Al Jazeera journalist Hamza Mohamed detained in Somalia
Al Jazeera journalist Hamza Mohamed has been detained by Somali security agents in the capital Mogadishu.
Mohamed, a British national, was arrested on Tuesday afternoon...
President Mohamud condemns Brussels terror attacks
The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, condemned the Daesh-perpetrated attacks in Brussels today.
“We join the world in condemning...
Somalia Seeks Russia’s Help In Fighting Al-Shabab Terrorists, Strengthening Economy
Somalia is asking Russia to help equip its armed forces to fight terrorism in the Horn of Africa nation, where Islamic militant group al-Shabab...
Destructive downpour at Bandan village in Puntland
Daybreak reports we are getting from Bandan village which is roughly some 23km east of Buhoodle district in Eyn region in eastern Somalia say...
UPDATE: Somalia: A cargo plane has crash-landed Afgooye
A cargo plane has crash-landed in the Somali town of Afgooye after failing to land at Mogadishu airport, according to local media. No casualties...
Al-Shabab fighters killed by SNA in AMISOM ambush
Three al-Shabab fighters were killed on Wednesday by the Somali National Army (SNA) with support from the African Union troops in the country (AMISOM).
The...
10 Al-Shabaab militants killed in Somalia
Somali military officials said that at least 10 Al-Shabaab militants were killed in the Bay region of the country.
Abdullahi Sheikh Ahmed, a senior military...
Somalia: Combat against Alshabab conference opens in Mogadishu
A conference which is given the name combat against Alshabab has on Saturday officially opened in the Somali capital Mogadishu.
This conference will be going...
Grim task of identifying the stampede victims begins
MINA: Representatives of Pakistan, Egypt, Iran, India and other countries have begun the painful task of identifying their nationals among 717 pilgrims who died...
Erdogan defends Saudi handling of Haj amid blame game
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to Saudi Arabia’s defense on Friday amid a blame game after a stampede at the Haj pilgrimage...
Somalia: Somali Pirates Holding Five Kenyans, 39 Seafarers for Ransom, UN Chief Says.
By Kevin J. Kelley
Pirate gangs in Somalia are believed to be holding five Kenyans for ransom, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a...
COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE 28th EXTRA-ORDINARY SESSION OF THE IGAD HEADS OF STATE ON SOMALIA
DRAFT COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE 28th EXTRA-ORDINARY SESSION OF THE IGAD ASSEMBLY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ON SOMALIA
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA, 13TH SEPTEMBER 2016
The IGAD...
Pentagon: US airstrikes kill ISIS head in Libya, al Qaeda senior official in Somalia
The Pentagon confirmed Monday that U.S. airstrikes last month killed the head of the Islamic State in Libya.
Abu Nabil was targeted in a Nov....
Car blast targets Somalia presidential palace
Casualties reported after "suicide attack" hit compound of presidential palace in capital Mogadishu
A car bomb has exploded near the presidential palace in Somalia's capital...
It is proving impossible to hold a fully democratic election in Somalia
One man, no vote
HOW do you hold an election without registering voters? That is the question confronting Somali politicians—as well as hordes of diplomats,...
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