Somali Employees working for FAVORI LLC go on strike
Hundreds of Somali employees working for Favori LLC, the Turkish company running Mogadishu airport went on strike over lowering their monthly salaries from the...
2 dead, 3 hurt in IED blast and gunfire in Beled-Hawo
At least two Somali soldiers were killed and three others sustained wounds in bomb explosion in Beled-Hawo city, near Somali border with Kenya on...
Police Seize Explosives-laden Vehicle in Mogadishu
The officials of Somalia’s security forces say they have seized explosives-packed vehicle in Mogadishu, the war-wrecked capital of the horn of Africa.
The car was...
Ex Galmudug president warns war in Galkayo City
Former Galmudug president and Somali police boss Gen Abdi Hassan Awale Qeybdid has warned war in Galkayo after Puntland banned vehicles from the city’s south...
Puntland seizes Galmudug-bound army vehicles
Puntland state authority said security forces in Garowe have seized four military vehicles, including a bullet-proof car heading to its rival Galmudug.
The detained vehicles...
A Grenade blast targets Somali troops in Afgoye
Assailants believed to be Al Shabaab members have hurled at grenade bomb on Somali military forces in the southern town of Afgoye on Saturday...
Serious water shortage hits areas in Mudug region
Hundreds of pastoralist families and their livestock in villages around Mudug region are facing an extreme water shortage as the water pans, boreholes and other...
Seven Al-Shabaab fighters killed in fighting with SNA and AU troops in Southern Somalia
Seven Al-Shabaab combatants were killed on Saturday in fighting between Somali forces supported by AU troops and Al-Shabaab fighters at Surayo village about 18 KM from Burdhubo town, in...
As election approaches, dispute over spending plan deepens
With less than a month left for Somalia to hold a presidential election, a new dispute over the sums of money the government would...
Three killed in fighting in Southern Somalia
At least three people from both fighting sides and civilians after Somali forces engaged in gun battle with Al-Shabaab fighters in Suriyo village 18 km...
Govt to boost Mogadishu security after deadly attack
The internal security ministry of the federal government of Somalia said it will put in place new measures to tackle escalating Al Shabaab attack...
Egypt to help Somalia fight against Al Shabaab
Egypt condemned on Friday “in strongest terms” the terrorist attack that hit Somali capital Mogadishu on Thursday, killing at least 10 people at a...
World Bank pledges support to Kenya on refugee repatriation
The World Bank is seeking innovative ways to support the establishment of economic zones that will create employment in refugee areas.
World Bank President Jim...
AU says securing Somali election is top priority for AMISOM
The Somali National Army and the African Union Mission In Somalia will halt any attempts by the militant insurgent group Al Shabaab to disrupt...
Al shabaab stages ambush on SNA forces near Wajid
Fighters with the Somalia-based Al Qaeda-linked Al Shabaab have staged an ambush raid on Somali government troops near Wajid district in Bakol region.
A witness...
Somalia stops registration of new universities
Somalia’s Ministry of Education said it will stop giving accreditation to the new educational institutions in Mogadishu to control quality.
Mogadishu has seen an increase...
Resident: AMISOM Fires Mortar Rounds on Marka
The Africa Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces have been accused of firing rounds of mortars on residential areas in the southern port city...
$530,000 missing from Somali Central Bank in ‘currency cleansing’ scam
Half a million dollars have gone missing from the Central Bank of Somalia in what insiders term a clandestine ‘currency cleansing’ racket involving a...
BREAKING: Huge explosion and gunfire heard in Somalia’s capital
Deadly suicide car bomb explosion followed by gunfire heard near Turkish Embassy in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, witness said.
The attack reportedly targeted Banadir Beach Club...
Somalia to hold State burial for late defense minister
A chartered plane carrying the body of late former Somali defense minister Gen Mohamed Ali Samatar is set to arrive at Aden Adde International...