Egypt: Fire At Cairo Telecom Hub Kills 4, Disrupts Internet, Phones, and Air Traffic

Cairo, Egypt - A massive fire broke out Monday in the heart of Cairo at a key telecommunications hub, leaving four employees dead, over two dozen injured, and causing widespread… Read more »

Somalia: No Troop Deployment to Sool or Sanaag, Says Somali Federal Government

Mogadishu - The Federal Government of Somalia wishes to make it unequivocally clear that no military forces have been deployed to the regions of Sool and Sanaag. There is currently… Read more »

Somalia: High-Stakes Diplomacy - President Hassan Sheikh to Hold Critical Talks With Egyptian President Al-Sisi Amid Nile River Tensions

CAIRO - President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of the Federal Republic of Somalia is set to depart for Cairo, Egypt's capital, where he will hold a high-level bilateral meeting with his… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia and Egypt Sign Key Memorandum of Understanding On Justice and Labour Mobility

Mogadishu, Somalia - The Council of Ministers of the Federal Government of Somalia, chaired by Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre, has officially approved a memorandum of… Read more »

Somalia: Young Motorcycle Riders Protest in Mogadishu Over Alleged Harassment and Extortion

A group of young men who make a living riding "Fekon" motorcycles staged a protest on Wednesday at the busy KM4 intersection in Mogadishu, bringing traffic to a standstill as they… Read more »

Somalia: Director of Somali Civil Aviation Speaks On Helicopter Crash At Mogadishu Airport

Mogadishu - The Director General of the Somali Civil Aviation Authority, Mr. Ahmed Macallin Hassan, has confirmed to the national media that a military helicopter operated by the… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Deploys U.S.-Backed Pisces Border Control System to Modernize Immigration and Bolster National Security

Mogadishu, Somalia - Somalia has officially launched a sophisticated immigration management system known as PISCES (Personal Identification Secure Comparison and Evaluation… Read more »

Somalia: Operation 'Silent Storm' - Somali Army and Local Forces Reclaim Key Strongholds in Middle Shabelle

Middle Shabelle, Somalia - In a strategic breakthrough in the fight against terrorism, the Somali National Army (SNA), in close coordination with allied local forces, has… Read more »

Somalia: Anxiety As Somalia Awaits the Fate of Universal Suffrage Elections

Somalia could this month know if the much-awaited universal suffrage elections could go ahead, even as sceptics cited time constraints and security nightmare. Read more »