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Mogadishu, Somalia – Somalia’s bicameral parliament will officially open its 7th legislative session on Saturday, September 20, amid heightened political, security, and economic challenges facing the country, parliamentary leaders announced Saturday.   In a joint statement, Speaker of the House of the People, Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur (Madobe), and Speaker of the Upper House, Abdi Hashi Abdullahi, formally invited members of...

Ceeldheer, Galgaduud – Ciidamada Dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa maanta gudaha Ceeldheer ee gobolka Galgaduud kusoo bandhigay maxaabiis ka tirsan Al-Shabaab, hub iyo meydad kadib dagaalkii ka dhacay degmadaas Jimcihii.     Weerarka Al-Shabaab oo ahaa mid qorsheysan oo la rabey in lagula wareego magaaladda, ayaa waxaa si wadajir ah uga hortagay ciidamada Qaybta 21-aad ee Xoogga Dalka, Kumaandooska Gorgor ee Qaybta 1-aad, iyo...

KINSHASA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- At least 107 people were killed and 146 others went missing after a boat capsized Thursday in the northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local media reported Friday.   According to media reports citing official sources, the accident occurred on the Congo River about 122 km from Mbandaka, the capital of Equateur Province. The same sources...

CAPE TOWN, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- South Africa's highest court, the Constitutional Court, has ruled that husbands are now legally allowed to take on the surnames of their wives.   The court ruled on Thursday that certain sections of the current Births and Deaths Registration Act are "unconstitutional," as they "unfairly discriminate on the grounds of gender." The ruling was made after...

BEIJING, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Earlier this month, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) at the "Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Plus" Meeting held in Tianjin, seeking to strengthen and improve global governance in this world awash with rapid changes and unprecedented challenges.   The initiative focuses on a central question of the times: what kind of global...

CEELDHEER, Somalia – The death toll continues to rise following a fierce battle on Friday morning in Ceeldheer district, Galgaduud region, between Al-Shabaab militants and Somali government forces backed by local militia fighters.   The Somali Federal Government announced that its forces had successfully repelled the large-scale Al-Shabaab attack, describing the outcome as a significant victory in the ongoing fight against the...

CEELDHEER, Soomaaliya – Khasaaraha ka dhashay weerarkii culus ee aroornimadii shalay ka dhacay degmada Ceeldheer ee gobolka Galgaduud ayaa sii kordhaya, kaasi oo dhexmaray kooxda Al-Shabaab iyo ciidamada dowladda federaalka oo ay garab siinayeen ciidamada deegaanka.   Dagaalka oo socday saacado badan ayaa sababay khasaare dhimasho iyo dhaawac leh oo labada dhinac soo gaaray, hase yeeshee dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa sheegtay...

MUQDISHO, Soomaaliya – Guddoonka Labada Aqal ee Baarlamaanka Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa maanta ku dhawaaqay in kalfadhiga 7-aad ee Baarlamaanka Federaalka uu si rasmi ah u furmi doono maalinta Sabtida ah ee 20-ka Sebteembar 2025.   War-saxaafadeed kasoo baxay xafiisyada Guddoomiyeyaasha Golaha Shacabka iyo Aqalka Sare ayaa lagu sheegay in kulanka furitaanka kalfadhiga uu dhici doono iyadoo la raacayo jadwalka dastuuriga...

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday officially inaugurated a newly constructed headquarters for the Military Intelligence and Reconnaissance Command of the Somali National Army, a facility built to modern standards to enhance national defense and security capabilities.   President Mohamud, who also serves as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, described the new center as a symbol of...

MUQDISHO, Soomaaliya – Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Mudane Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud, ayaa maanta si rasmi ah u daahfuray Xarunta cusub ee Taliska Sahanka iyo Sirdoonka Ciidanka Xoogga Dalka Soomaaliyeed, taas oo si casri ah loo dhisay si kor loogu qaado awoodda difaaca iyo sugidda amniga qaranka.   Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh, oo ah Taliyaha Guud ee Ciidamada Qalabka Sida, ayaa xarunta ku...