Somali Forces Target Al-Shabaab Hideouts in Bay, Militant Surrenders
BAIDOA, Somalia — Somali special forces have carried out an operation targeting areas used by Al-Shabaab militants as hideouts and gathering points in the...
Somalia PM Chairs First Disaster Risk Committee Meeting as Flood Threat Looms
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Saturday chaired the first meeting of the National Disaster Risk Management Committee, where officials...
Hundreds of health, nutrition facilities closed as Somalia’s child crisis deepens, warns UNICEF
Aid cuts are closing doors to healthcare, shutting down nutrition services, and pushing water, education and protection further out of reach in Somalia, and,...
Somalia, UNDP Discuss Strengthening Security and Police Services
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia's interior security minister, Gen. Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail Fartaag, met the United Nations Development Programme's new representative in Somalia, Christophoros Politis...
Somali Local Forces Kill Two Al-Shabaab Leaders in Middle Shabelle – defense ministry
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Local forces in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region have killed two leaders of the Al-Shabaab militant group, the defence ministry said.
The ministry...
Somalia Reaffirms Position on Cyprus Dispute
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s federal government has reaffirmed that its official position on the Cyprus issue remains unchanged, stressing its respect for the sovereignty,...
Tanker seized off Yemen as Somali piracy resurges
YEMEN - The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said six armed individuals boarded a tanker off Yemen, seized control of the vessel, and diverted...
Somali Islamic Scholars Urge Government to Halt Property Demolitions in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The Union of Somali Islamic Scholars has called on the government to halt actions that could deprive citizens of their property rights,...
Somali Parliament Committee Reviews Legislative Work Amid Political Tensions
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The Standing Committee of Somalia’s House of the People held its weekly meeting on Thursday at the Villa Hargeisa parliamentary complex...
Somalia disaster agency chief meets religious leaders over flood preparedness
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The head of Somalia's National Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), Mahmoud Moallim Abdulle, has met with the chairman of the Supreme Council...
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Somalia Says 75 Al-Shabaab Fighters Killed in Fighting Near Buurhakaba
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali government forces killed about 75 Al-Shabaab fighters and wounded 56 others during a prolonged offensive in Jameeca, near Buurhakaba district...
Somalia Urges Local Investors to Tap Marine and Agricultural Resources
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Abdisalam Abdi Ali on Tuesday urged local businesses to invest in the country’s marine resources, fisheries, livestock...
Somalia’s Human Rights Minister Inspects Newly Opened UN Office in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Minister of Family and Human Rights Development, Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi, has visited the Office of the UN High Commissioner for...
