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    24 Somali soldiers injured after post-match altercation at Türkiye military training base

    Tuesday March 18, 2025Isparta Governor Abdullah Erin speaks with injured Somali soldiers at Suleyman Demirel University Research and Application Hospital in Isparta, Türkiye,...

    Turkey deploys advanced Akinci drones to boost Somalia’s fight against Al-Shabaab

    Tuesday March 18, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Turkey has deployed advanced Bayraktar Akinci unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) to Somalia, delivering on a...

    Somali police deployed to frontlines in Middle Shabelle region to combat Al-Shabaab

    Tuesday March 18, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Units of the Somali Police Force have been deployed to the frontlines in the Middle Shabelle region...

    Suspected Somali pirates seize Yemeni fishing boat in third such attack in recent weeks

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked another Yemeni fishing boat off the Horn of Africa, the third such...

    Israel resumes Gaza bombardment, killing 330 as ceasefire talks collapse

    Tuesday March 18, 2025A woman cries while sitting on the rubble of her house, destroyed in an Israeli strike, in the Nuseirat refugee...

    Yemeni fishing vessel hijacked off Somalia

    Monday March 17, 2025EUNAVFOR ATALANTA forces pictured near the “AL NAJMA”, the Yemeni fishing boat hijacked off Eyl, Northern coast of Puntland (Somalia)...

    Somali Prime Minister reshuffles cabinet, appoints new ministers

    Monday March 17, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre reshuffled his cabinet on Monday, making significant changes to key ministerial...

    Somalia unveils five-year national transformation plan following major cabinet reshuffle

    Monday March 17, 2025Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre and government officials stand during the launch ceremony of the National Transformation Plan (NTP...

    Why has Mogadishu become a safe haven for many Sudanese doctors?

    Monday March 17, 2025LISTEN HERE: “This is a payment of debt. Definitely we are trying our best to show our gratitude and also to...

    Al-Shabaab militants storm Kenyan village, deliver sermon before vanishing

    Monday March 17, 2025A historic mosque stands in Lamu, Kenya, a coastal town known for its Swahili heritage and Islamic architecture.Mogadishu (HOL) —...

    Business at home became a better bet than migration

    Monday March 17, 2025Mohamed Omar Hussein assists a customer in his bustling men's clothing store in Mogadishu/Abdirizak Hajirow/Ergo(ERGO) – Six months after opening...

    Mogadishu police arrest traffic officer for killing auto-rickshaw operator

    Monday March 17, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Mogadishu police have arrested a traffic officer accused of fatally shooting an auto-rickshaw operator at the Four...

    Somali Custodial Corps deployed to Middle Shabelle region in fight against Al-Shabaab

    Monday March 17, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – The Somali Custodial Corps has been deployed to the Middle Shabelle region to support ongoing military operations against Al-Shabaab,...

    UPDATE: U.S. Embassy in Somalia denies reports of staff withdrawal

    Sunday March 16, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — The U.S. Embassy in Somalia has refuted claims of a mass evacuation of its diplomats, labelling such...

    Somali army, U.S. conduct airstrike targeting Al-Shabaab in Middle Shabelle region

    Sunday March 16, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali National Army (SNA), in coordination with the U.S. military's Africa Command (AFRICOM), conducted an airstrike...

    China condemns Somaliland-Taiwan relations, pressures Hargeisa to cut ties

    Sunday March 16, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – The Chinese government has strongly condemned the growing diplomatic ties between Somaliland and Taiwan, vowing to pressure Hargeisa into...