Mogadishu (HOL) - Members of the Somali Federal Parliament and senior officials visited the Somali army hospital in Mogadishu on Saturday, where soldiers injured in Friday’s battle in El-Dheer district, Galgaduud region, are receiving treatment.

Mogadishu (HOL) - Galmudug regional leader Ahmed Abdi Kariye has commended the Somali National Army (SNA) and local militia forces for foiling an Al-Shabaab attack in the El-Dheer district of the Galguduud region on Friday.

Imagine the vast, elaborate world history—each thread a story, a civilization, a voice contributing to the grand design. Yet, as your eyes scan this magnificent weaving, one chapter stands conspicuously incomplete: medieval Somali history. For too long, this chapter has remained unwritten or blurred, its vibrant civilization overlooked, its heroes unnamed, and its stories told through distant, fragmented lenses that barely capture the richness and dignity of its people. Picture the bustling port cities that lined Somalia’s coastline—hubs of commerce where ships from Arabia, Persia, India, and Africa converged, unloading spices, silks, and knowledge alike. Within these thriving urban centers, scholars debated theology and law in shaded courtyards; seafarers navigated the unpredictable Indian Ocean, connecting continents; and merchants wove expansive trade networks that pulsed with life and exchange. This was a world teeming with intellect, faith, and enterprise—a medieval Somalia alive with promise and achievement. Yet, despite this vibrant reality, Somalia’s medieval legacy and history is a ghost in many history books. When it appears, it is often reduced to mere footnotes or filtered through perspectives that overlook the depth of its culture and the dignity of its people. But history is not a fossilized relic; it is a living story, constantly evolving, demanding that we revisit, question, and reclaim it. As Somali historians, scholars, and storytellers, we stand at a crossroads. We have a responsibility—not just to record what has been told but to listen to the silences, to challenge accepted narratives, and to fill the gaps with truth. It is in this spirit of reclamation that we turn our attention to one remarkable figure, a beacon of Somali intellect and spirituality: Sheikh Said Muqdishawi, known to the western historiography as Said of Mogadishu.

The man accused of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been identified as Tyler Robinson, 22, a Utah native who had been living with his parents «for a long time», authorities said.

Burkina Faso says it has removed visa fees for all African travellers, in an effort to facilitate the movement of people and goods into the country.

Riek Machar faces charges of alleged involvement in attacks against federal forces.

TORONTO, Canada (HOL) — Somali-Canadian filmmaker Ilhan Abdullahi will make her feature debut with Lifeline, a Vancouver-set drama led by a predominantly Somali cast and featuring original music by Somali rapper Sharma Boy, whose global following has made him a cultural icon of the Somali diaspora.

NAIROBI, Sept 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Since food rations were slashed at his refugee camp in Kenya three months ago, Abass Ahmed has struggled to settle his hungry children and quiet their rumbling stomachs. Life has never been so tough, he said, as swingeing U.S. aid cuts finally bite.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Italian architect Omar Degan will lead Africa’s first Pan-African Architecture Biennale, scheduled to open next year in Nairobi.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s Defence Ministry said Friday that more than 30 Al-Shabaab militants were killed in El-Dheer after government forces and allied militias fought off a dawn assault, the heaviest clashes reported in central Galgaduud this week.

LONDON, England (HOL) — A Somali asylum seeker avoided jail in the United Kingdom after spitting on a police officer during a disturbance at a hotel housing migrants in Bournemouth.

Mogadishu (HOL) —Somalia’s auditor general has raised red flags over more than $153.8 million in social spending under the World Bank–financed Baxnaano program could not be independently verified. The report cited a lack of beneficiary records from the U.N. World Food Programme, which managed the disbursements.

Mogadishu (HOL) — U.S. Africa Command said it carried out an airstrike against ISIS-Somalia in Puntland’s Golis Mountains on Sept. 10, in coordination with Somalia’s federal government.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A Somali businessman has secured the release of 400 migrants, including 50 women, from detention centers in Libya in what community leaders described as the largest collective release of its kind.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government troops and allied clan militias repelled an Al-Shabaab attack on the central town of El-Dheer on Friday, inflicting heavy losses on the militants as fighting continued on the town’s outskirts in the Galgaduud region.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud this week flew aboard a Somali-owned and registered aircraft from Addis Ababa to Mogadishu, marking the first time in 35 years that a Somali head of state has traveled on a domestic carrier for an official trip.

PCS regrets that despite timelines for MSS mission being well defined, commitments have not been honoured.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia sharply condemned Israel’s airstrike on Doha, Qatar, at an emergency UN Security Council meeting this week, calling it a grave violation of sovereignty and a deliberate attempt to undermine diplomacy aimed at halting the Gaza war.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s Council of Ministers has strongly condemned Israel’s strike on the Qatari capital, Doha, denouncing it as a “heinous attack” and a violation of Qatar’s sovereignty.

Galdogob (HOL) — Police in Galdogob district, Mudug region, have arrested a man accused of killing his wife in a case that has shocked the local community.

Less than two years after the Shakahola doomsday sect shocked Kenya and the world, another chilling discovery has emerged in the quiet coastal settlement of Kwa Binzaro.

Addis Ababa (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held a bilateral meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali on Wednesday in Guba, where the two leaders discussed ways to strengthen relations between their countries.

Garowe (HOL) — The Puntland Ministry of Justice has suspended all temporary notaries operating in the regional capital, Garowe, citing non-compliance with a newly enacted Notary Law.

Galkacyo (HOL) — Clan militia forces killed Dr. Omar Abdi Dahir, a young doctor working in Galkayo, in a revenge attack on Tuesday night, marking the second doctor to be slain in clan-related violence in the town.

Addis Ababa (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday attended a high-level meeting in Guba, Ethiopia, focused on securing sustainable funding for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), which has replaced the previous ATMIS mission.

Young people living in Mogadishu’s displacement camps complain that they are trapped in unemployment because they can’t afford the cost of training in marketable skills that could get them a job.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia on Tuesday condemned an Israeli airstrike in Doha that targeted Hamas leaders, calling it a “grave violation of international law” and a threat to regional and global peace.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), working with international partners, killed a senior Al-Shabaab commander accused of orchestrating an assassination attempt on President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud earlier this year.

It was the night when Thomas Tuchel located the ignition point for his England tenure, when all of the grumbling that had followed him to Belgrade seemed to float away. The head coach needed a result to allow his team to take control of this World Cup qualifying group – and a performance, too, after the flatness of much of what had gone before.

Bolivia shocked Brazil 1-0 to secure a spot in the intercontinental play-offs for next year's World Cup while Argentina suffered a 1-0 defeat by Ecuador in the final round of South America's 2026 qualifiers on Tuesday.

The National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Health has widened its inquiry into alleged malpractice and ethical breaches in Kenya’s kidney transplant sector, with Mediheal Group of Hospitals at the center of the probe.

Mogadishu (HOL) — On election night in Fredrikstad, 20-year-old Hashim Abdi broke down in tears as the results flashed on television screens. He clutched his phone to call his mother, the only parent he has left, telling her she was the first person who came to mind when it became clear he had won a seat in Norway’s parliament.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s defence minister defended the Arab League on Tuesday after Ethiopia’s ambassador accused the bloc of siding with Egypt in the dispute over the Nile River and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

Mogadishu (HOL) — Israel said Tuesday it carried out a strike in Doha targeting senior Hamas figures as the group weighed a U.S. ceasefire proposal for Gaza, a rare attack on the soil of a U.S. ally that risks upending mediation efforts.

Addis Ababa (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud joined Kenyan President William Ruto and Djiboutian President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh on Tuesday for the official inauguration of Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa’s largest hydroelectric project.