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Reports have emerged that the United Arab Emirates has deployed an advanced radar system to northeastern Somalia, specifically to the Puntland Maritime Headquarters adjacent to the UAE-operated Bosaso Air Base. The system in question is the Israeli-made ELM-2084 3D Active Electronically Scanned Array Multi-Mission Radar, a sophisticated piece of technology designed for air and artillery…
Las Anod, Somalia – Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre arrived in Las Anod on Saturday in a landmark visit aimed at bolstering relations between the Federal Government of Somalia and the SSC-Khaatumo interim administration. The visit marks the first by a sitting Somali Prime Minister to the Sool regional capital in over five decades. Prime…
Middle Shabelle, Somalia – At least five civilians were killed and nearly ten others injured on Friday when a vehicle they were traveling in struck a landmine between the towns of Ceel Gub and Adale, local officials have confirmed. Saadaq Mukhtaar, a member of the Hirshabelle regional parliament, told Somali National Television that the al-Shabaab…
Mogadishu, Somalia – Somali police on Saturday arrested the Director General of Shabelle Media Network, Abuukar Sheikh Mohamud Abuukar, known as “Sky,” along with the network’s Deputy Director, Mohamud Abdinasir Soofeysane, amid escalating concerns about the shrinking space for press freedom in the country. The two media executives were reportedly summoned separately and subsequently detained…
Antalya, Turkey – President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of the Federal Republic of Somalia has arrived in Antalya to take part in the 4th Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF) 2025, a premier international gathering that brings together global leaders, diplomats, and policy experts. His participation underscores Somalia’s deepening commitment to proactive diplomacy, multilateral cooperation, and regional integration….
Mogadishu – President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has launched Somalia’s most comprehensive national consultation effort since 2022, bringing together federal and regional leaders, intellectuals, and civil society in a two-track dialogue set to begin on May 1st. The initiative follows recent military successes against the al-Shabaab militant group and aims to align political, security, and governance…
Somalia’s Federal Government cabinet of Ministers have held their routing meeting in Mogadishu, Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre chaired the meeting, praised ongoing military operations aimed at clearing Al-Shabab militants from areas across the country. The ministers were briefed on recent security developments, particularly successes in military offensives in several regions. According to the report…
Thursday April 10, 2025By Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt Some State Department officials have proposed closing the embassy in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, as a precaution after recent gains by Al Shabab militants. A United States special operations forces trainer speaking to Danab recruits in 2023. The United States has trained and equipping vetted units of Somalia’s special…
H.E. Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Ahmed Maalam Faqi Ahmed, met on Wednesday in Cairo, his counterpart, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Egyptians Abroad, H.E Dr. Badr Abdel-Atty, on the sidelines of the work of the second ministerial conference of “Operation Khartoum”, and with him researching ways of strengthening relations…
A senior Somali National Army officer was shot dead on Saturday in the Lower Shabelle region, military sources said, in an attack highlighting the persistent security challenges facing Somalia amid its fight against Islamist insurgents. Colonel Nuur Farey, commander of the army’s 14th October Brigade, was killed near the town of Afgoye, approximately 30 km…