Tuesday, July 28, 2026
The Puntland administration has openly opposed the national identity card launched by the Federal Government of Somalia in the city of Galkayo. The Governor of the Mudug region of Puntland, Faysal Sheikh Ali (Jifojabsade), has warned the people of Galkayo not to be fooled by the program, describing it as...
The US Embassy in Somalia has denied reports that the embassy has begun evacuating its key staff from Mogadishu. Unofficial reports circulating on social media suggested that the security situation in the capital was deteriorating, prompting the US to withdraw key staff. However, the embassy issued a brief statement denying the...
The Chinese government has condemned the growing ties between Somaliland and Taiwan, saying it has taken steps to pressure Hargeisa to persuade it to end its ties with Taipei. The Chinese ambassador to Somalia, Wang Yu, in a brief interview with Dalsan TV, said Taiwan is an integral part of...
US President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered the air force to bomb Houthi targets in the cities of Sanaa and Saada, carrying out heavy airstrikes. Trump said he would launch a series of airstrikes if the Houthi group did not stop its attacks on commercial shipping. "Our brave warfighters are now...
The Speaker of the House of the People of the Parliament of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur (Madobe), has stated that a member of the House of the People has lost his membership in the House, and therefore, the relevant institutions are required to fill...
According to a plan prepared by the US State Department on the red list, the country's authorities plan to tighten entry rules for citizens of several Arab countries, according to the New York Times. The newspaper revealed that the new US immigration law will affect 43 countries, and it is...
The United States and Somaliland have been discussing the issue of recognition, with the Trump administration expected to recognize Somaliland, the Financial Times reported. The newspaper said that US officials have reported the start of talks on a deal in which the United States would recognize Somaliland in exchange for...
After a few years of peace in the long-running conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea, the two sides are once again stockpiling weapons, with fears that war could break out at any moment. Following the agreement reached by the two countries to end the long-running conflict in 2018, Eritrean forces supported...
A statement issued by the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said that a joint airstrike by the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) and the Somali National Army (SNA) took place in the Boos-Hareeri area of ​​the Middle Shabelle region. The statement added that the airstrike targeted Al Shabaab...
The Israeli government has asked Ethiopia to cooperate in combating terrorism in the Middle East and Africa, describing terrorism as a common enemy for both countries. At a press conference in Jerusalem by Israeli and Ethiopian Foreign Ministers Gideon Sa’ar and Gedion Timotheos, Sa’ar said that there is a connection...