Hargeisa (SD) – Idris Ilig, popularly known as Sayid Barakaysan, a young actor based in Hargeisa, was arrested today after recently staging a drama deemed to be against the government of President […]
Actor arrested in Hargeisa for a Drama on run away inflation
Somaliland House of Representatives: Prosecutor falsified allegations against Oldon
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland’s House of Representatives issued a statement denying a lawsuit filled on their behave against Abdimalik Muse Oldon, jailed in Somaliland. The statement from the Somaliland House of Representatives […]
Kenyan soldiers killed in al-Shabaab attack
KISMAYO (SD) – At least three Kenyan military soldiers have been killed and several other wounded after heavily armed al-Shabaab fighters attacked military base in southern Somalia. According to multiple sources, al-Shabaab […]
Siblings murder suspects arrested in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali police have arrested two Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers who are accused of killing two siblings in Somali capital, Mogadishu, move that triggered public outrage. Zakariye Mohamud Hussein […]
Security Council gives 3 months to end navel operations off the coast of Somalia
NY (SD) – The UN Security Council on Friday voted to extend the international naval operation in Somalia by just three months, after the federal government demanded full control of its waters. […]
Somaliland suspends UN projects that undermine their Independence
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland government says it has suspended UN-funded projects that undermine its independence. Somaliland’s information minister, Saleban Ali Koore, said in view of its independence, it had suspended all UN […]
Family of siblings killed by Police in Mogadishu demand Justice
Mogadishu (SD) – The family of two siblings killed by the Police last night in Mogadishu have demanded justice, and have decided not to bury the dead in the hands of government […]
Danab and Darawish forces conduct operation in an Al Shabaab controlled areas
Kismayo (SD) – The 5th Brigade, the 16th Battalion of Danab Commandos and the Jubbaland State of the Darawish was carried out a joint operation in Bula Haji and Lagta Anole areas […]
Mogadishu Book Fair opens for sixth year
Mogadishu (SD) – Mogadishu’s International Book Fair has opened in the Capital, and this is the sixth year the fair has been held since its inception in 2015. Sheikh Mohamed Diini, the […]
Lawmaker Ilhan Omar receives Anti-Muslim threats
Washington (SD) – Lawmaker Ilhan Omar, a member of the US House of Representatives, is currently facing threats following a series of hateful GOP inspired comments. A controversy between Lawmakers Omar and […]
Somalia’s Forthcoming Election Free, Fair, Fraud Or Fragmentation
Before we talk about the Somalia’s electoral impasses we ought to turn back the electoral scenario of the region particularly the intergovernmental authority on development (IGAD). The IGAD region had bad blood […]
Somaliland sentences Seven years to 4 soldiers for raping a 13 year old Girl
Erigavo – (SD) – Somaliland military court has today concluded a rape case of four police officers operating in Erigavo, Sanaag region. The court found the soldiers guilty of raping a 13-year-old […]
Puntland issues security order in Bossaso amid tensions
Bossaso (SD) – Puntland’s Bari Regional Security Committee has today held a meeting in Bossaso to discuss the security situation in that city, which has been in a state of crisis in […]
Siblings killed in al-Shabaab attack in Beledweyne
BELEDWEYNE (SD) – At least three people were killed and several others after fierce fighting between Somali military backed by African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) and Al-Shabaab fighters in central Somalia. […]
HIV infections declines in Somalia
MOGADISHU (SD) – HIV prevalence rate of infection in Somalia has been declining over the last fourteen years thanks to efforts to eradicate virus from the Horn of African nation. In a […]
Russian President Putin lauds Somalia’s efforts to eradicate terrorists
MOGADISHU (SD) – Russian president Vladimir Putin has welcomed Somalia’s efforts to fight terror groups including al-Shabaab and ISIS in the horn of African nation. Speaking at a ceremony to present credentials […]
Somaliland Congratulates Barbados as becomes Independent, vows to seek recognition
Hargeisa (SD) – The Somaliland government congratulates Barbados’s decision to remove the British Queen as its head of state, after 55 years of being an independent country. Barbados became independent after the […]
Somaliland Lawmakers and Religious scholars working on Islamic Trade Act
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland’s economic and sharia committees in the House of Representatives, with religious leaders are working on the country’s Trade and Insurgence Acts, making it Sharia complaint. The committees and […]
NISA claims to killed 12 Al-Shabaab operatives in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (SD) – A brief statement released last night by the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) on its Twitter account stated that 12 al-Shabaab members had been killed by security forces […]
Has Somaliland sided with any of the warring factions in Ethiopia?
London (SD) – Somaliland Foreign Minister Isse Kayd Mohamud responded to reports by some Ethiopian media outlets that Somaliland has supported the fight against the TPLF in Ethiopia. Issa Kayd Mohamud told […]
