Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Somalia’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Dahir Shire Mohamed, who was attending the Natural Resources Conference in Istanbul, announced that Somalia will soon be producing oil from its territory. The Minister used the forum to discuss in depth with international officials how to strengthen cooperation in developing Somalia’s natural...
Some members of the House of the People have launched a campaign to show their support for MP Mohamed Ali Omar Cana Nuug, who recently made a derogatory remark about his disability to the Speaker of the House of the People, Sheikh Aden Madoobe. The MPs, who carried sticks to...
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, James Swan, has begun a series of official visits to the country’s regional states to highlight the importance of participating in the National Consultative Council. Ambassador Swan is expected to visit Puntland and Jubbaland this week. He is expected to arrive in...
Somali disability organizations have said that they have been subjected to abuse and neglect by people who have not completed their sixth year of life in a statement made two days ago by the Speaker of the House of the People, Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur Madoobe, to one of...
Somaliland has strongly condemned the move by the Federal Government of Somalia to ban entry with Taiwanese passports, amid growing tensions between Mogadishu and Beijing. A statement from the Somaliland Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Somaliland opposes the passport ban, and that the Somali government has no authority over...
The Speaker of the House of the People of the Somali Parliament has banned members of the House of the People who are also members of the Federal Cabinet from attending the sessions of the House. The reason for the suspension of these members from the sessions was given as...
Opposition politicians who have held various positions in Somalia, such as former President Sheikh Sharif, former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Kheyre and MP Abdirahman Abdi Shakur, have strongly condemned the offensive remarks made by Speaker Aden Madoobe about the House of the People. In a joint press release, these leaders...
The Speaker of the House of the People of the Somali Parliament, Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur Madoobe, has banned 20 members of the House of the People from attending the sessions of the House of the People due to security reasons. A written letter issued by Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur...
The Somali government said it is aware of social media platforms and individuals involved in spreading false information that is intended to disrupt Somali security, especially when it comes to mortar attacks on Mogadishu. A statement from the Ministry of Information noted that the latest false incident was related to...
The SSC-Khaatumo administration has welcomed the prisoner exchange between Somaliland and Puntland, especially the release of 11 prisoners captured by Somaliland in the Lascaanod war. A statement from the Ministry of Justice, Religious Affairs and Constitutional Affairs of the SSC-Khaatumo administration stated that the prisoners released by Somaliland were fighters...