 29 countries were notified last week that their...

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s civil aviation authority announced on Tuesday that Mogadishu’s main international airport will be closed for one day next week due to local elections, suspending all flights in and out of the capital.   In a notice issued by the Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA), authorities said Aden Adde International Airport will be shut on Thursday, December 25, 2025,...

MUQDISHO — Hay’adda Duulista Rayidka Soomaaliyeed (SCAA) ayaa ku dhawaaqday in si ku-meel-gaar ah loo xiri doono Garoonka Diyaaradaha Caalamiga ah ee Aadan Cadde ee magaalada Muqdisho, maalinta Khamiista ah ee ku beegan 25-ka December, 2025, sababo la xiriira doorashooyinka ka dhacaya caasimadda.   Qoraal rasmi ah oo ay soo saartay SCAA ayaa lagu wargeliyay shacabka Soomaaliyeed, shirkadaha diyaaradaha iyo wakaaladaha...

MOGADISHU, Dec 22 — Somalia will take over the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council in January 2026, marking a landmark diplomatic moment for the country and elevating its voice on the international stage.   During its presidency, Somalia will help set the council’s agenda, chair high-level meetings, and oversee discussions on critical global security issues, including peacekeeping operations,...

MUQDISHO — Soomaaliya ayaa bilaabi doonta guddoomiyennimada wareegta ee Golaha Amaanka ee Qaramada Midoobay bilowga Janaayo 2026, taasoo calaamad u ah guul diblomaasiyadeed oo muhiim u ah dalka iyo kor u qaadista codka Soomaaliya ee caalamka.   Inta lagu jiro guddoomiyennimada, Soomaaliya waxay kaalin ka qaadan doontaa dejinta ajendaha Golaha Amaanka, shir-gudoominta kulamada heerka sare, iyo hagista doodaha ku saabsan arrimaha...

MOGADISHU — The Somali Police Force has announced comprehensive restrictions on vehicular and public movement across Mogadishu on Thursday, December 25, to ensure the safety and security of voters participating in the capital’s long-awaited local council elections.   The directive follows a high-level security meeting convened by Somali Police Commissioner Brigadier General Asad Osman Abdullahi (Diyaano), who brought together heads of...

MUQDISHO — Taliska Ciidanka Booliska Soomaaliyeed ayaa ku dhawaaqay xayiraad dhammaystiran oo lagu soo rogay dhaqdhaqaaqa gaadiidka iyo isu-socodka guud ee magaalada Muqdisho, taas oo dhaqan geli doonta Khamiista, 25-ka Diseembar 2025, si loo xaqiijiyo amniga iyo badbaadada shacabka ka qayb qaadanaya doorashada golayaasha deegaanka ee caasimadda.   Go’aankan ayaa ka soo baxay kulan degdeg ah oo heer sare ah oo...

MUQDISHO — Guddiga Doorashooyinka Qaranka ee Soomaaliya ayaa sheegay in ku dhowaad 5,000 oo shaqaale doorasho ah loo diri doono goobaha codbixinta 25-ka Diseembar, si loo xaqiijiyo in doorashada Qof iyo Cod ee ka dhici doonta gobolka Banaadir ay si habsami leh u dhacdo.   Guddoomiyaha Guddiga Doorashooyinka, Cabdikariin Axmed Xasan, ayaa sheegay in shaqaalahan oo intooda badan ay yihiin dhalinyaro...

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s electoral commission said on Sunday it will deploy nearly 5,000 polling staff to voting centres on December 25 to oversee the capital’s long-awaited “one person, one vote” election in the Banadir region.   Abdikarim Ahmed Hassan, chairman of the National Independent Electoral Commission, said the staff — most of them young people — had undergone training on election...

MOGADISHU — The Speaker of Somalia’s lower house of parliament, Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur (Madobe), on Saturday inspected newly constructed office facilities added to the House of the People’s headquarters in Mogadishu, officials said.   The inspection was carried out alongside several lawmakers and the secretary general of the House of the People, and focused on a new complex comprising modern...