El-Wak MPs cleared to join new parliament after dispute
MOGADISHU - A statement from the Speaker of the House of the People of Somalia Sheikh Aden Madobe stated that a decision has...
Sheikh Sharif registers his candidacy ahead of May 15 election
MOGADISHU - The joint parliamentary team assigned to organize the Presidential Election has today started the registration of candidates for the 10th Somali...
Aid agencies appeal for funds to ramp up humanitarian assistance in E.Africa
Humanitarian agencies on Friday jointly appealed for 39.5 million U.S. dollars to scale up humanitarian assistance in Eastern Africa as the worst drought in...
NISA kills Al-Shabaab members in Gedo region
GARBAHAREY - NISA forces, particularly the Duufaan brigade, killed members of Al-Shabaab in a premeditated operation in Gedo region near the Kenyan border...
Saudi king admitted to hospital in Jeddah for tests: Saudi press agency
RIYADH - Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz was admitted to hospital on Saturday in the Red Sea city of Jeddah to undergo...
Presidential Election Commission Releases a list of requirements
MOGADISHU - Somalia's Presidential Election Commission made up of 17 MPs has on Saturday issued a list of requirements for candidates running for...
Somalia asks IMF to postpone revision of economic program
The Somali government officially announced that it has applied to the International Monetary Fund for a three-month extension of financial support.
The head of the...
UN envoy meets with new Lower House speaker
MOGADISHU - UN envoy James Swan today congratulated the newly elected Speaker of the House of the People of Somalia Sheikh Adan Madobe...
UAE condemns terrorist attack in Somalia
The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted an African Union Transition Mission base in the Middle Shabelle region, southwest of the...
UN Security Council deplores Attack against AU troops in Somalia
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest possible terms the heinous terrorist attack by Al-Shabaab against the African Union Transition Mission in...