Somali President’s son flees Turkey after killing motor courier in car crash
ANKARA - A Turkish prosecutor on Dec. 8 found that the son of Somalia's President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, fled Turkey before a Turkish court...
Somali president appoints appoints adviser on reconciliation affairs
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has appointed Dr Abdirahman Badiyow as his adviser on reconciliation affairs in the country.
Dr...
Somalia president touches down in Djibouti for IGAD summit
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has arrived in Djibouti to attend the 41st Extraordinary session of the IGAD assembly,...
Somalia, AU forces vow to ramp up offensive against Al-Shabaab
MOGADISHU -- Somalia and the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) have vowed to intensify military operations to flush out al-Shabab militants following...
Somalia, Ethiopia ink defense cooperation deal to counter terrorism
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The defense ministers of Somalia and Ethiopia have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their defense cooperation...
Somali President receives credentials from new Italian ambassador
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud received diplomatic credentials from a new Italian ambassador Pier Mario Daccò Coppi in Mogadishu.
President Mohamud received...
Dozens of militants killed in anti-Al-Shabaab raid in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Somali forces with the help of the local people known as Mawisleyda carried out a joint operation on Thursday morning...
Kenya’s police repel Al-Shabaab attack near Somalia border
NAIROBI, Kenya - Police repulsed an attempt by suspected al-Shabaab militants to overrun Liboi police station near the Kenya-Somalia border. An AK47 rifle was...
Somali president names ex-chief of staff as his advisor on constitution
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Hassan Sheikh Mohamud appointed former Director of Villa Somalia Hussein Sheikh Mohamud to be the President's Advisor on Constitutional Affairs.
A circular...
Deni’s decision is a step towards political stability in Puntland, says President Hassan Sheikh
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The president of Somalia Hassan Sheikh applauded the decision by the Puntland leader to ditch the plans to hold a popular...















