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    Saudi Arabia pledges funding for major development projects in Somalia

    Wednesday January 15, 2025Somalia’s Minister of Finance, Bihi Iman Egeh, and Sultan Abdulrahman Al-Marshad, Director General of the Saudi Fund for Development, sign...

    Somali Prime Minister commends Puntland forces for progress against ISIS

    Wednesday January 15, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre has praised the Puntland Dervish forces for their ongoing military operation...

    Chinese fishing crew safe after hijack but is piracy returning to Gulf of Aden?

    Wednesday January 15, 2025By Jevans NyabiageAttacks remain well below 2011 peak but China’s vast maritime interests in the waters off Somalia could be...

    Children die of diarrhoea and other diseases in Mogadishu IDP camps

    Wednesday January 15, 2025Hawo Salah mourns for her small son and worries about keeping her other children safe in Danyar IDP camp in...

    Former Somali President criticizes government over Constitution, elections, and security

    Wednesday January 15, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Former Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has strongly criticized the federal government’s handling of politics, security,...

    Somalia’s foreign minister urges opposition to back one-person, one-vote elections

    Wednesday January 15, 2025FILE - Somalia's Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi addresses the media during a press briefing at his office in Mogadishu,...

    Somali forces intercept bomb-laden vehicle en route to Mogadishu

    Wednesday January 15, 2025Somali security forces intercepted a Toyota Probox carrying explosives concealed inside a modified loudspeaker, as seen in the images above....

    AU mission hails Ethiopia-Somalia agreement to restore diplomatic ties after year-long hiatus

    Wednesday January 15, 2025(Photo: ENA)The African Union Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) has welcomed the agreement between Ethiopia and Somalia to fully restore diplomatic...

    Somalia launches ambitious civil registration overhaul

    Tuesday January 14, 2025An attendee explores advanced biometric scanning equipment during a demonstration in Mogadishu.Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia is advancing its digital transformation...

    Somali delegation visits Iraq’s border forces to strengthen security cooperation

    Tuesday January 14, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – A Somali government delegation, led by Minister of Internal Security Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail Fartaag, visited Iraq’s Border...

    Federal government commends Puntland’s anti-ISIS military operations

    Tuesday January 14, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali federal government has expressed strong support for the ongoing military operations against ISIS militants in Puntland's...

    Somali police dismiss explosions in Mogadishu as fake mines planted by al-Shabab

    Tuesday January 14, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali Police Force has confirmed that the series of explosions heard in Mogadishu on Monday night were...

    Several Daesh fighters killed in Somalia’s Puntland state

    Tuesday January 14, 2025A member of the Somali security forces patrols along the coast of Qaw, in Puntland, northeastern Somalia on December, 18,...

    Puntland captures pirate accountant linked to MV Abdullah hijacking

    Monday January 13, 2025Ali Ahmed Ali Shirwa, the accountant linked to the hijacking of the MV Abdullah, following his arrest in Gaalkacyo, Puntland....

    Puntland forces reclaim key ISIS strongholds in unprecedented offensive

    Monday January 13, 2025Puntland forces patrol a reclaimed ISIS stronghold in the rugged Cal Miskaad mountain range, Bari region, during an extensive military...

    Somali business owners grapple with health and economic fallout of Los Angeles wildfires

     Monday January 13, 2025Hussein Mohamud Bulow stands in front of the menu at his Somali restaurant in southern Los Angeles. Bulow explains that...