Puntland forces, based in Kalabayr area of Bari region, last night captured two members of the ISIS terrorist group that was defeated in the operation Calmiskaad.
Officials from the operation confirmed that the two foreign members were captured in the mountains near Kalabayr area, where they had fled, after the...
The Governor of Banadir Regional Administration and Mayor of Mogadishu, Hassan Mohamed Hussein (Muungaab), has announced a $200,000 donation to support relief efforts in the Awdal region of Northwestern Somalia.
The announcement came after the Governor held a meeting with ministers and members of the Federal Government of Somalia elected...
The Central Bank of Somalia has announced that from now on, citizens must present a national identity card to access banking services, such as opening accounts, withdrawing and depositing money, and applying for loans.
The move, a joint initiative of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) and the Somali...
The situation in Baladxawo town in Gedo region has calmed down today after heavy fighting in the past few days between the Federal government forces and the Jubbaland administration.
The calm felt in the town today is based on the fact that government forces led by Abdirashid Janan completely took...
The 8-day SSC-Khatumo regional state formation conference officially concluded in Lascaanod, Sool region.
The conference approved the constitution of a new state named the Northeastern Somali Regional State, with Lascaanod as its capital.
The Somali Minister of Interior and Federal Reconciliation, Ali Yusuf Ali (Xoosh), represented the Somali government in the...
The governments of Somalia and Djibouti today officially signed an agreement in Djibouti to increase the number of Djiboutian troops stationed inside Somalia.
The agreement was signed by the Somali Minister of Defense, Ahmed Moalin Fiqi, and the Acting Minister of Defense of Djibouti, Ali Hassan Bahdoon, in the presence...
The Speaker of the House of the People of the Somali Parliament, Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur (Madoobe), arrived today in Xudur, the capital of Bakool region, leading a large delegation of ministers and members of parliament from the Federal Government.
The Speaker’s delegation was warmly welcomed at the airport in...
Sowda Ahmed Mohamud, a Somali national, was convicted in a U.S. federal court after pleading guilty to charges of making false statements in an asylum application and giving false testimony in an immigration court.
Sowda was convicted of three counts of making false statements in an immigration application and concealing...
Doha hosted the ministerial meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Contact Group on Somalia, with a focus on strengthening international support for building the foundations of security, development and stability for the Somali people.
Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sultan Bin Saad Al-Muraikhi, who delivered a...
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met on Monday with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, to review progress on efforts to stabilize Somalia and regional security cooperation.
The meeting, which took place at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, focused on the ongoing security transition in...