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BELEDWEYNE — Local community defense forces in Somalia’s central Hiiraan region, along with SNA, launched a preemptive attack on Al-Shabaab militants Thursday afternoon, targeting a gathering point between Maxaas district and the Wabxo area, officials said.   The operation, according to military commanders leading the mission, inflicted heavy losses on the militant group, with the ongoing pursuit of fleeing fighters continuing...

BELEDWEYNE — Ciidamada dadka deegaanka ee ka howlgala gobolka Hiiraan ayaa galabta weerar qorsheysan ku qaaday dagaalyahannada Al-Shabaab oo isku uruursanayay meel u dhexeysa degmada Maxaas iyo deegaanka Wabxo.   Weerarkan oo si xeeladeysan loo fuliyay ayaa lagu jabiyay kooxda, iyadoo lagu gaarsiiyay khasaare culus. Saraakiisha hoggaaminaysay howlgalka ayaa u sheegay Warbaahinta Qaranka in ciidamada deegaanka ay heleen xog sirdoon ah oo...

Mogadishu – Somalia’s Council of Ministers on Thursday approved a bilateral agreement with Indonesia to waive visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and service passports, in a move aimed at easing travel between the two nations.   The weekly cabinet meeting, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Salah Ahmed Jama, also reviewed a report from the committee tasked with addressing traffic congestion...

MUQDISHO — Golaha Wasiirrada Xukuumadda Soomaaliya ayaa maanta yeeshay kulankoodii toddobaadlaha ahaa, iyadoo kulankaas lagu ansixiyey heshiis is-afgarad ah oo ay wada gaareen Soomaaliya iyo Indonesia, kaasi oo lagu saxiixay in laga dhaafo shuruudaha dal-ku-galka dadka sita baasaboorrada diblumaasiga iyo shaqada, si loo fududeeyo isu-socodka labada dal.   Kulanka oo uu guddoomiyey Ra’iisul Wasaare Ku xigeenka Soomaaliya, Mudane Saalax Axmed Jaamac,...

BAKU, 24 July 2025 – Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda ee Soomaaliya, Abdisalam Abdi Ali, ayaa booqasho rasmi ah ku tagay magaalada Baku ee dalka Azerbaijan, halkaas oo uu kula kulmay Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda ee Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, iyadoo labada dhinac ay ka wada hadleen sidii loo xoojin lahaa xiriirka iyo iskaashiga ka dhexeeya labada dal, sida ay sheegtay Wasaaradda Arrimaha...

BAKU, July 24, 2025 – Azerbaijan and Somalia pledged to enhance bilateral relations and expand cooperation during an official visit by Somali Foreign Minister Abdisalam Abdi Ali to Baku, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.   Ali was welcomed by his Azerbaijani counterpart, Jeyhun Bayramov, for high-level discussions that highlighted both countries’ interest in fostering stronger diplomatic, economic, and political ties. According...

GAROWE, Soomaaliya – Maamulka Puntland ayaa Arbacadii si kulul uga jawaabay eedeymo kasoo yeeray dowladda federaalka Soomaaliya, kuwaas oo ku saabsanayd in la "afduubtay" markab hub siday oo lagu qabtay xeebaha degmada Bareeda ee gobolka Bari. Puntland ayaa sheegtay in hadalka kasoo baxay Muqdisho uu yahay “mas’uuliyad-darro”.   War-saxaafadeed si adag u dhisan oo kasoo baxay Puntland ayaa lagu difaacay baaritaanka...

GAROWE, Somalia – Puntland state on Wednesday hit back at accusations by Somalia’s federal government, dismissing Mogadishu’s claim that the seizure of a weapons-carrying vessel amounted to “hijacking” and labelling the statement “irresponsible”.   In a sharply worded response, Puntland authorities defended the interception and investigation of the MV SEA WORLD ship, which was detained last week off the coast of...

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday announced the arrest of several local election officials over alleged fraud in the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party primaries ahead of the 2026 general elections.   In a statement from the State House, Museveni condemned the officials for altering results, bribery, and interfering with voter registers. He described these actions as criminal and a...

The Horn of Africa will experience contrasting weather patterns from August through October, with some regions receiving heavy rainfall and others remaining dry, the Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC) of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc, said on Tuesday.   ICPAC said in its latest forecast that heavier-than-usual rains will be experienced in western Kenya, Uganda,...