Shabelle Media Network

HARARDHEERE, Somalia, Sept 16 – Somali government forces stationed in the coastal town of Harardheere in the central Mudug region have launched large-scale security operations aimed at preventing potential attacks by the militant group Al-Shabaab, local officials told Shabelle Media.   The military campaign comes amid heightened security concerns following a deadly clash in the nearby Galgaduud region, where Al-Shabaab militants...

Xarardheere, Mudug – Ciidanka Dowladda ee ku sugan magaalo xeebeedka Xarardheere ayaa bilaabay dhaq-dhaqaaqyo ciidan oo ballaaran oo la xiriira sugidda amniga, sida ay u sheegeen warbaahinta Shabelle masuuliyiin ka tirsan maamulka degmada.   Howlgalladan ayaa lagu sheegay inay yihiin kuwa looga hortagayo weerarro suuragal ah oo ay kooxda Al-Shabaab qorsheyn karaan inay ku qaadaan magaalada, kaddib xaalad amni oo kacsan...

On the occasion of the International Day of Democracy, 15 September 2025, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) warned that Somalia’s democratic transition is at serious risk unless relentless assaults on journalists and media freedom are confronted. This year alone, NUSOJ has documented 59 instances of attacks on media freedom across the country. The union says the transition...

Doxa, Sebteembar 15, 2025; Madaxwaynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ayaa magalada Doha kulan muhiim ah kula qaatay Amiirka dalkaasi Mudane Tamim bin Xamad Al Thani. Madaxwaynaha Jamhuuriyadda ayaa intii uu kulanku socday waxa uu la wadaagay Amiirka dalka Qadar sida shacabka iyo Dowladda Soomaaliyeed ay u garab-taagan yihiin walaalahooda, isaga oo hoosta ka xarriiqay in aan marnaba...

GAZA, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Hamas said on Sunday it had suspended talks on a prisoner swap with Israel after accusing Israel of targeting its negotiating delegation in the Qatari capital Doha last week.   "Negotiations cannot continue if the delegation responsible for them is attacked inside the country acting as mediator," Tahir al-Nono, a senior Hamas official, said in a...

BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- China firmly opposes a U.S. demand that Group of Seven (G7) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries impose tariffs of 50 to 100 percent on China due to the country's purchase of Russian oil, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said Monday.   In response to a media query, the spokesperson said China has...

NEW DELHI, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Eight school students at a hostel in India's eastern state of Odisha were hospitalized after fellow students put instant glue in their eyes when they were sleeping, local media reports said Monday.   The incident took place on Friday night at a boarding school in Salaguda of Kandhamal district, about 248 km west of Bhubaneswar,...

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Ministers of Defence and Internal Security on Monday took part in a high-level meeting to endorse the country’s new National Counter-IED (Improvised Explosive Devices) Strategy, aimed at curbing the deadly use of homemade explosives by armed groups.   Also in attendance were the National Security Advisor and representatives from international partners, signaling broad-based support for the new framework. Defence Minister...

Muqdisho — Wasiirada Gaashaandhigga iyo Amniga ee Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa maanta si wadajir ah uga qeybgalay kulan muhiim ah oo lagu ansixinayey Qorshaha Qaranka ee Ka-hortagga Qaraxyada Macmalka ah (C-IED).   Kulankan ayaa sidoo kale waxaa goob joog ka ahaa Lataliyaha Amniga Qaranka iyo wakiillo ka socday beesha caalamka oo taageero iyo latalin siinaya dowladda Soomaaliya. Wasiirka Gaashaandhigga, Axmed Macalin Fiqi,...

ABU DHABI — Reports from the United Arab Emirates indicate ongoing efforts to bring together Somalia’s Federal Government and the leaders of the Puntland and Jubaland regional states to resolve a longstanding political dispute.   The presidents of Jubaland and Puntland, Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Ahmed Madobe) and Said Abdullahi Deni, are currently in the UAE holding separate meetings with senior Emirati officials. The...