Somalia

Horndiplomat-A new commander took control of the African Union force battling al-Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia as Uganda said it wants to withdraw its troops from the war-torn nation by the end of next year. Lieutenant General Osman Noor Soubagleh arrived Monday in the capital, Mogadishu,...

Horndiplomat-Somalia PM Hassan Khaire escapes bomb attack in the ancient port city of Marka. IED went off outside the office when the PM was inside. At least Three people have been confirmed dead in the attack. This comes as PM paid a visit to the city a...

By:GulfTimes The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani met on Monday with the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia Hassan Ali Khayre during Sheikh Mohamed's visit to Somalia. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations...

Horndiplomat-Somalia Minister for Public Works Abdifatah Ibrahim Geesey resigns over alleged federal Government interference into Southwest election proceeds and the detention of Mukhtar Robow. On December 13, Mukhtar Robow, once al-Shabab’s spokesman, was arrested by Ethiopian troops that are part of the African Union peacekeeping...

BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ustice Minister Yılmaz Tunç assuaged the public that Mohamed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, son of Somalia’s incumbent president, will attend the hearing over the death of a Turkish man in Istanbul in a...

The Peninsula Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani met with Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Somalia to the State of Qatar, Omar Sheikh Ali Idris, on the occasion of ending his tenure in the State. The...

By:Christopher Williams, chief business correspondent The embattled energy explorer Soma Oil has failed to seal a deal with the Italian giant ENI to fund the next phase of its effort to open up Somali oil fields. Talks between the two for a “farm-in” partnership to share the...

Mr. President It is now almost one year since Somalia underwent a peaceful transition of power and the election of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed ‘Farmajo’. Like many new governments, his has been through a steep learning curve. In the process, it has crafted a commendable national...

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional bloc, is to convene an international summit Saturday, to discuss the status of nearly 1 million Somali refugees displaced by two decades of civil strife and prolonged humanitarian crises, organizers said Monday. Kenyan government, U.N. High Commissioner...

By:STAFF Horndiplomat-Somaliland government has responds to the recent EU Berbera project signs with Somalia Government. On August 31,the Federal Government of Somalia and the European Union (EU) signed the Financing Agreement for the EUR 23 million inclusive support inclusive and sustainable developments Project of coastal cities, which is...