The election of the Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and Secretary of the Somali Independent Human Rights Commission was held in Mogadishu, an election that was closely watched as it determined the direction and process that the commission would take over the next four years.
The election of the Chairperson was won...
The new Commander of the Somali National Army, General Ibrahim Mohamed Mohamud, officially assumed the position of Commander of the Somali National Army today, following a handover ceremony held at the Ministry of Defense Headquarters in Mogadishu.
The handover ceremony took place between the outgoing Commander, General Odowaa Yusuf Raage,...
The Security Advisor to the President of Puntland, Abdi Hirsi Ali Qarjab, said that illegal weapons easily enter Puntland, and that there are businessmen who specialize in importing such weapons, who are able to quickly import various types of weapons when they receive money.
Abdi Hirsi Ali Qarjab pointed out...
The Finnish government has denied a post on social media that it is considering direct cooperation with Somaliland and will campaign for Somaliland’s recognition.
“The post circulating on X-site claiming to have originated in Finland is false,” said an official statement released by the Finnish Embassy in Somalia, adding that...
The Minister of Health and Social Welfare of the Federal Government of Somalia, Dr. Ali Haji Adam, and the Deputy Minister of Health of the Russian Federation, Oleg Salagay, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Geneva to strengthen cooperation in the field of health between the two countries.
Reflecting...
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources of the Republic of Yemen has strongly condemned the ongoing abuses and violations against Yemeni fishermen working in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, which it accused of the Eritrean forces and the Puntland administration, describing these acts as...
The House of the People and the Upper House of the Federal Parliament of Somalia have suspended members of parliament from attending, after they were accused of disrupting joint sessions of the two houses at the House of the People (Villa Hargaisa) on 28 January 2026.
The suspended members were...
An order reportedly issued by the Federal Presidency of Somalia has stopped planes carrying security forces for the presidents of Puntland and Jubbaland, which were scheduled to land in Mogadishu today.
Puntland and Jubbaland officials confirmed that the Federal Government had prevented the planes carrying troops and delegations from landing...
The governments of Qatar, Jordan and Egypt have strongly condemned Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, calling them a clear violation of the ceasefire agreement reached in October, warning that the actions jeopardize efforts to achieve stability.
Separate statements by the foreign ministries of the three countries said that Israel...
The Federal Government of Somalia and the Arab Republic of Egypt have officially denied reports circulating on social media that Somali passports have been suspended and denied travel to Egypt.
Flights between Somalia and Egypt were operating normally on Friday, with no reported changes to travel or immigration procedures between...