Beledweyne (HOL) — Local defense forces killed a senior Al-Shabab commander and several of his bodyguards in an ambush on Saturday near Mahaday town in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region, officials confirmed.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Switzerland is preparing to deport several Somali nationals to Mogadishu aboard a secret charter flight despite lacking formal authorization from the Somali government, according to WOZ – die Wochenzeitung.

Garowe (HOL) — Puntland’s security forces have warned that anyone carrying weapons outside the official security apparatus will face legal action, amid growing political and military tension in the region.

Thirty more bodies of Palestinians who were detained by Israel have been returned to the besieged Gaza Strip, some showing signs of torture.

Beledweyne (HOL) — The newly appointed governor of Hiiraan region, Mohamed Hussein Mohamed, officially assumed office on Friday and pledged to tackle the growing insecurity in Beledweyne, the regional capital.

Las Anod (HOL) — The newly formed Northeastern regional state has accused Puntland authorities of launching an attack on Boocame district in the Sool region, escalating tensions between the two administrations.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has awarded Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh the National Medal of Honor, recognizing his country’s enduring support for Somalia’s peace and state-building efforts over the past two decades.

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Garowe (HOL) — More than 2,500 soldiers based in Garowe, Bosaso, and Galkayo have received payments of $200 each from the Federal Government of Somalia over the past two days, according to officials and bank transfer records reviewed by Hiiraan Online.

Garowe (HOL) — Puntland authorities have reportedly halted salary and food payments to troops stationed in the Sool and Cayn regions after those areas aligned with the newly declared Northeastern Federal Member State, deepening tensions within Somalia’s most politically divided region.

Djibouti City (HO) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Thursday awarded Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh the National Medal of Honor in recognition of his country’s longstanding support for Somalia’s peace and state-building efforts.

Kenya has called for calm and strict adherence to the law following violent protests that broke out Thursday at the busy Namanga border crossing between Kenya and Tanzania.

Hundreds of families caught in the centre of fresh conflict in Awdheegle, west of the Somali capital Mogadishu, are stranded in camps near the town of Marka without any access to food, water, and shelter.

ARTA, Djibouti (HOL) — Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Geelle has called on Somalis to unite and rebuild their nation through self-reliance, even as he strengthens his own hold on power following a controversial constitutional change that could extend his 26-year rule.

Mogadishu (HOL) — After more than two decades without an official gazette, Somalia is digitizing its legal archives to restore public access to the law — a landmark step by the Ministry of Justice aimed at rebuilding state institutions, strengthening transparency, and renewing trust in the rule of law.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Wednesday joined celebrations marking the 102nd anniversary of the Republic of Turkey.

Mogadishu (HOL) — An Indian cargo vessel was destroyed by fire off Somalia’s southern coast after its engine room caught fire, forcing all 16 crew members to abandon ship, maritime authorities said Thursday.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has urged the nation to move beyond the decades-old 4.5 clan-based power-sharing formula, calling it a relic of post-war politics that now hinders the country’s pursuit of democratic governance.

Kismayo (HOL) – Somali elite Danab Commandos, in collaboration with the Jubbaland Security and Intelligence Agency (JSIA) and backed by international partners, have killed at least 18 al-Shabaab militants in a major military operation conducted in Jamaame district of Lower Juba region, authorities said.

Djibouti (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Djibouti on Wednesday to attend the 25th anniversary of the Somali Reconciliation Conference, widely known as the Arta Conference—a landmark event that led to the re-establishment of the Third Somali Republic.

An asylum seeker who «calmly» walked into a bank and stabbed a man inside to death without provocation or motive has been jailed for life.

Ten Hungarian and German tourists were killed along with a Kenyan pilot when a light aircraft crashed in Kenya on Tuesday.

Liverpool fielded a weakened team and got duly punished in a 3-0 loss to Crystal Palace in the League Cup on Wednesday, the latest setback to strike the beleaguered English champions.

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Baidoa (HOL) – The administration of Somalia’s South West State has announced that it will take firm action against individuals accused of inciting inter-clan conflicts, promoting violence, and encouraging revenge killings.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mohamud Ahmed Adan (Geesood), met with the Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Somalia, Alper Aktas, in Mogadishu on Wednesday.

A plane crash killed 11 people, mostly foreign tourists, in Kenya’s coastal region of Kwale early Tuesday while en route to the Maasai Mara National Reserve.

Garissa (HOL) – Kenya’s elite Special Operations Group (SOG) police unit on Tuesday thwarted an attempt by suspected al-Shabaab militants to plant improvised explosive devices (IEDs) along the Welmerer–Yumbia road in Garissa County.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A father and his son were shot dead Tuesday in what authorities say was a clan revenge attack in Somalia’s Galgaduud region. The double homicide is the latest in a string of retaliatory killings that continue to destabilize central Somalia.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Sweden’s opposition parties have called for a parliamentary investigation into Migration Minister Johan Forssell after revelations that his government paid more than five million kronor, about $517,000, to Somalia’s federal government to facilitate deportations of Somali nationals.

OTTAWA, Canada (HOL) — Madina Iltireh, a Djibouti-Canadian diplomat who served at Canada’s embassy in Kuwait, says she was forced to turn to the Federal Court after Global Affairs Canada repeatedly dismissed her complaints of discrimination and harassment — a case that has reignited debate over systemic racism within the country’s diplomatic corps.

Shaqo la’aanta dhallinyarada Soomaaliyeed waa mid ka mid ah mushkiladaha ugu waaweyn ee hortaagan horumarka dalka. Iyadoo boqolkiiba ka badan 70% bulshada ay yihiin dhallinyaro, haddana in ka badan kala bar ma haystaan shaqo joogto ah. Kuwaas oo intooda badan ay ku khasbanaadeen inay ka tahriibaan dalka, iyagoo rajaynaya nolol iyo fursad ay dalkooda ka waayeen.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The United States military has confirmed carrying out two airstrikes targeting ISIS-Somalia militants in the rugged Al Miskaad mountain range of Puntland’s Bari region. The mountainous terrain, which stretches across the Golis range, has long served as a hideout for ISIS-linked fighters operating in Puntland’s remote areas.

MOMBASA, Kenya (HOL) — A Kenyan software engineer has been charged in a Mombasa court with recruiting and financing fighters for the Somali militant group Al-Shabaab, a case prosecutors describe as a threat to national security.