A leader named Ali Mohamed Olow, armed with an AK-47 rifle and his bag, surrendered to the Somali National Army in Mubarak, Lower Shabelle region, after escaping attacks by government forces on positions held by Al-Shabaab fighters in the Ugunji area.
The man who surrendered to the forces said that...
A Puntland Dervish army officer who was welcomed by Major Abdirahman Cabirisaq Weyrax was questioned about the situation in Garowe city.
Politicians have reported in the media a few days ago that the signs related to the lack of salaries and health maintenance that he said were facing a solution...
Somali Minister of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation Ali Yusuf Ali Xoosh said that the election of district governors in the Banadir region will begin after the Eid al-Adha holiday, with local council members electing their district leaders.
The minister made the remarks at a training event for new local...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the Turkish government hopes to complete an oil drilling operation in Somali waters within six to nine months, weather and climate permitting.
Erdoğan described the operation as “historical,” as it is the first deep-sea drilling operation carried out by Turkey outside its territory.
“We hope...
Pakistan’s army chief, Asim Munir, visited Iran on Friday, where he met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. The two sides discussed diplomatic efforts to defuse regional tensions and end what Iran has described as a war between the United States and Israel.
Iranian state media reported that a foreign...
The Minister of Interior of the federal government of Somalia, Ali Yusuf Ali Xoosh, has launched a verbal attack on President Said Abdullahi Deni, accusing him of being an obstacle to the statehood, unity of the country and the development of Somalia.
In a post on his Facebook page, Ali...
The Somali and Turkish governments have said they will further strengthen cooperation in the areas of reconstruction and infrastructure development, following a meeting in Ankara between the Somali Minister of Public Works, Reconstruction and Housing, Ayuub Yusuf Ismail, and the Turkish Minister of Transport and Construction, Abdulkadir Uraloglu.
The meeting,...
The Somali Embassy in South Africa has issued a security alert to the entire Somali community living in the country, amid fears of protests and violence in some regions of the country.
The embassy called on Somali citizens to exercise increased vigilance and avoid areas where security threats are perceived...
Puntland said Somalia had entered a dangerous political phase, saying the term of the Federal institutions had expired and there was no longer a legal framework to continue the administration of the Federal Government.
A press release issued at a meeting of the Puntland Council of Ministers in Garowe, chaired...
The Egyptian government has strongly condemned Somaliland’s move to open what it called an “embassy” in the occupied city of Jerusalem, describing the move as illegal and in violation of international law.
A statement from the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said Cairo “strongly opposes” the opening of the facility, which it...