Four children have been killed in an explosion in southern Djibouti, which authorities said was suspected to have been caused by a drone, the Addis Standard reported, citing AFP.
Djibouti’s Attorney General, Hassan Mohamed Hassan, said in a statement that the explosion took place in the Dikhil region of the...
Two ministers in the Federal Government of Somalia, who are also members of the Lower House of Parliament from Puntland, have announced their resignations from their positions in the government, citing disagreements over constitutional amendments and the way the country’s governance is being run.
One of the ministers who resigned,...
The Somali government said last night that Ahmed Hurre, a senior advisor to the President of Puntland, has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in insecurity.
According to reports, Hurre was arrested at the Airport Hotel in Mogadishu while he was meeting with several members of the Federal Parliament, some...
The Minister of Petroleum and Minerals of Somalia, Dahir Shire Mohamed, has announced that the Federal Government has met with officials from the US government and investors interested in the country’s oil and mineral resources, to strengthen cooperation in exploiting the country’s natural resources.
The meeting, which took place in...
Two drones attacked the US embassy in the Saudi capital Riyadh early Tuesday, the Saudi Defense Ministry said. The attack caused a fire and damage to the embassy.
A Saudi Defense Ministry spokesman said initial assessments indicated that two drones had targeted the embassy directly, but that air defenses had...
A senior Iranian official, Ali Larijani, has made it clear that his country “will not give up on negotiations” as tensions between Iran, the United States and Israel escalate. In a post on social media, Larijani accused President Donald Trump of stoking the regional crisis, saying Iran did not...
The Federal Government of Somalia has begun implementing a new requirement for citizens to carry a National Identity Card when travelling on domestic flights, a move it said was part of efforts to tighten security and streamline travel procedures.
The Somali Immigration and Citizenship Authority confirmed that the rules came...
US President Donald Trump has threatened to “retaliate” for the killing of three US soldiers in a military operation inside Iran, saying the military operation that began on Saturday will continue. Trump made the announcement in a pre-recorded video posted on his Truth Social account.
The president also told CNBC...
Saudi Aramco, the state-owned oil company of Saudi Arabia, has temporarily suspended operations at its Ras Tanura refinery after an attack by Iranian drones. Ras Tanura is one of the Kingdom’s main oil refining and export facilities.
A Saudi defense ministry spokesman told reporters that two aircraft heading to the...
The Puntland Ministry of Civil Aviation and Airports has announced that it has suspended the operations of Daallo Airlines from all airports in Puntland.
A statement from the ministry said that Daallo Airlines was suspended from its flight permit after it allegedly twice endangered the lives of Puntland officials and...