US urges Somali leaders to cease escalatory rhetoric
The US on Wednesday urged Somalia's president and prime minister to take steps to reduce tensions as a bitter feud between the two leaders...
Al-Shabaab attacks town near the Somali capital
BAL'AD - Al-Shabaab fighters have taken control of Bal'ad district in the region this morning, after a brief battle with government forces.
The militants have...
Puntland leaders appoints new ministers
The President of Puntland, Said Abdullahi Deni has issued a Presidential Decree appointing Ministers, State Ministers, and Deputy Ministers in the Puntland Cabinet on...
Somali PM held a phone conversation with US official
MOGADISHU - The Prime Minister of Somalia Mohamed Hussein Roble, spoke by telephone with US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee.
Roble...
US, Kenya discuss current political crisis in Somalia
NAIROBI - The President of Kenya and the Secretary of State of the United States of America have discussed the ongoing crisis in...
Saudi’s new ambassador meets with Somali diplomat in Riyadh
RIYADH - The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Somalia to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia received at the Somali Embassy in Riyadh...
Deepening Somalia crisis sparks international alarm
Mogadishu (AFP) – Somalia's escalating political crisis alarmed its neighbours and Western countries as heavily armed factions patrolled parts of the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday,...
NISA asked to table a report on Robow’s arrest
MOGADISHU - Somalia's Minister of Security Abdullahi Mohamed Nur ordered the acting NISA boss to submit a full report on the arrest of Mukhtar...
Jubaland elects six Lower House MPs
KISMAYO - The election of six seats in the 11th House of the People of the Federal Parliament took place in Kismayo, the first...
Bahrain condemns terrorist vehicle bombing in Somalia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain strongly condemns the terrorist bombing that targeted a vehicle in Mogadishu, the Federal Republic...