Sunday, July 26, 2026
Somaliland police say they have not yet arrested the man suspected of killing two young men in Hargeisa on Sunday night, but are hunting him down. The youths who were killed, identified as Khadar Ibrahim Mohamed, 23, and Suldaan Ahmed Abdillaahi, 22, are being investigated, according to the Police Operations...
Turkey is increasingly expanding its political, security and economic influence in Somalia, as formally discussed at a meeting of the Turkish Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee. Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yılmaz said that Turkey’s relations with Somalia are special, based on history, common interests and a long-term strategy based on security...
Opposition MPs united in the National Salvation Council today expressed their strong concern over the overall political situation in the country in a press release. The opposition MPs’ press release specifically highlighted the political uncertainty surrounding the separation between the federal government and the regional states of the country, especially...
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has warned Ethiopia against attempting another war in his country, saying it would be a regrettable dream. The comments come as tensions between the two countries continue to rise. Eritrea and Ethiopia have had a tense relationship since Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993, with...
The head of the Somali Federal Government’s Office for the Regional Defense Forces, known as the Macawisleyda, Ali Jeyte Osman, spoke emotionally at a welcoming ceremony held in Jigjiga, the capital of the Somali Regional State, that he came from the people of Hiran who are bleeding. Leader Ali Jeyte...
The Somali Ministry of Defense has denied that Ethiopian forces are participating in a military exercise scheduled to take place off the coast of Somalia, and it is known that the Ethiopian government is very interested in participating in the exercise. During a recent meeting of the East African Council...
The Government of Somalia, a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, has officially welcomed the signing of the agreement between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the M23 armed group. The agreement, signed in Doha, Qatar, is an important step in efforts to...
Somaliland has said the UN decision to lift the arms embargo on Somalia was wrong, after a ship carrying a large amount of weapons was seized off the coast of Puntland yesterday. Somaliland’s Foreign Minister, Abdirahman Dahir Aden, said in a statement on his X website that the decision to...
A cargo ship carrying weapons and military vehicles that was seized off the coast of Puntland yesterday is expected to dock at the port of Bosaso, according to preliminary information. Footage posted on social media shows that the ship is carrying various types of weapons, armored vehicles and emergency vehicles....
The Minister of Information of the Puntland State, Mahmoud Aydiid Dirir, has strongly condemned the ongoing conference in Lascaanod to finalize the SSC Khaatumo, describing it as illegal and irrelevant to Puntland. The Minister stressed that it is time to close the conference. newsinMinister Aydiid insisted that the SSC areas are...