NUSOJ Urges Safeguarding Media Freedom and Promoting Responsible Journalism Amid Complaint Against Media Director
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is closely monitoring a complaint lodged at the Office of the Attorney General against Mr. Abdirahman Jeylani...
A man sentenced to death for beheading his mother in Somalia
KISMAYO, Somalia - A court in Kismayo today sentenced Hassan Abdullahi Abdi, 37 years old, to death for beheading his 61-year-old mother, Halimo Mohamed...
Ethiopian forces fire mortar shells toward Al-Shabaab-held areas
DINSOR, Somalia – Ethiopian troops serving under the AU mission in Somalia fired mortar shells toward areas on the outskirts of Dinsor city in...
Troops deal a major blow to Al-Shabaab in Somalia – lawmaker
MOGADISHU, Somalia - As SNA plans the second phase of the offensive, the Al-Shabaab group launched an attack last night in the Yaqbari-weyne in...
Al-Shabaab attack on a military base in Somalia “foiled”
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Somali National Army (SNA) on Sunday foiled a suicide car bomb attack on a military base in the Bari-ujeed region...
Somali president fires National University head, appoints replacement at acting capacity
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, fired the rector of the Somali National University Dr. Hassan Omar Mahad-Alle on Sunday.
The...
Somali President addresses the nation about war on Al-Shabaab
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has last night addressed the nation in a pre-recorded televised speech after he returned...
Al-Shabaab launches a dawn attack on army camp in central Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - An attack that started with heavy explosions followed by a direct fight took place early on Sunday morning at a position...
Qatar and Somalia review cooperation in financial and economic fields
DOHA, Qatar - Minister of Finance of Qatar Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari met with Minister of Finance of the Federal Republic of Somalia...
US Embassy in Kenya issues terror attack alert
NAIROBI, Kenya - The US Embassy in Kenya has issued a terror alert in Nairobi, warning Americans to review their personal security plans.
In a statement...