Three people killed in hand grenade explosions in Kismaayo town
At least three people have been killed and several others injured after two hand grenades hurled at a restaurant exploded, in Kismaayo of Lower...
Somali president welcomes the conclusion of lower House elections in Hirshabelle and Galmudug
Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has commended government of Hirshabelle and Galmudug regional states in Somalia’s central region on their commitment to conclude the...
Russian & Syrian actions in Palmyra a ‘service to mankind’ – former US ambassador...
Russia's support of the Syrian Army battling ISIS terrorists in Palmyra is a service to mankind, a former US ambassador to Croatia told RT....
Somalia marks International Human Rights Day
Civil society groups, Members of Parliament and youth in Somalia today joined the rest of the world in observing the International Human Rights Day...
Turkey strongly condemns car bomb blast in Somalia
At least 22 people died and 23 injured after a car bomb targeted the seaport in the Somali capital Mogadishu Sunday morning
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry...
UN recognized for promoting and protecting human rights in Puntland
Monday, December 12, 2016
International Human Rights Day celebrated in Garowe as annual 16-day campaign against gender-based violence concludes
A ceremony was held today in the...
Renzi ally Gentiloni named as new Italy PM
With a brewing banking crisis as a backdrop, Paolo Gentiloni was named Italy’s new prime minister on Sunday, filling a void left by close...
António Guterres set to be sworn in as next UN Secretary-General
Former Prime Minister of Portugal António Guterres is set to be sworn in Monday, 12 December, as the next United Nations Secretary-General, succeeding Ban...
Muslims are horrified as Trump’s new National Security Adviser refers to Islam as ‘A...
Muslims are horrified as Trump’s new National Security Adviser refers to Islam as ‘A CANCER’
Netanyahu: Trump Support for Israel ‘Very Clear,’ He ‘Feels Very Warmly’ About Jewish State,...
In an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” set to air Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told network correspondent Leslie Stahl he believed President-elect...
MP: president commits corruption he warned 2012
The outgoing Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been accused of corruption that he warned in 2012 on the eve of his election as...
This letter to Presdent-elect Trump gives new meaning to the term Muslim ‘chutzpah’
Nearly 300 self-proclaimed Muslim leaders penned a letter to President-elect Trump, calling on him to protect Muslims in America from alleged and mostly unsubstantiated...
Fighting erupts in northern Galkayo town
A heavy combat between Galmudug and Puntland forces is reported to have erupted in northern Galkayo city, the regional capital of Mudug province on...
Al shabaab says behind deadly attack in Mogadishu
Al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for a devastating car bomb attack at Mogadishu seaport on Sunday which left scores of people, most of them...
UN envoy condemns attack at Mogadishu seaport
UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for Somalia Michael Keating has condemned a deadly Al shabaab suicide car bomb attack at Mogadishu seaport...
Int’l community rejects election of sports minister as MP
The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States are gravely concerned...
Parliamentary elections resumed in Puntland, 6 MP selected
The Lower House elections in northeastern region of Puntland, has resumed following weeks break, and witnessed the election of 6 MPs in the first...
Somalia explorer loses partnership deal
The embattled energy explorer Soma Oil has failed to seal a deal with the Italian giant ENI to fund the next phase of its effort...
UPDATE: Car blast kills over 20 people near Mogadishu Port in Somalia’s capital
22 people have been killed in an explosion which took place at the entrance to the city’s largest port.
A suicide car bomb went off...
‘If Russia & Saudi Arabia lead, rest will follow’: Saudi energy minister on historic...
The deal between OPEC members and oil exporting countries from outside the group could bring more stability to the oil market for the common...