Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Monday sent a message of condolence to Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber following the unfortunate death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter accident.
Dhusamareb (HOL) – A meeting between Federal and Regional State Ministers of Internal Security and police command has commenced in Dhusamareb town on Sunday to discuss security issues amid ATMIS troops withdrawal continues.
Bosaso (HOL) - Five men allegedly working with the al-Shabab militant group appeared before a Puntland military court in Bosaso on Monday.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has raised the prospect he will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of next season.
Mogadishu (HOL) - Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has opposed the decisions made at the National Consultative Council meeting in Mogadishu, describing them as exacerbating political tensions in the country.
Nearly 800,000 Palestinians have been displaced from Rafah since Israel launched its offensive against the southern Gaza city last week, Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, has said.
Mogadishu (HOL) - The Court of First Instance of the Somali Armed Forces sentenced former military officer Daud Bashir Adow to death on Saturday for the deliberate killing of Said Abdi Musa.
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali army forces killed an al-Shabab operative identified as Abdulkadir Haji Enow during a planned security operation in the Lower Shabelle region on Saturday.
Garowe (HOL) - Puntland regional state leader, Said Abdullahi Deni, opposed the decisions made at the National Consultative Council (NCC) meeting held in Mogadishu last week.
Hargeisa (HOL) - The self-declared state of Somaliland celebrated its 33rd anniversary of independence on Saturday with colourful events held throughout the Somaliland regions.
The 35 American and other international doctors came to Gaza in volunteer teams to help one of the territory’s few hospitals still functioning. They brought suitcases full of medical supplies and had trained for one of the worst war zones in the world. They knew the health care system was decimated and overwhelmed.
Waxaa 13kii bishaan Maajo 2024, degaanka Daaro-Ugaas ee nawaaxiga Degmada Halgan, si rasmi ah uga fulay munaasabad si weyn looga soo qaybgalay ku astaysan Caleemo-saarkii iyo Caano-shubkii Ugaaska 21aad beesha Xawaadle: Ugaas Yuusuf Ugaas Xasan Ugaas Khaliif Ugaas Rooble.
May is one of the most important months for Somaliland, it is the month when Somaliland regained its independence from Somalia. Historically Somaliland’s independence goes back to June 26th 1960 when the nation gained its independence from the United Kingdom.
Somaliland is keen to conclude a controversial deal with Ethiopia that would see Addis Ababa recognize Somaliland as an independent state. Somalia's strong opposition to the deal could increase already tense relations.
Minneapolis (HOL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has announced the dissolution of 17 state nonprofits implicated in a colossal fraud scheme involving the Federal Child Nutrition program, which totalled an estimated $250 million. These actions are a response to the extensive investigations sparked by the scandal surrounding the Feeding Our Future organization.
Somali officials have strengthened their skills in decision-making and policy development through an IMO-led workshop focusing on a 'whole of government' approach to maritime security.
Attempts to show legitimate examples of handing out free food to needy families and text messages plotting how to buy property in Kenya are dominating the third week of proceedings in the Feeding Our Future trial in Minneapolis.
Mogadishu (HOL) - The Somali government deployed a large number of heavily armed troops to the Middle Shabelle region, where deadly inter-clan fighting has occurred over the past two weeks.
Somali government intercepted an unknown value of substandard flour dumped at Mogadishu port on Wednesday.
In Africa, about 15% of the population faces disability challenges despite advancements in technology. Limited infrastructure and high cost of assistive tech create barriers to digital access, leading to exclusion. A conference in Nairobi this week aims to help change that. Mohammed Yusuf reports.
Kenya and Uganda on Thursday signed a number of agreements to enhance bilateral cooperation.
Mogadishu (HOL) - The Banadir regional court in Mogadishu sentenced a 70-year-old man to seven years in prison and fined him $3,000 on Thursday for money laundering and financing the al-Shabab group.
Columbus (HOL) – A confrontation at an Amazon warehouse in West Jefferson ended fatally on Sunday when police shot a security guard trainee, Ali Hamsa Yusuf, 22, after he attempted to kill his supervisor and later engaged officers in a shootout.
As the sun beats down on the dusty yellow soil and a cluster of tin shacks near the city of Galkayo, in central Somalia, mothers point to their children, looking on shyly. Then almost all express variations of the same words: “I don’t know what I will feed them,” or “I have not cooked today because I have no food”.
London, UK (HOL) – «The Village Next to Paradise,» a Somali-set drama directed by Somali-Austrian filmmaker Mo Harawe, has made its debut at the Cannes Film Festival's Un Certain Regard section and secured distribution deals across several regions.
Minneapolis (HOL) – A revised indictment has been issued against Mahamud Tooxoow Mahamed, 39, a former resident of Noel, Missouri, concerning the 2019 death of Jessica McCormack, whose body was found in a suitcase by Highway 59.
Meriton will face Kenya’s Raila Odinga, Djibouti’s Mahmoud Ali Youssouf as well as Somalia’s Fawzia Yusuf Adam, a former Foreign Minister, in the race to succeed the incumbent, Moussa Faki, who has held the position since March 14, 2017.
Dolow (HOL) - At least two people were killed and five others wounded after a civilian vehicle hit a landmine on the road between Baled Hawo and Dolow districts in the Gedo region on Thursday afternoon.
Mogadishu (HOL) - The leader of SSC-Khatumo, Abdikhadir Ahmed Aw-Ali Firdhiye, participated for the first time in the National Consultative Council summit in Mogadishu on Thursday.
A landslide that followed heavy rain in central Kenya has swept away at least five people, residents said on Wednesday, and the Red Cross said its workers would assist in rescue efforts.
World Bank will support Kenya’s plan to start making human vaccines through a $1 billion (about Sh130 billion) investment that will support emergency projects in eight African countries.
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre met with the President of the Republic of Iraq, Dr. Abdul Latif Rashid, in Manama, Bahrain, on Wednesday to discuss strengthening the relationship between the two countries.
Mogadishu (HOL) - At least nine al-Shabab militants were killed in an airstrike conducted by Somali army forces, supported by international allies, in Middle Shabelle and Galgadud regions.
Mogadishu (HOL) - The Court of Appeal of the Banadir region sentenced Sayid Ali Moalim Daud to death on Sunday after concluding several hearings of the case and the defence against him.
A group of 30 mainly educated men in Baidoa, southern Somalia, are making a successful living buying up livestock in poor condition and selling them on for a profit after fattening them up.