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Somali Prime Minister calls police station assault in Mogadishu a ‘failed coup attempt’
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre on Wednesday condemned what he described as an armed attack on the Wardhiigley district pol...
Read More »Somali police say opposition-linked militias attacked Mogadishu station, freed detainees
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali police said Thursday that armed militias linked to opposition figures stormed Mogadishu’s Warta Nabadda police station, f...
Read More »Mogadishu mayor blocks opposition rallies following police clash
Mogadishu (HOL) — Mogadishu Mayor Hassan Mohamed Hussein Muungaab on Thursday banned opposition-organized protests in the capital unless approved by...
Read More »Somali president says federal troops in Puntland could join fight against ISIS
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Thursday that federal troops deployed in Puntland could support regional authorities i...
Read More »Turkish drones are fueling a Somali shadow War
Ankara’s stealth takeover suits its geopolitical interests but has ruined many civilian lives....
Read More »ICG: Somalia’s 2026 election reforms trigger standoff, raising fears of renewed unrest
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia is sliding toward another election crisis as President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s push for direct voting clashes with oppos...
Read More »Somali President meets Crown Prince of Kuwait in New York
New York (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with the Crown Prince of Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, on ...
Read More »Uganda, Somalia to host Joint Commission, business summit to boost bilateral ties
Uganda will host the second session of the Uganda-Somalia Joint Permanent Commission and a business summit to strengthen bilateral relations and promo...
Read More »Somalia says no to Egyptian and Ethiopian peacekeepers clashing on its soil
There will be no "proxy war" between Egypt and Ethiopia on Somali soil, according to the country's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud....
Read More »Somali Ambassador to Kenya condemns viral acts of youths 'disrespecting' Kenyan flag
Somali ambassador to Kenya, Jabril Ibrahim Abdulle, has condemned violent acts in which some youth were filmed stepping on Kenyan flags at the Nyayo S...
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