80th session of UN General Assembly opens at UN headquarters in New York
The 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) was declared open by Annalena Baerbock, the new president of the General Assembly, at...
African leaders seek greater role in global climate action
ADDIS ABABA, Sept. (Xinhua) -- African leaders on Monday emphasized the need to redefine the continent's role in global climate action, positioning it as...
Explainer: Why did Israel launch a strike in Doha?
DOHA, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Israel launched an unprecedented airstrike in the Qatari capital of Doha on Tuesday, targeting a building used by senior...
Acting Somali President Receives Qatari Ambassador in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The Acting President of the Federal Republic of Somalia and Speaker of the House of the People, Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur...
Gunmen kill young doctor in clan-related attack in central Somalia
GALKAYO, Somalia – A young Somali doctor was shot dead by unknown assailants in the central city of Galkayo late Tuesday, in what authorities...
Ethiopia’s Abiy meets Somali President after launch of Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam
ADDIS ABABA, Sept 10, 2025 – One day after Ethiopia officially inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the continent’s largest hydroelectric project, Prime Minister...
Al-Shabaab Commander Behind Presidential Convoy Attack Killed in Joint Operation – Intelligence Agency
MOGADISHU – A senior Al-Shabaab commander believed to be the mastermind behind a deadly March attack on Somalia's presidential convoy was killed in a...
Ethiopia hosts AUSSOM Funding Summit Amid Al-Shabaab Threat in Somalia
GUBA, Ethiopia – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday participated in a five-party summit in Guba, Ethiopia, focused on the funding of the...
Somalia’s President Praises Abiy Ahmed for Realizing Nile Dam Project
ADDIS ABABA – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday lauded Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for the progress made on the Grand Ethiopian...
Somalia strongly condemns Israeli attack in Doha, calls for UN action
Mogadishu, Somalia — The Federal Government of Somalia has strongly condemned what it described as “aggressive airstrikes” carried out by Israeli forces in Doha,...
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Somalia rights commission chief meets new UNDP representative
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The chairwoman of Somalia’s National Human Rights Commission, Dr. Maryam Qasim, met Thursday in Mogadishu with the United Nations Development Programme’s...
Somalia’s Lower House committee sets agenda for upcoming parliamentary sessions
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s House of the People Standing Committee met at the Villa Hargeisa parliamentary complex in Mogadishu to review legislative work and...
Mogadishu residents protest home demolitions, allege forced evictions
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Residents of Mogadishu's Waberi district took to the streets on Thursday to protest forced evictions and the demolition of homes, accusing...
