President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, dressed in military uniform, went on an unannounced trip to Harardhere district in Mudug region.
The president's trip is expected to be part of the acceleration of operations against the Al-Shabaab group and the encouragement of government and local forces.
President Hassan Sheikh who is accompanied by...
The security forces and the Somali National Intelligence Service (NISA) have arrested two Al-Shabaab members who wanted to carry out acts against security in Mogadishu.
A brief news from the NISA said that the two men were arrested by the army with bombs in their hands and they wanted to...
The United Nations Special Envoy for Somalia, Catriona Laing, held a closed-door meeting with President Deni in Garowe, after Puntland announced that it had withdrawn its recognition from the federal government.
A brief statement posted on UNSOM's Twitter account said that the meeting discussed the priority issues for the construction...
Security forces in Baidoa, the capital of Bay region, have arrested a man who allegedly attacked a mosque in a neighborhood of Baidoa.
The man was said to have been arrested in a joint operation by various forces in the city.
An officer of the army who spoke to the media...
Puntland has announced that it has withdrawn its trust and recognition from the institutions of the federal government of Somalia, according to a decision issued by the cabinet of Puntland.
This decision was made by Puntland in response to the decision of the two houses of the Somali Parliament yesterday...
The Parliament of the two Houses voted with a majority in the four chapters to amend the interim Constitution of Somalia.
The four chapters were voted one by one, and then the four chapters were voted together by the two houses of the Parliament.
212 members of the House of People...
The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hamse Abdi Barre, praised the members of the two Houses of the Parliament of Somalia for the approval of the amendments to Chapter 1 and 4 of the Constitution of the Federal Government of Somalia, which were passed today by...
The Indian Navy rescued at least 23 Pakistani fishermen from Somali pirates after a 12-hour operation in the Arabian Sea.
The pirates were forced to surrender. The crew of the ship, which consisted of 23 Pakistanis, was rescued safely," according to the Indian Navy in a statement.
The rescue operation took...
The former presidents of the country, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and Sharif Sheikh Ahmed accused President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of turning a deaf ear to their calls for the process of reviewing the country's constitution.
The two former presidents said that if the parliament approves the amendments made to the constitution,...
Somalia's Minister of Defense Abdulqadir Mohamed Noor and the Chinese Ambassador to Somalia Fei Shengchao agreed that the two countries will enhance defense cooperation.
A meeting they held in Mogadishu focused on security and counter-terrorism.
As announced by the Ministry of Defense of Somalia, the meeting was focused on how to...