Somaliland president sacks key minister amid internal crisis

HARGEISA, Somalia - The President of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi has issued a decree dismissing the Minister of Rural Development and appointing a new...

Somali police issue statement on a suicide bombing in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Somali police issued a statement regarding a suicide bombing last night at the Blue Sky Restaurant in Mogadishu on Monday...

Senior TV director killed in a suicide attack in Somalia’s capital

MOGADISHU, Somalia - An explosion occurred in the Somali capital, Mogadishu on Monday night, two days after the country marked a deadly truck bombing...

Somalia launches plan to reform governance system

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Somali government on Monday launched a strategic plan to transform the country's governance system.   The plan, dubbed the Modern Governance Strategic...

Somalia launches Modern Governance Strategic Direction Program

MOGADISHU, Somalia - PM Hamza Abdi Barre has launched Somalia's Modern Governance Strategic Direction Program in Mogadishu, with good governance and transformation of service...

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...

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Somali PM Meets with Guelleh in Manama: Strengthening Bonds and Regional Cooperation

MANAMA - In a significant diplomatic move, Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre met with Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh on the sidelines of...

Wararkii ugu dambeeyay ee shirka Golaha Watashiga Qaran ee ka socda Muqdisho

MUQDISHO (SMN) - Shirka Golaha Wadatashiga Qaranka oo ka socdo xarunta Villa Soomaaliya, uuna guddoominayo Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Mudane Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ayaa warbixin lagaga...

Somalia’s Cabinet Discusses Defense Agreement with Kenya

MOGADISHU, Somalia - In a recent weekly meeting chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister, Salah Jama, the cabinet of Somalia was briefed on the...