KUWAIT CITY: As the countdown to Eid Al-Adha begins, the country is witnessing significant activity to stabilize sacrificial animal prices, which typically surge during this festive season. This year, however, indicators suggest that prices will be more affordable and accessible to everyone.

As Kenya struggles with rising violent crime, BBC Africa Eye follows one former criminal as he tries to persuade men to turn in their illegal firearms, one gun at a time.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali government announced the defeat of Al-Shabaab in Galmudug and Hirshabelle, forcing the militants to regroup in the Puntland region.

Twelve people were injured after a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Dublin was hit with turbulence on Sunday.

Mogadishu (HOL) - At least 20 al-Shabab militants, including three leaders, were killed and others wounded in an operation conducted by the federal government of Somalia and international allies in the Puntland regional state.

Beledweyne (HOL) — People displaced by recent floods in Beledweyne have begun returning to their homes on Sunday, despite the challenges posed by lingering floodwaters and debris.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A clan conflict in the Galgaduud region has resulted in multiple casualties on Saturday.

Jowhar (HOL) - Hirshabelle Regional State leader Ali Abdullahi Hussein Guudlawe held a meeting with the Minister of Security of Hirshabelle, the governor of the Middle Shabelle region, the commissioner of Jowhar district, and army forces in Jowhar to discuss liberating the remaining areas under al-Shabab control in Hirshabelle State.

Mogadishu (HOL) - The Banadir regional court acquitted the former director of Somalia's immigration and citizenship agency, Mohamed Adan Jimale Koofi, and Muhidin Hassan Jurus 'Saabey,' the head of taxation at the Ministry of Finance, in a corruption case on Saturday.

Tens of thousands of people fled their homes in a camp in the Sudanese city of al-Fashir, activists said, after a raid by Rapid Support Forces paramilitary forces who are fighting to seize the last army stronghold in the western Darfur region.

Mogadishu (HOL) - The Somali government has applauded the UN Security Council's decision to sanction three al-Shabab leaders at the Somali government’s request.

Mogadishu (HOL) - The World Food Programme (WFP) and the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SODMA) have activated an Anticipatory Action (AA) plan to mitigate the effects of anticipated El Niño-induced floods in four districts of Somalia: Baardheere, Luuq, Jowhar, and Beletweyne.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Banadir Regional Police Force in the Dayniile District arrested a suspect on Friday for allegedly committing acts against national security.

The final witness for the prosecution in the Feeding Our Future trial told jurors how she traced the defendants’ alleged purchases of vehicles, property and airline tickets back to taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs.

Global maritime hotspots around the Red Sea, northern Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden and East Africa experienced six incidents at sea that were reported during the last week of April.

The scientists said that climate change made the event twice as likely and warn heavy rainfall will continue to increase in the region.

The first group of Somali pilgrims to arrive in Mecca on Thursday was verified by Mukhtar Robow, the country's minister of endowment and religious affairs. For thousands of Somalis, this is the start of their Hajj pilgrimage journey.

Nairobi (HOL) — Somaliland's representative in Kenya declared that the Sool region will remain part of Somaliland, dismissing any possibility of separation. He also highlighted a new agreement with Ethiopia, which the breakaway region believes will drive economic development.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Seven children were swept away by the sea today in the coastal town of Merca, Lower Shabelle region, during a storm, according to witnesses. Two of the children were rescued and are in critical condition, while four others remain missing.

The International Court of Justice on Friday ordered Israel to immediately halt its military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, but stopped short of ordering a ceasefire for the enclave.

Turkey (HOL) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received letters of credentials on Thursday from Somalia's newly appointed ambassador, Fathudin A. Mohamed, at the presidential complex in Ankara.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somalia and Oman have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop Somalia’s fisheries sector, officials announced. The agreement, signed by Somalia’s Fisheries Minister Ahmed Hassan Adan and Oman’s Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Saud bin Hamoud Al Habsi, aims to strengthen economic ties and promote sustainable fishing practices.

Baidoa (HOL) - At least three government soldiers were injured in an ambush by al-Shabab militants in the Bardale district of the Bay region on Thursday night.

The UK Maritime Trade Operations agency reported that a merchant vessel was boarded 420 nautical miles southeast of Merca, Somalia. A resurgence in pirate activity, dormant since 2018, has been noted since late last year.

In his Cannes-history-making feature, Somali filmmaker Mo Harawe portrays an ambitious family living under the threat of drone strikes and death.

WASHINGTON (HOL) — Kenyan President William Ruto has raised alarms about the potential rise in terrorism following the withdrawal of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). During his state visit to the United States, Ruto urged American intervention to prevent security deterioration in the region.

Air Traffic Control (ATC) is a task that has to be taken very seriously to avoid disaster. Small mistakes can claim hundreds of lives in an instant, so to say it’s a stressful job is an understatement. Somalia’s air traffic controllers have been operating under even higher stress of late, thanks to fake air traffic controllers trying to sow discord in the troubled nation.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Armed community militias attacked Danab troops near the Eel Baraf area in the Middle Shabelle region last night, resulting in deaths and injuries on both sides, according to reports.

Nairobi (HOL) — The European Union's anti-piracy force, Operation Atalanta, is responding to a reported attack on the Liberian-flagged merchant vessel Basilisk off the coast of Somalia. The incident highlights the resurgence of piracy in the region, which had been dormant until late last year.

A nonprofit created 25 years ago to help Somali refugees and immigrants get on their feet received over $1 million overseeing other nonprofits that claimed to give out free food to children during the pandemic, according to evidence presented Wednesday in the federal Feeding Our Future trial.

US President Biden welcomes Kenyan counterpart to the White House, pledging to deepen economic ties and investments.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Dr. Ali Saeed Faqi, former speaker of the South West administration parliament and now a member of Somalia's lower house of parliament, expressed concerns over reports that the Somali government is urging Fawzia H. Adam to withdraw her candidacy for the African Union Commission chairmanship.

The UN Security Council (UNSC) decided to sanction three leaders of the al-Shabaab terror group in Somalia, according to a statement on Tuesday.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Somalia is leveraging new areas that it says will help amplify its climate mitigation measures in the country that is synonymous with climate change-induced natural disasters.

Mogadishu (HOL) - Gunmen armed with pistols killed Southwest regional state member of parliament Ibrahim Abdi Abdirahman in Mogadishu on Wednesday night.