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...
Puntland today officially handed over to Somaliland 15 prisoners captured during the fighting in the Sool region in 2023.
Puntland’s Minister of Justice, Mohamed Abdi Wahaab, who spoke to the media, said that Puntland also handed over 11 prisoners previously captured by Somaliland, who were also captured during the fighting...
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, in a lengthy article in the Saudi-based Sharqul Awsat newspaper, began by saying that since he was first elected President of Somalia in 2012, there have been six assassination attempts by Al-Shabaab, the most recent of which was on March 18, 2025, in Mogadishu.
President...
More news is emerging from a bombing attack in Yemen that targeted a prison run by Yemen's Houthi rebels that was holding African migrants, including Somalis.
Ibrahim Abdulqadir Ma'alim, a Somali living in Yemen, was among those who went to the scene when the bombing occurred and said he saw...
The head of the Kenya Confederation of Trade Unions (COTU), Francis Atwoli, who has been in Kenyan politics for over 20 years, said it is time for Somalis to become presidents of the country.
Politician Atwoli seemed to be showing that change is needed to leave where we are, and...
Members of the Somali Parliament who met in Mogadishu said they are moving a motion against the Speaker of the House of the People, Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur Madoobe, accusing him of failing to convene the sixth session of the House of the People.
The members accused the Speaker of...
Ahead of the 2025 Hajj, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has temporarily banned the issuance of visas to citizens from 14 countries, including: Iran, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Somalia, Congo, Libya and Sudan.
The move is part of efforts to enhance security and manage the number of people attending one of the...
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been invited to attend the upcoming summit between the Russian government and the Arab League in Moscow.
President Hassan Sheikh received Mr. Mikhail L. Bogdanov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Special Representative of the Russian President for the Middle East and Africa, at...