Somalia Draws Red Line Over Unsanctioned Tel Aviv-Hargeisa Diplomacy
Somalia issued a fierce warning to Israel following the opening of a Somaliland embassy in Jerusalem, vowing legal measures to defend its borders.
Gridlock and Ambition: Somalia’s High-Stakes Shift to Direct Elections
Somalia faces deep political division over a proposed universal suffrage voting model as the federal government pushes to dismantle the traditional clan system.
Somalia President Hosts Italian Business Delegation to Deepen Economic Ties
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud hosted a high-level delegation of Italian business leaders and investors at the Villa Somalia presidential palace to discuss trade cooperation and economic partnerships. The prominent…
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Farmaajo Agree to Talks on Mogadishu Election Standoff
Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has accepted an appeal from former President Farmaajo for direct dialogue to resolve the escalating electoral crisis.
Somalia Government and Humanitarian Agencies Clash Over Mogadishu Casualty Figures
Somalia: Ministry of Health has formally disputed a United Nations report tracking casualties from the recent armed clashes in Mogadishu.
Somali Security Forces Launch Weapons Sweep in Mogadishu After Clashes
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali state security forces and intelligence operatives on Saturday launched a sweeping house-to-house weapons search operation across an opposition stronghold in Mogadishu, hours after militias loyal to…
Heavy Gunfire Erupts in Mogadishu Over Presidential Term Extension
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali government forces and heavily armed militias loyal to opposition political figures traded intense gunfire and mortar rounds across several neighborhoods in Mogadishu on Thursday, disrupting air…
US Report Reaffirms Somalia Sovereignty Over Breakaway Somaliland
The U.S. State Department has reaffirmed its "One Somalia" policy in a new report to Congress, deal a diplomatic blow to the breakaway region of Somaliland’s long-standing campaign for sovereign…
Baidoa Erupts Into All-Out War as Laftagareen Loyalists Storm City Center
BAIDOA, SOMALIA — 00:26 EAT / 21:26 GMT As massive gun battles—sparked by the sudden return of ousted leader Laftagareen—now rip through the very heart of Baidoa’s residential districts near…
Bloody Gun Battles Erupt as SNA Forces Hit Al-Shabaab in Ceel Dheer
MOGADISHU 03:15 AM / GMT 00:15 AM Fierce, bloody gun battles erupted early this morning near the strategic town of Ceel Dheer—a known insurgent hideout—where elite Danab commandos supported by…
