Saaxdheer (SD) – An Islamic court in the Saaxdheer district of Sool region has sentenced to death two of the six suspects in the killing of two men in Kalabaydh, Sool region. […]
Islamic Court sentences Las Anod police station escapees
President Bihi honors Pilot Ahmed Dheere
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi, held a ceremony honoring Ahmed Mohamed Hassan (Ahmed Dheere), a senior pilot in Siyad Barre’s government air force who refused to carry out an […]
Ahmed Madobe sets conditions on appointing Jubaland electoral commissions
Kismayo (SD) – President of Jubaland Administration Ahmed Mohamed Islam Ahmed Madobe, has refused to nominate the four members of the Jubaland Administration, the electoral commissions and the disputed election commission in […]
UN acquits Banadir Regional Police Commander of Shabab links
NY (SD) – The United Nations Security Council has acquitted Banadir Regional Police Commander General Sadiq Omar Mohamed of any links to al-Shabaab. General Sadiq Omar alias Sadiq John has been accused […]
Somali Cabinet meeting approves 2021 budget
Mogadishu (SD) – Today’s meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Federal Government of Somalia has approved the Government’s annual budget for 2021 which includes election expenses and legitimized decisions made […]
Sool Governor and Abukar Awale held opposing press conferences
Lasanod (SD) – Governor of Sool Abdiqani Jidhe has today said Abukar Awale Qaad-diid had entered the town of Las Anod illegally. The governor who held a press conference at his office […]
A delegation led by the Djiboutian Minister of Sports visits Hargeisa
Hargeisa (SD) – The Minister of Youth and Sports of Somaliland Mr. Boos Mire Mohamed welcomed a delegation led by the Minister of Youth and Sports of Djibouti Mr. Hassan Mohamed Kamil […]
Somaliland president slams United Nations for politicizing development programs
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi has accused the United Nations of taking orders from the Somali government and are engaging in the regional politics. Speaking at the Kulmiye party’s […]
To avoid a repeat of the Mogadishu attack, Somali needs biometrics
Three years ago, on 14 October 2017, Somalia experienced a turning point when devastating truck bomb attacks ripped through Mogadishu’s busy Zoobe junction. It was the country’s deadliest ever terrorist attack, killing […]
Abukar Awale deported from Somaliland
Lasanod (SD) – Somaliland police in Lasanod, the capital of Sool, arrested Abokor Awale, a campaigner for a ban on Khat. Abokor on a live video from his hotel room before being […]
EU Delegation meets with Somaliland Ministry of Information and Media
Hargeisa (SD) – A large gathering of the Ministry of Information, Media Associations and Representatives of the European Union (EU), Finland, Sweden, UK, Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany was held today at […]
UNICEF Condemned killing humanitarian workers in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (SD) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has condemned the killing of two polio vaccinators in Mogadishu today. A statement from UNICEF Somalia Country Director Jesper Moller said UNICEF was […]
Delegation from AU, EU, IGAD, AND UN Visit Galmudug
Dhusamareb (SD) – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has released a report on a meeting between a delegation led by Ambassador James Swan and Galmudug President […]
Anti-Macron demonstrations held in Burao
Burao (SD) – Demonstration against the anti-Islam comments of the French president Emmanuel Macron, took place today in Burao, the capital of Togdher region. Hundreds of Burao residents took to the main […]
ISIS claims responsibility for attack that injured soldiers in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (SD) – The Islamic State in Somalia has claimed responsibility for an attack at the Hosh intersection in Mogadishu on Sunday. The attack wounded at least three government soldiers, according to […]
Puntland military court sentences Al Shabab convicts to death and imprisonment
Garowe (SD) – The military court in the five regions of Bari, Sanaag, Hayland, Karkar and Gardafuu has today sentenced to death and imprisonment three men accused of being members of Al-Shabaab […]
President Bihi meets with Taiwanese delegation
Hargeisa (SD) – The president of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi has today received at his office the Taiwanese ambassador and a delegation from that government who have been visiting Hargeisa. President Bihi […]
Somaliland arrests Qamar Sugani, for visiting Mogadishu
Berbera (SD) – Somaliland authorities have arrested a popular Somaliland musician, Qamar Sugani, in Berbera today, after returning from a trip to Mogadishu. The singer was arrested during a road trip to […]
Somali PM meets with UN Representative to Somalia
Mogadishu (SD) – The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Hussein Roble today at his office received the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Ambassador James Swan. During […]
Somaliland suspends consultation with UN Agencies
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland Government unexpectedly suspends United Nation’s meetings and consultations on all UN Development Program Plans for Somaliland. The government has not yet said the reason for the suspension, but […]
