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Mogadishu – Somalia's Ministry of Defence on Thursday likened the Al-Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabaab to Israel, accusing both of committing atrocities against innocent civilians.   Speaking at a press briefing in Mogadishu, ministry spokesperson Sheikh Abukar Mohamed Hassan condemned Al-Shabaab for what he described as systematic violence and terror against Somali civilians. “Al-Shabaab and the Israeli forces killing people in Gaza are...

Muqdisho – Afhayeenka Wasaaradda Gaashaandhigga Soomaaliya, Sheekh Abuukar Maxamed Xasan, ayaa maanta faahfaahin ka bixiyay xaaladda amniga dalka iyo howlgallada socda ee lagula dagaallamayo kooxda Al-Shabaab.   Sheekh Abuukar ayaa hadal kulul ku weeraray kooxda Al-Shabaab, isagoo ku tilmaamay inay si la mid ah Yuhuudda uga dambeyso dhibaatooyin joogto ah oo loo geysto shacabka aan waxba galabsan. Wuxuu yiri: “Al-Shabaab iyo...

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Security in the central Somali city of Baladweyne is rapidly deteriorating amid a surge in violence, local residents and observers say, raising fears of mass displacement as armed groups tighten their grip.   The city, capital of the Hiran region, has seen a sharp escalation in insecurity marked by frequent bomb attacks, targeted killings, extortion, and illegal checkpoints....

Baladweyne, Soomaaliya — Ammaanka magaalada Baladweyne ee xarunta gobolka Hiiraan ayaa si weyn hoos ugu dhacay, iyadoo xaaladda guud ee magaalada ay noqotay mid cakiran oo faraha kasii baxaysa.   Magaaladan muhiimka ah ee bartamaha Soomaaliya ayaa wajahaysa isku dhaf ah qaraxyo, dilal qorsheysan, dhac hubeysan iyo isbaarooyin si aan gambasho lahayn loo dhigtay, taasoo ka dhigeysa mid kamid ah marxaladihii...

Muqdisho, 15 Oktoobar 2025 – Guddoomiyaha Gobolka Banaadir ahna Duqa Muqdisho, ayaa maanta si rasmi ah u furay wadooyinka laga galo garoonka diyaaradaha caalamiga ah ee Aadan Cadde, kuwaas oo sanado badan xirnaa sababo la xiriira amniga.   Furitaanka wadooyinkan ayaa qeyb ka ah olole ballaaran oo soconaya muddo 30 cisho ah, kaas oo loogu talagalay in dhagxaanta iyo xayiraadaha laga qaado...

Kampala, Oct 15, 2025 – Somalia and Azerbaijan have signed an agreement waiving visa requirements for holders of diplomatic passports, officials said Wednesday.   The agreement was signed on the sidelines of a conference in Kampala, Uganda, by Somalia’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ali Mohamed Omar Balcad, and Azerbaijan’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Samir Sharifov. Somalia’s Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of...

Kampala, 15 Oktoobar 2025 – Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya iyo Jamhuuriyadda Azerbaijan ayaa ku heshiiyay in muwaadiniinta wata baasaboorrada diblumaasiga ee labada dal aan looga baahneyn fiiso (dal-ku-gal) marka ay u safarayaan midba midka kale.   Heshiiskan ayaa lagu saxiixay magaalada Kampala ee dalka Uganda, halkaas oo Wasiiru-Dowlaha Wasaaradda Arrimaha Dibadda ee Soomaaliya, Mudane Cali Maxamed Cumar (Balcad), uu is-afgarad rasmi ah la...

MOGADISHU – Somalia’s State Minister of Defense, Omar Ali Abdi, held a significant meeting on Wednesday with the European Union Ambassador to Somalia, Francesca Di Mauro, accompanied by a high-level delegation from the European Peace Facility (EPF). The discussions focused on enhancing defense cooperation between Somalia and the European Union, with a special emphasis on ongoing support to Somalia’s security...

Muqdisho (AFP) – Wasiiru-Dawlaha Wasaaradda Gaashaandhigga Xukuumadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Cumar Cali Cabdi, ayaa kulan muhiim ah la qaatay Danjiraha Midowga Yurub ee Soomaaliya, Francesca Di Mauro, iyo wafdi heer sare ah oo ka socday hay’adda European Peace Facility (EPF).   Kulanka ayaa diiradda lagu saaray xoojinta iskaashiga dhanka difaaca ee u dhexeeya Soomaaliya iyo Midowga Yurub, iyadoo si gaar ah looga...

MOGADISHU – Somalia’s Defence Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi issued a stern warning to opposition politicians on Tuesday, declaring that public demonstrations in the capital will not be permitted amid growing tensions between the government and its critics.   Speaking at a press conference in Mogadishu, Fiqi accused certain opposition figures of receiving external funding to organise protests, which he said pose...