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NEW YORK - The Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the situation in Somalia. The expected briefers are Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) Catriona Laing and Special Representative of the AU Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia and head of the AU...

BAIDOA, Somalia - The President of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Baidoa, the interim capital of Southwest State on Wednesday.   The president was warmly welcomed at the Baidoa airport by the regional leader Abdiaziz Laftagareen, and other officials while the security has been extremely beefed up. The purpose of the President's trip to Baidoa is said...

BAYDHABA (SMN) - Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ayaa maanta gaaray magaalada Baydhabo ee Xarunta Dowlad-goboleedka Koonfur Galbeed.   Madaxweynaha waxaa halkaas ku soo dhaweeyay Madaxweyne Cabdicasiis Xasan Maxamed, goleyaasha kala duwan iyo bulshada Koonfur-galbeed. Sidoo kale Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh ayaa inta uu joogo Baydhaba booqan doona deegaanno ka tirsan Koonfur Galbeed, isaga oo xoogga saaraya abaabulka howlgallada dalka...

MUQDISHO (SMN) - Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Xukuumadda Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Xamsa Cabdi Barre, ayaa daah-furay howlgelinta xarunta Qaran ee ka hortagga iyo la-dagaallanka fikirka xagjirka ah ee Tubsan.   Ra’iisul Wasaare Xamsa ayaa xusay in la wiiqay awooddii Khawaarijta ee dhinacyada dhaqaalaha, fikirka iyo ciidanka, taas oo keentay in dhallinyarada Soomaaliyeed ee ay marin habaabiyeen ay dib uga soo laabanayaan afkaartii...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia has joined a chorus of condemnation over the bloody Wednesday Israeli airstrike on a hospital in Gaza that killed 500 civilians, mostly children and women.   The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that Somalia sends a heartfelt condolence to the victims' families, adding "Hospitals and medical personnel are protected under international humanitarian law,". "What Israel is...

NEW YORK - The Security Council entity overseeing sanctions on Somalia recently met twice for informal discussions on the delivery of humanitarian assistance, maritime security, countering terrorism financing, security, and weapons and ammunition management and tracing, its Chair reported today.   Ishikane Kimihiro (Japan), Chair of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Al-Shabaab, briefed the 15-member organ...

MUQDISHO (SMN) - Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud oo  Madaxtooyada Qaranka ku qaabilay Wasiirka  Gaashaandhigga dalka Kenya mudane Aadan Barre Ducaale ayaa kala hadlay  xoojinta xiriirka iskaashiga labada dal ee dhinacyada amniga, xasilloonida gobolka iyo dardar galinta dadaalada mideysan ee lagu ciribtirayo argagixiso.   Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh ayaa dul-istaagay dadaallada naf-hurnimada leh ee Shacabka Soomaaliyeed iyo Ciidaanka Xoogga...

WASHINGTON - The United States on Tuesday offered a $5 million reward for information on the whereabouts of a leader of the Somali jihadist group Al-Shabaab.   Abukar Ali Adan, who was officially designated a terrorist by the United States in 2018, is the deputy commander of the extremist group, the State Department said. It said he is also associated with several...

MUQDISHO (SMN) -Dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa cambaareysay duqeynta ay Israa’iil ka geysatay Isbitaalka Al-Ahly ee Gaza kaas oo ay ku dhinteen boqollaal Falastiiniyiin ah.   Bayaan kasoo baxay Wasaaradda Arrimaha dibadda ayaa lagu yiri “waxaan ugu baaqeynaa Israa’iil in ay ixtiraamto Sharciga Caalamiga iyo xabbad joojin deg deg ah oo shuruud la,aan a“ Dad ka badan 500 oo qof oo u badan haween...

GAZA - Israeli bombardment has struck a packed hospital compound in central Gaza, killing an estimated 500 people, including patients and displaced Palestinians sheltering inside, according to officials in the besieged Gaza Strip.   The health ministry in Gaza said Wednesday’s blast at the al-Ahli Arab Hospital was caused by an Israeli air raid. Israel has attributed the explosion to a...