US and Israel look to Africa to resettle Palestinians from Gaza The US and Israel have contacted officials from Sudan, Somalia and its breakaway region of Somaliland to discuss... Published 14 Mar, 2025 04:33pm
World Somalia cafe attack toll climbs to nine: security sources MOGADISHU: The death toll from a blast at a cafe in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has climbed to nine, security... Updated 15 Jul, 2024 11:38am
World HRW urges Somalia to reject lowering age of majority NAIROBI: Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Somalia’s parliament Friday to reject a constitutional amendment that aims... Published 30 Mar, 2024 07:22am
World Indian navy says intercepted hijacked vessel near Somalia NEW DELHI: India’s navy said Friday it intercepted a fishing vessel in the Arabian Sea after a suspected ... Published 30 Mar, 2024 07:07am
World Somalia approves defence deal with Turkey MOGADISHU: Somalia’s cabinet and lawmakers on Wednesday endorsed a defence deal with Turkey, with Mogadishu locked... Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am
World Four Emirati soldiers, Bahraini officer killed in Somalia attack DUBAI: Four Emirati soldiers and a Bahraini officer were killed following an attack in Somalia, where they were... Published 12 Feb, 2024 06:26am
World President Sisi says Egypt will not allow any threat to Somalia or its security CAIRO: Egypt will not allow any threat to Somalia, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday after Ethiopia said... Published 22 Jan, 2024 12:36am
World Indian navy bolsters Arabian Sea forces after attacks MUMBAI: India’s navy said it is deploying three warships and reconnaissance aircraft in the Arabian Sea to “maintain... Published 26 Dec, 2023 12:56pm
World IMF, World Bank announce $4.5 billion debt relief for Somalia NAIROBI: Somalia reached the end of a debt forgiveness initiative on Wednesday overseen by the International... Published 13 Dec, 2023 11:46pm
World Tanker in Middle East safe from attackers after US Navy responds, officials say WASHINGTON/RIYADH: A US Navy warship responded to a distress call from a commercial tanker in the Gulf of Aden that... Published 27 Nov, 2023 11:23am
World Flooding in Somalia displaces 500,000 people MOGADISHU: Heavy rains that triggered flash flooding in Somalia have caused around half a million people to flee... Updated 13 Nov, 2023 07:05am
World US conducts strike near site of Shabaab attack in Somalia WASHINGTON: The United States conducted an airstrike that destroyed stolen Al-Shabaab weapons and equipment in... Updated 28 May, 2023 01:58pm
Pakistan Former Pakistan woman hockey player killed in Italian shipwreck Former Pakistan women’s hockey player Shahida Raza was among at least 67 people killed on the weekend in a migrant... Updated 02 Mar, 2023 07:18pm
World US raid in Somalia kills senior Islamic State figure: US official WASHINGTON: A US military raid in Somalia ordered by President Joe Biden killed a key regional leader of the Islamic... Published 27 Jan, 2023 10:31am
World At least five injured after blast at mayor’s office in Mogadishu -ambulance worker MOGADISHU: At least five people were injured in a blast on Sunday at the gates of the mayor’s office in Somalia’s... Updated 22 Jan, 2023 04:30pm
World Eight dead in Somalia bombing claimed by Al-Shabaab: police MOGADISHU: Police said Sunday that eight people were killed in a roadside bombing claimed by Al-Shabaab in central... Published 15 Jan, 2023 02:12pm
World Car bombs kill 35, burn houses in Somalia MOGADISHU: Two car bombs detonated by al Shabaab militants in central Somalia on Wednesday killed at least 35 ... Published 05 Jan, 2023 05:58am
Print At least 20 people killed in clashes in Somaliland BOSASO, (Somalia): At least 20 people have been killed in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland in clashes... Published 02 Jan, 2023 05:54am
World Climate change will fuel humanitarian crises in 2023 MEXICO CITY: Climate change will accelerate humanitarian crises around the world in 2023, adding to the issues... Published 14 Dec, 2022 01:19pm
World Four dead in hotel siege in Somali capital: security agency MOGADISHU: At least four people were killed in an ongoing attack by Al-Shabaab militants who laid siege to a popular... Published 28 Nov, 2022 12:36pm
World US admits killing 12 civilians worldwide in 2021 WASHINGTON: The US military killed 12 civilians in 2021, all in Afghanistan, according to a Pentagon report released... Published 28 Sep, 2022 11:12am
World Somali forces end militant hotel siege: security commander MOGADISHU: Somali forces have ended a deadly siege by Al-Shabaab militants at a hotel in the capital Mogadishu that... Published 21 Aug, 2022 10:36am
World At least 12 killed in Somalia hotel siege, hostages held MOGADISHU: At least 12 people have been killed in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu after militants attacked a hotel,... Published 20 Aug, 2022 04:15pm
World At least five people killed, 100 hurt in Somaliland protests MOGADISHU: At least five people were killed and 100 injured in Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland region when security... Published 12 Aug, 2022 12:18pm
World US says four jihadists killed in Somalia air strikes WASHINGTON: The US military said Wednesday it carried out three air strikes north of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu,... Published 11 Aug, 2022 04:35am
World Dying children reflect brutal toll of Somalia drought MOGADISHU: Arbay Mahad Qasim has already lost two children to a vicious drought, and now the Somali villager fears... Published 15 Jun, 2022 12:55pm
World Worst drought in decades devastates Ethiopia’s nomads GODE: There has hardly been a drop of rain in Hargududo in 18 months. Dried-up carcasses of goats, cows and donkeys... Published 11 May, 2022 10:49am
Markets IMF says Somalia funding at risk over election delays NAIROBI: The International Monetary Fund could stop its programme in Somalia in three months if long-postponed... Published 22 Feb, 2022 11:53am
World 13 million face hunger as Horn of Africa drought worsens: UN NAIROBI: An estimated 13 million people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia are facing severe hunger as the Horn of ... Published 08 Feb, 2022 12:33pm
World Somalia's al Shabaab fighters attack town near capital, kill 7 MOGADISHU: Somalia's al Shabaab fighters attacked a town north of the capital Mogadishu on Thursday, killing at ... Published 30 Dec, 2021 01:24pm