Puntland cabinet warns destabilization in Garowe after clashes

GAROWE, Somalia - Puntland government has announced that it will sit down with the rival opposition sides to seek an end to the...

US ambassador to UN receives Somali president in Washington DC

WASHINGTON, Somalia (SMN) - Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, met in Washington, with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.   Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield commended...

Somali, foreign forces kill 45 Al-Shabaab members, foil attack

MOGADISHU, Somalia (SMN) - Somali government said its troops backed by foreign partners killed at least 46 Al-Shabaab members in Lower Shabelle region during...

Somalia president meets with US Secretary of Defence at Pentagon

WASHINGTON - US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomed Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to the Pentagon today praising the Somali leader...

Somalia PM visits Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah

RIYADH: Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre visited the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah on Wednesday.   The prime minister prayed in the mosque and paid his...

Four killed in north east Kenya after vehicle runs over explosive

NAIROBI - Four police officers were killed when their vehicle overran an improvised explosive in northeast Kenya that police suspect members of al Qaeda-linked...

Al-Shabaab attacks military base in Somalia

BARDERE, Somalia - Reports reaching us in Bardhere district of Gedo region indicate that two suicide blasts and heavy gunfire were heard outside...

AU troops begin their exit from Somalia as mandate nears end

Mogadishu, Somalia – The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has started to drawdown in compliance with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions...

Int’l partners call for calm and restraint in Puntland

Mogadishu, Somalia – International partners said they are concerned about the violence in Garowe and its impact on civilians.   The partners call for the immediate...

Somali Govt calls for an immediate end to Puntland violence

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Speaker of the Somali parliament Sheikh Aden Madobe has called for an immediate end to the violence in Garowe, the capital...

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Somali President Meets with Outgoing UN Special Representative

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud recently met with the outgoing United Nations Special Representative for Somalia, Catriona Laing, in Dhusamareb, the...

Strengthening Ties: Qatar and Somalia Meet at the Islamic Summit Conference

MOGADISHU, Somalia - On the sidelines of the 15th Islamic Summit Conference in Banjul, the Gambian capital, HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs...

Azerbaijani FM meets with Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, within the framework of a working visit to Gambia, has met on May 4 with Deputy...