Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)

November 12

Somalia: Heavy Fighting Erupts in Bay Region, South Somalia

Ethiopian forces in Somalia reportedly attacked on several military bases belonging to Al shabab militants in Bay region of southern Somalia, as they seek to open up the road from... Read more »
Somalia: Two Killed in a Heavy Fighting in Gedo,Southwestern Somalia

At least two have been killed in a fierce battle between Somali National Army (SNA) and Al shabab militants in Gedo province, the latest in surge of attacks in the southwestern... Read more »
Somalia: President Meets With Journalists At Villa Somalia [press release]

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud received today in his office, journalists who returned from Kismayo. These included a number of senior editors for various local media outlets. Read more »
Somalia: Speaker Urges the New Cabinet to Support Ban On Charcoal Export

Mohamed Osman Jawari, Somali speaker has on Friday urged the newly appointed cabinet ministers to support the ban on charcoal shipments from Kismayo port city. Read more »

Somalia: SKA Effectively Manages Aden-Adde International Airport

With the collapse of the Siad Barre regime in 1991 and the ensuing civil war, the airport's ongoing renovations came to a halt. Aviation operations declined and infrastructure... Read more »
Somalia: The Approval of Country's New Cabinet Postponed

Somali parliament has on Saturday postponed the confidential vote for the new leaner cabinet ministers put forward by Abdi Farah Shirdon, Somali Prime Minister. Read more »

Somalia: Two People Gunned Down in Somali Capital

At least two people were gunned down in Mogadishu overnight by unidentified armed groups, the latest in string of coordinated killings in the capital for the last few months. Read more »
Somalia: Puntland Court Gives Death Sentence to a Killer in Bosasso

A court in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland on Thursday sentenced to death a man found guilty of killing case in the port city of Bosasso, northern Somalia, reports... Read more »
Somalia: Amisom Starts Training Courses for Somali Soldiers in Beledweyne

The African Union Mission in Somalia known as (AMISOM) forces Started Training Course for the Somali soldiers in Beledweyne, a town located some 40 kilometers from the border with... Read more »
Somalia: Large Rally in Mogadishu in Support of the New Cabinet

Thousands of demonstrators, including women and children on Thursday took to the streets in the capital, to show their full support and satisfaction with the newly designated... Read more »

Somalia: Somali President Congratulates Barrack Obama On His Re-Election

The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday congratulated U. S. President Barrack Obama on his re-election in the U.S presidential... Read more »
Somalia: Car Bomb Kills Soldier, Injures Three in Capital

A powerful car bomb has killed at least one person and injured three in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, Witnesses and police said. Read more »
Somalia: Govt Soldier Gun Down a Civilian Driver in Mogadishu

Armed man dressed in government army uniform has shot and killed a civilian driver in Mogadishu, the latest in a string of killings in the capital over the last few months. Read more »

Somalia: Govt. Forces Carry Out Massive Crackdown in Mogadishu

Somali security forces carried out on Tuesday a house to house search in Mogadishu, arresting dozens of suspected Al-Shabaab militants together with their weapons, police said. Read more »
Somalia: Former Prime Minister Hails New Cabinet

Nur Hassan Hussein (Nur Adde) former TFG prime minister has welcomed the nomination of the new cabinet ministers proposed by Abdi Farah Shirdon, Somali PM last Sunday, after weeks... Read more »
Somalia: Big Rally in Mogadishu in Support of the New Cabinet

Hundreds of demonstrators, including women and children took to the main streets in the capital, to show their full support of the newly designated leaner cabinet ministers by the... Read more »

Somalia: Roadside Blast Kills Four Soldiers in Somalia's Port City of Kismayo

At least four soldiers died and more than that number injured in a roadside bomb that rocked on Monday afternoon in Somalia's southern port city of Kismayo, 500 Km south of... Read more »
Somalia: Al Shabab Attacks With Mortars On Kismayo Port

Residents say Al shabab fighters launched Sunday night a mortar attack against ships docked the port of Kismayo city, where is largely controlled by Somali and Kenya forces along... Read more »
Somalia: Prime Minister Unveils His New Cabinet

Somalia's PM Abdi Farah Shirdon has on Sunday officially nominated his first cabinet ministers, after weeks of wide-extensive consultations with the president and parliament... Read more »
Somalia: Secretary of State of Political Affairs Visits Somalia

Secretary of State of Political affairs Wendy R. Sherman paid a surprise fleeting visit to Somalia on Sunday, November 04, 2012. Read more »

Somalia: Two Suicide Explosions Kill Four in Mogadishu

At least four people have been killed and many others injured in double suicide explosions at a hotel in Somali capital Mogadishu, police and Witnesses said. Read more »
Somalia: EU Delegation Arrives in Mogadishu, Meets With Somali President

A high-level delegation from the European Union has today torched down in Mogadishu airport, the second visit since the EU has appointed its first ambassador to the horn of Africa... Read more »
Somalia: Somalia's Outgoing Defense Minister Arrives in Kismayo City

A high-level delegation led by the outgoing Somali defense minister Hussein Arab Isse has paid an announced fleeting tour in the southern port city of Kismayo, 500 Km south of... Read more »

Somalia: Somali Forces Sweep the Port City of Marko

An official in Somalia says government forces launched Thursday a massive crackdown in the port city of Marko, prior to several killing a senior army commander. Read more »

Somalia: Deadly Blast in Kismayo Leaves Four Dead

Witnesses said at least four people lost their lives in a huge explosion happened on Tuesday night in Somalia's southern port city of Kismayo, former rebel bastion located 500 Km... Read more »

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