Bossaso (SD) – Puntland regional security forces have claimed victory in a battles with ISIS militants in the Bari region. The operation, which began on Thursday, is concentrated in the mountains of […]
Five killed in southern Somalia blasts
MOGADISHU (SD) – At least five people have been killed more than six people and several other sustained injuries in two deadly bomb explosions in southern Somalia In a press conference, Somali […]
Mogadishu police boss survives attack in Somali capital
MOGADISHU (SD) – Mogadishu police commissioner, Colonel Farhan Mohamud Aden has today survived explosion after Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) targeted his convoy at Banadir locality in Somalia’s capital. Witnesses confirmed […]
PM Roble visits the Somali National Army and AMISOM Command in Jubbaland
Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, accompanied by the Minister of Defense, the Federal Government of Somalia, Hassan Haji, today met with senior AMISOM Force Commanders in Kismayo, the second division of the […]
Finland to deport Somali man
Helsinki (SD) – A Somali man in Finland is facing possible deportation after a supreme court in Helsinki gave the authorities go ahead, saying the man poses a threat to society due […]
Jubbaland blocks Farmajo’s adviser from Kismayo
MOGADISHU (SD) – Jubbaland authorities have barred Abdi Ali Rage, an election adviser to outgoing Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo from landing at Kismayo Airport. According to sources privy to the development, […]
One of Farmajo’s closest ministers accuses President Deni of electoral interference
Mogadishu (SD) – The Minister of Planning of the Federal Government of Somalia, Jamal Mohamed Hassan, has said that Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni is a candidate for the presidency, urging him […]
Somali PM in Kismayo to hold talks with Madobe
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali prime minister, Mohamed Hussein Roble is expected to hold talks with Jubbaland state authorities to enhance the relations between his government and the southerly regional state ahead of […]
Ethiopian embassy in Nairobi not closing – envoy
NAIROBI (SD) – Ethiopia will not its embassy in Kenya, Ethiopian ambassador said dispelling earlier reports by the locals claiming the embassy would be closed to save costs. In a briefing to […]
Int’l partners hails Somalia for halving fees for women candidates
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s international partners have welcomed the decision to halve registration fees for women candidates and looked forward to further steps to secure the agreed 30 percent quota for women’s […]
Southwest and Galmudug state appoint SIET chairpersons
MOGADISHU (SD) – Galmudug and South West state interim elections committees have today elected their chairpersons and deputies who will lead the poll teams during the upcoming parliamentary elections in the states. […]
Somalia pledges to end conflict in Beledweyn
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali government has called for a calm in Beledweyne town a day after the town witnessed deadly fighting between Somali government forces and a rebel group in Hiiraan region. […]
SNA kills senior al-Shabaab commander in southern Somalia
MOGADISHU (SD) – More than 16 militants including senior Al-Shabaab commander were killed and several of fighters were wounded following heavy clashes with Somali forces in central and southern Somalia, officials confirmed. […]
Poet Yusuf Sha’ir Accepts Somali Government Appointment While In Hargeisa
Hargeisa (SD) – Yusuf Osman Abdulle (Yusuf Sha’ir), a poet from Somaliland, have been appointed to the Somali government’s committee of Somali language experts. The poet’s name, which appears on the Somali […]
Somalia: Federal Electoral Commission elects new chairman
Mogadishu (SD) – The election of the chairman of the FEIT committee was recently concluded in Mogadishu with chairman of the FEIT committee Mohamed Hassan Irro receiving 14 votes while his rival […]
Two killed in Beledweyne fighting
BELEDWEYNE (SD) – At least two people including a civilian have been killed and several others wounded after fighting between Somali forces and rebels escalated on Sunday in Beledweyne town of central […]
Kulmiye party spokesman responds to Minister Dubbe over Borama arrest
Mogadishu (SD) – Somalia’s Minister of Information Osman Dubbe, in a released statement talked about a woman arrested by the Somaliland government after she wore the Somali flag in Borama. Minister Dube […]
Kenya nabs three al-Shabaab suspects in security operation
GARISSA (SD) – At least three al-Shabaab suspects have been arrested following security operations by Kenyan forces in areas near Garissa County border with Somalia. The arrest of the suspects comes barely […]
Somalia to reopen its Nairobi embassy next Monday
Nairobi (SD) – Somalia’s embassy in Nairobi will next Monday resume its operations barely six months after the diplomatic ties between Somalia and Kenya hit the bottom. Speaking to the media, Somalia’s […]
Death toll of Mogadishu suicide bomb blast hits 20
MOGADISHU (SD) – The death toll of a suicide bomb blast has risen to 20 after two people succumbed to their injuries in a hospital in Somali capital. A suspected al-Shabaab operative […]