Somalia

By:HARUN MARUF Al-Shabab militants launched an attack on an airbase used by the U.S. military supporting Somali forces, security sources said. The militants detonated explosions from two car bombs at Ballidogle airport in Lower Shabelle region, about 90 kilometers west of Mogadishu. A local source reported...

By: CHIMP REPORTS The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vincent Bagiire met and held discussions with Amb. Dr. Avv. Hersi Hagi Olosow; Director-General of Protocol and acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia. The...

By: Mohamed Duale The Executive Secretary of IGAD Amb. Mahboub Maalim meets with Assistant Secretary for U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs. Horndiplomat reports During the high-level talks, the IGAD Executive secretary and Assistant Secretary for U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A battle for access to seaports is underway in one of the world’s unlikeliest places: Somalia, now caught up in a regional struggle between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on one side, with Qatar backed by Turkey on the...

'Turkey has a right to defend itself,' says Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad By Addis Getachew ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia Somalia on Friday expressed its support for Turkey's military operation in Syria's Afrin. Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad spoke to Anadolu Agency on the sidelines of a meeting of top...

By: UNITED NATIONS The members of the Security Council expressed their deep concern about the continued political impasse and disagreement among Somalia’s political leaders on the model for elections. The members of the Security Council recalled the significant progress made during the past decade in Somalia,...

By: The National President Sheikh Mohamed has ordered that Dh35 million of humanitarian aid be sent to Somalia to support its development and alleviate extreme poverty. The aid confirms the UAE’s keenness to help friendly countries and its efforts to develop its bilateral relations with Somalia, news agency Wam said. Somalia, which...

Somalia’s president has condemned the violence in the US city of Las Vegas which led to the death of 59 people late on Sunday, Somalia’s local Garowe Online reported. Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo rejected the notion of violence and terrorism and passed condolences over to the...

Ethiopia has donated 15 tonnes of medical equipment and medicines worth half a million dollar to help Somalia fight against COVID-19 and other diseases. Ethiopia's Minister of Finance, Ahmed Shide, and State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Redwan Hussien, handed over the medical supplies in...

By:Anadolu An exhibition organized by Somalia and Turkey officially kicked off Sunday, attracting hundreds of participants, including business leaders from all sectors of agriculture. Among those attending was Turkish Ambassador to Somalia Mehmet Yilmaz, who said he was pleased to participate in the Somali-Turkish Agricultural Expo,...