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MECCA, June 9, 2025 – The President of Religious Affairs of Turkey, Prof. Dr. Ali Erbaş, met with Somalia’s Minister of Islamic Affairs and Foundations, Mukhtar Robow, and his accompanying delegation during a courtesy visit in Mecca, Turkish officials said Monday.   The meeting took place at the Religious Services Attaché building in Mecca during the Hajj season. President Erbaş extended...

ADDIS ABABA, June 9, 2025 – The United States fully supports Ethiopia’s efforts to secure maritime access through peaceful and diplomatic means, U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Ervin Massinga said in an interview published Thursday.   Speaking to the Ethiopian News Agency (ENA), Massinga described maritime access as a critical component of Ethiopia’s economic strategy and regional integration. “For a nation of Ethiopia’s...

Addis Ababa, Juun 9 — Safiirka Mareykanka ee Itoobiya, Ervin Massinga, ayaa sheegay in Mareykanku si buuxda u taageersan yahay dadaallada Itoobiya ee ku aaddan sidii ay marin badeed rasmi ah ugu heli lahayd waddooyin nabadeed iyo diplomasiyadeed, isagoo arrintan ku sheegay mid muhiim u ah kobaca dhaqaale ee dalkaasi.   Isagoo la hadlayay Wakaaladda Wararka Itoobiya (ENA) Khamiistii, Safiir Massinga...

Muqdisho: Wasiirka Gaashaandhigga Soomaaliya, Axmed Macallin Fiqi, ayaa sheegay in diyaar garow xoogan uu ka socdo sidii dib loogu xoreyn lahaa deegaanada yar ee wali ku jira gacanta Al-Shabaab, iyadoo lala kaashanayo Wasaaradda Gaashaandhigga iyo Taliska Ciidanka Xoogga Dalka.   Wasiir Fiqi ayaa ammaanay guulaha isdaba-joogga ah ee ay gaareen Ciidanka Xoogga Dalka Soomaaliyeed, oo iskaashanaya ciidamada deegaanka, intii lagu jiray...

Mogadishu, June 8 (BNA): Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, Minister of Defence of Somalia, said that preparations are underway to retake the few remaining areas still under the control of terrorist militias, in coordination with the Ministry of Defence and the National Army Command.   He commended the successive victories achieved by the Somali National Army, in cooperation with local resistance forces, during...

HIIRAAN, Somalia – Local militias known as Macawiisley, supported by Somali National Army forces, have stepped up operations against Al-Shabaab militants in parts of the Hiiraan region recently retaken by the extremist group, sources said on Sunday.   The joint forces are heavily deployed in and around the village of Ceel Hareeri, an area that had previously been cleared of Al-Shabaab...

HIIRAAN – Macawiisleyda deegaanka Hiiraan iyo Ciidamada Xoogga Dalka ayaa dhaqdhaqaaqyo ciidan oo xooggan ka wada deegaano dhowaan ay la wareegeen kooxda Al-Shabaab, gaar ahaan tuulooyin iyo deegaano ku teedsan deegaanka Ceel Hareeri.   Wararka ka imaanaya gobolka ayaa sheegaya in Macawiisleyda deegaanka ay si buuxda u hubaysan yihiin, islamarkaana ay joogaan deegaanada Ceel Hareeri iyo ku dhaw, kuwaas oo dhawaan...

BOSASO, Somalia – The Islamic State group in Somalia continues to pose a security threat to the Puntland region despite suffering significant losses in recent military operations, a new report from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) warned this week.   According to the report, while ISIS has been weakened by sustained offensives by Puntland’s security forces in the...

BOOSAASO - Warbixin cusub oo ka soo baxday Machadka Daraasaadka Dagaalka (Institute for the Study of War) ayaa ka digaysa in kooxda Daacish ee Soomaaliya ay weli khatar ku tahay amniga Puntland, inkastoo ay sheegtay in kooxdaasi ay si weyn u wiiqantay kadib howlgallada ciidamada Puntland ee gobolka Bari.   Warbixintu waxay sheegtay in ISIS ay weli leedahay awood ay ku...

MOGADISHU, Somalia – A senior tourism official in Mogadishu’s Deyniile district was shot dead Saturday night by unidentified gunmen, in the latest targeted killing in the Somali capital, family members and witnesses said.   Abdalla Sheikh Ibrahim Jiisow, the head of tourism for Deyniile district, was killed in the Halgan neighborhood around 9 p.m. while returning home, according to residents. The...