The result of the first round of the election is out

MOGADISHU - The MPs in the Somali parliament are voting for a new president in Mogadishu after a year of delay due to the...

Somalia is holding a long-delayed presidential election

MOGADISHU - Somali lawmakers gathered in Mogadishu Sunday to vote in the country's long-overdue presidential election, with 35 candidates vying for the top job...

Somali lawmakers urge dialogue to curb terrorism

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Several newly elected lawmakers in Somalia have asked the government to open channels of dialogue with the terrorist group al-Shabaab to...

Somali forces detain two al-Shabab militants

Elite forces of Somali National Army (SNA) on Saturday arrested two al-Shabab militants after conducting operations in several locations of the Lower Shabelle region,...

Mogadishu placed under curfew ahead of Sunday’s vote

MOGADISHU - Police in Somalia have announced a 33-hour curfew on the capital Mogadishu that will keep almost all residents at home during a...

Lower house speaker meets with media directors in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU - The Speaker of the Lower House Sheikh Adan Madobe met directors of the independent media houses in Mogadishu on Saturday ahead...

Somali capital will be placed under curfew from tonight – police

MOGADISHU (SMN) - The spokesman of the Somali Police Force, Abdifatah Aden Hassan announced today that a curfew has been imposed in Mogadishu ahead...

Drop trumped up charges and stop persecuting journalists under repressive criminal law, says NUSOJ

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns the crude assault on media freedom by authorities in Somaliland, who this week, brought contradictory and...

“Deeply Saddened”: PM Roble Condoles Death Of UAE President

MOGADISHU - The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia HE Mohamed Hussein Roble has sent his condolences to the people and...

UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed passes away

ABU DHABI - His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, passed away on Friday, May 13,...

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Mareykanka oo Ku Duqeeyay Daacish meel ku dhaw Bosaso, Puntland

Boosaaso, Soomaaliya – Ciidamada Mareykanka ee AFRICOM ayaa duqeyn cirka ka fuliyay ISIS-Soomaaliya 1-dii Abriil 2025, iyagoo fulinaya amarka Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya. Weerarka ayaa...

US Military Strikes ISIS in Airstrike Near Bosaso, Puntland

Bosaso, Somalia – U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) carried out a collective self-defense airstrike against ISIS-Somalia on April 1, 2025, at the request of the...

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Visits Djibouti Amid War On Al-Shabaab

Djibouti - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Djibouti on Wednesday for an official visit aimed at deepening bilateral relations with his Djiboutian...