Somalia

By: MoDuale The acting prime minister of the Federal government of Somalia, Mahdi Mohamed Gulled (khadar) received on Monday at his office in Mogadishu, the Ambassador of Turkey in Somalia, Mehmet Yilmaz. During the meeting, The two sides have discussed with him the strengthening of bilateral...

By:The Peninsula Qatar Airways has announced the resumption of three-weekly flights to Mogadishu, Somalia from September 6, 2020. Service to the capital city of Somalia will be operated by an Airbus A320 featuring 12 seats in Business class and 120 seats in Economy class. The airline will...

By: HERITAGE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES Somalia is a low-income country — one of the least developed in the world. However, there has been a slight acceleration in economic growth in the past few years. In 2018, real GDP growth increased to 2.8% from 1.4%...

By: MoDuale Turkey has delivered 12 new military armored vehicles to Somalia as part of bilateral military and financial cooperation agreements. The vehicles will be used by Somalia's special unit, namely Gorgor (Eagle), trained and mentored by the Turkish government. "Today, we are here to receive this...

By: Anadolu Agency ANKARA-Turkey has delivered 12 off-road vehicles to Somalia as part of bilateral military and financial cooperation agreements, the National Defense Ministry said on Monday. In a statement, it said the vehicles, which are meant for use over rough terrain, were supplied for the...

By: Anadolu Agency MOGADISHU, Somalia-A regional court in Somalia capital Mogadishu on Monday sentenced four senior Health Ministry officials for up to 18 years in prison over corruption and theft of public money. The convicted officials were in custody for over three months. Abdullahi Hashi Ali, director...

By: Staff Writer Somalia has welcomed a declaration announced by the Libyan House of Representatives for a ceasefire and cease of military operations in all Libyan territories. The following statement was issued today by the Somalia Foreign Affairs Ministry. The Federal Republic of Somalia government warmly welcomes...

By: Taiwan focus Taiwan's foreign ministry on Thursday responded to criticism from China and Somalia on the exchange of offices between Taiwan and Somaliland, slamming their promotion of the "one China principle" and "one Somalia principle." On Monday, Taiwan opened a representative office in Somaliland, a...

By:  Reuters Somali pirates have hijacked a Panama-flagged ship, a regional official told Reuters on Thursday. The ship was traveling from the United Arab Emirates to Mogadishu port when it was attacked by six pirates on Wednesday night, said Musse Salah, the governor of Gardafu region...

By: Staff Writer Somaliland Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Wednesday calls Mogadishu's position "mystifying" and warns it to "refrain from groundless and uninformed statements aimed to mislead the world." The following statement was issued today by the Somaliland Foreign Affairs Ministry. The Government of the Republic...