October 30, 2022
Somalia: Turkey Condemns Deadly Attack in Somali Capital
Turkey has condemned car bombings in Somalia's capital on Saturday which killed dozens and wounded scores. Read more »
Somalia: Ministry of Information Issues Statement On Saturday's Attack
The Ministry of Information of the Federal Republic of Somalia condemns yesterday's heinous terrorist attack in Mogadishu that left above 100 innocent civilians killed and over one… Read more »
Somalia: Broadcast Journalist Murdered, 3 Others Wounded in Twin Car Bombings in Mogadishu
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns the twin car bomb explosions in Mogadishu today, which claimed the life of M24 TV journalist Mohamed Isse Hassan and… Read more »
October 28, 2022
Somalia: Somali PM Pays a Courtesy Call On Puntland Leader
Somali PM Hamza Abdi Barre paid a courtesy on Puntland president Said Abdullahi Deni at his residence in Mogadishu on Thursday night. Read more »
October 27, 2022
Somalia: Qatari Amir, Somali President Review Bilateral Ties
The Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held a telephone conversation with the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia H E Hassan Sheikh Mohamud yesterday. Read more »
Somalia: PM Holds Meeting With UN Officials
The Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre received the Head of the United Nations Support Office for Somalia (UNSOS) Lisa Filipetto in his office. Read more »
Somalia: Qatar's Long-Serving Ambassador Ends His Missio
The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia H E Hamza Abdi Barre met yesterday Ambassador of Qatar Hassan bin Hamza Hashim on the occasion of the end of his tenure. Read more »
October 26, 2022
Somalia: Somali PM Holds Farewell Meeting With Qatar's Ambassador
Somali PM, Hamza Abdi Barre, hosted a farewell dinner on Tuesday night for the Qatari Ambassador to Somalia, Hassan Bin Hamsa Hashim. Read more »
Somalia: Coastline Donates U.S.$1.4 Million in Food Aid to 6,000 Households in Somalia to Help Tackle Famine
Coastline Exploration Limited ("Coastline"), the upstream oil and gas company focused on East Africa, is donating $1.4m in food aid to 6,000 households in Somalia to help with the… Read more »
Somalia: Two Islamic State Members Executed
MOGADISHU [SMN] - A Military Court in Mogadishu on Wednesday morning executed two alleged ISIS assassins in the latest series of executions in Somalia this month. Read more »
October 25, 2022
Somalia: U.S. Kills Two Al-Shabaab Militants in Airstrike
MOGADISHU - In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorists who were attacking Somali National Army… Read more »
October 24, 2022
Somalia: Military Court Executes Two Al-Shabaab Convicts
Somali military court Monday executes by firing squad two Al-Shabab operatives in Mogadishu after being found guilty of murdering several people. Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Bids Farewell to the Outgoing Ambassador of Qatar
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, His Excellency Ali Muhammad Omar, on Sunday, received at his office in the ministry, the Ambassador of the… Read more »
October 23, 2022
Somalia: Bomb Blast Reported At a Hotel in Kismayo
A car bomb exploded at the gates of a hotel in Kismayo city, the seat of Jubaland state on Sunday noon. Read more »
October 20, 2022
Somalia: Foreign Minister Receives the Head of UNSOS
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Abshir Omar Jama, received, on Wednesday, in his office at the Ministry, the Head of the United Nations… Read more »
October 19, 2022
Somalia: Somali Troops Take Villages From Al-Shabaab
The government forces have wrestled control of a number of villages from the Al-Shabab following an operation assisted by local militia. Read more »
Somalia: Govt Welcomes U.S. Decision to Sanction Al-Shabaab Financiers
The Federal Government of Somalia has welcomed the move by the United States government's Treasury Department to impose sanctions on individuals who support the financial and… Read more »
October 18, 2022
Somalia: Somalia Welcome Positive Outcome From IMF Discussions
Finance Minister Elmi Mohamud Nor lauded positive outcomes from Somalia and IMF discussions in Nairobi city, the state media reported. Read more »
Somalia: Troops Capture Fresh Villages From Al-Shabaab
BAL'AD [SMN] - Al-Shabaab lost small but strategic villages in southern Somalia to the country's national army during a military operation on Tuesday. Read more »
October 15, 2022
Somalia: Govt Warns Businesses Against Dealing With Al-Shabaab
The minister of Commerce and Industry Minister Jibril Abdirashid Haji on Saturday issued today a new stiff warning to the business community. Read more »
Somalia: An Electoral Delegate Shot Dead in Mogadishu
Assailants with pistols killed one of the clan delegates who elected members of the Somali Parliament in the Warta-Nabada district within Mogadishu. Read more »
Somalia: UN Vowed to Step up Its Partnership With Somalia On Counter-Terrorism
On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the suicide bombing in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on 14 October 2017, the United Nations today joined the people and government of… Read more »
October 14, 2022
Somalia: Six, Including Children Dead in Roadside Bomb Near Mogadishu
A car carrying people from the Lower Shabelle region and en route to the capital was hit by an IED in the area of Hawa Abdi on Friday morning. Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Marks Five Years Since Deadly Terror Attack in Mogadishu
Residents of Somalia's capital city today, 14th October are remembering the nearly 600 victims of a terror attack on the third anniversary of the bombings. Read more »
October 12, 2022
Somalia: PM Meets With Turkish Ambassador
The Minister of Foreign Affairs met with the Turkish Ambassador to Somalia, Amb. Mehmet Yilmaz, who paid a courtesy visit to the Minister. Read more »