Shabelle Media Network

Mogadishu, Somalia – A wave of political tensions has swept through the Somali capital in recent days as opposition leaders under the "National Salvation Forum" strongly condemned a government-led operation aimed at reclaiming public land, which has resulted in the displacement of several families. The evictions, which the government says are necessary to restore state-owned property illegally occupied or developed under...

MUQDISHO – Magaalada Muqdisho ayaa maalmahan u dambeyey marti gelisay kulamo isdaba joog ah oo ay qabanayeen xubnaha Madasha Mucaaradka Samatabixinta, kuwaasoo si adag uga soo horjeestay howlgalka ay dowladda Federaalka ku burburinayso dhismayaasha laga dhisay dhulalkii danta guud.   Mucaaradka ayaa sheegay in barakicintaasi ay si toos ah u saameyneyso dad shacab ah oo aan haysan beddel ku filan, isla...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday on Truth Social that he has directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to "use all available funds" to ensure troops receive their pay on Oct. 15 amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.   "We have identified funds to do this, and Secretary Hegseth will use them to pay our troops," Trump...

KHARTOUM, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Sudanese government on Saturday reported that a drone strike by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed 57 civilians at a temporary shelter in the western Sudanese city of El Fasher.   "As part of its ongoing plan aimed at the mass extermination of displaced persons and civilians in El Fasher, the terrorist militia committed...

DUSHANBE, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Driving out of Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, one heads southeast through the Danghara Valley, over the Hazrati Shoh mountains, then follows the Surkhob River northward into the Pamir Plateau.   Here the river roars day and night, tumbling between steep cliffs and jagged peaks that loom on both sides. Mountains cover some 93 percent of Tajikistan's...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Federal Parliament approved the creation of an Independent National Human Rights Commission on Saturday, a move hailed by officials as a significant milestone in strengthening accountability and justice amid ongoing challenges in the country. Minister of Family Affairs and Human Rights Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi called the approval a “historic decision” that underscores Somalia’s commitment to human...

Muqdisho – Sabtidii, xubnaha Baarlamaanka Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa si rasmi ah u ansixiyay Guddiga Madaxa Bannaan ee Xuquuqul Insaanka intii lagu guda jiray kalfadhigooda maanta.   Wasiirka Arrimaha Qoyska iyo Xuquuqul Insaanka, Khadija Maxamed Al-Makhzoumi ayaa si weyn u soo dhaweeyay ansixinta guddigan oo ay xildhibaannadu maanta ku meel mariyeen, iyadoo tilmaantay in Soomaaliya ay ka go’an tahay horumarinta xuquuqul insaanka. “Go’aankan...

Mogadishu – Somali elders and civil society figures are intensifying calls on President Hassan Sheikh to resume dialogue with regional states, particularly Jubaland, following the collapse of recent talks between the federal government and the southern state.   Dahir Hashi, a prominent elder in Mogadishu, voiced concern in an exclusive interview with Shabelle Media, criticizing what he described as the president’s...

Muqdisho – Tan iyo markii ay fashil kusoo dhammaadeen wadahadalladii dhowaan u socday Jubaland iyo Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya, waxaa isa soo taraya baaqyada waxgaradka iyo siyaasiyiinta dalka oo ku wajahan Madaxweynaha Federaalka, Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud.   Daahir Xaashi, oo ka mid ah waxgaradka magaalada Muqdisho, ayaa waraysi gaar ah oo uu siiyey idaacadda Shabelle ku muujiyey walaac xoogan oo ku saabsan...

Dhuusamareeb — Police forces in Somalia’s Galmudug state have arrested three men in connection with the brutal killing of an elderly woman and her three daughters near the Qaayib area of Galgaduud region, in what officials say was a clan-related attack.   The attack occurred last Thursday and has shocked communities across central Somalia. The victims were identified as Sahro Cartan...