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
World Armed with drones, Turkey explores African arms sales ISTANBUL: Armed with battle-tested drones, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been deepening defence ties... Published 15 Dec, 2021 12:22pm
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