SNA kills Al-Shabaab militants in fresh operation
HUDUR - Somali military carried out an operation against Al-Shabaab in Bakol region, south of the country as part of a stepped-up offensive...
Deni says new president made promises for Federal States
MOGADISHU - Puntland leader Said Abdullahi Deni said new Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud had made promises to regional states after his May...
Kremlin denies blame for food crisis as Putin meets AU leaders
The Kremlin said that Russian President Vladimir Putin who is meeting African Union leaders, will tell them that Moscow is not to blame for...
Somalia Hails US Airstrike Against Al-Shabab
WASHINGTON — The United States has targeted al-Qaida-linked fighters in Somalia, launching its first airstrike since announcing U.S. special operations forces would again be based...
Somalia’s new president vows to beat back jihadists, then talk to them
When Hassan Sheikh Mohamud entered Villa Somalia as president in 2012, his writ ran little farther than the sandbagged gates of the bullet-pocked, Italian-built,...
Drought leads to famine conditions for more than 200,000 in Somalia
Severe and prolonged drought, combined with a drastic rise in food prices and ongoing conflict, is putting hundreds of thousands of people in “catastrophic”...
Breaking: Yemen ceasefire extended after today’s expiration
Yemen’s two-month ceasefire is set to expire today. Will the warring parties agree to extend it?
It looks like it. According to Al Jazeera on...
Hassan Sheikh reaches Galmudug state
DHUSAMAREB - President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has on Thursday arrived in Dhusamareb, the capital of Galmudug State for talks with regional officials.
The president...
There is no plot from FGS against Southwest State leader – Hassan Sheikh
BAIDOA - The newly elected President Hassan Sheikh told South West leader Abdulaziz Lafta Gareen that there was no mobilization in FGS against...
Two civilians killed near Kismayo as tension remains high
KISMAYO - A Tension over clan-based killings is reported to be rising high in rural areas on the outskirts of Kismayo, the regional...