Security forces nab senior al-Shabaab operative in southern Somalia
Somali security forces have arrested senior al-Shabaab operative following security operation in villages near Luq district in Gedo region.
According to a statement, the security...
Death toll from Pakistan blast rises to 59 as minister blames India
The death toll from a large blast at a mosque in Pakistan rose to 59 on Saturday as the government vowed to find the...
Family accuses Kenya of handing a kin to Somali govt
The family of a man suspected to be al-Shabaab responsible for procuring weaponry and explosives from foreign sources to al-Shabaab has accused Kenyan government...
ATMIS troop contributors back Somalia’s bid to delay exit
Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Uganda, and Burundi which are the troop contributing countries to Africa Union Transition Mission In Somalia (Atmis) have backed Somalia’s request...
Eastern forces quit Libyan capital after year-long assault
Libya’s internationally recognised government regained control of Tripoli on Thursday, driving eastern forces out of the capital after a year-long battle in which foreign...
All four former officers involved in George Floyd’s killing now face...
The former Minneapolis Police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck was charged on Wednesday with a new, more serious count of second-degree murder,...
COVID-19, floods and locusts risk to Somalia’s stability – UN
Somalia could slide back into further political instability and humanitarian crisis owing to the triple impact of COVID-19, floods and desert locusts, the UN...
Somalia repatriates 125 citizens stranded in Saudi Arabia
A plane carrying 125 Somali citizens from Saudi Arabia touched down in Somali capital, Mogadishu on Tuesday evening.
The nationals were part of 581 nationals...
Galmudug gov’t to launch operation to disarm militias
The leader of Galmudug State in central Somalia, Ahmed Abdi Kariye has announced new plan to disarm militias in the region.
Speaking to the media...
Somalia says elections set for early 2021 despite virus risk
By Mohamed Sheikh Nor / Bloomberg
Somalia will push ahead with plans to hold presidential and parliamentary elections in early 2021, removing doubt that it...
