SOC:Somali referee to get full World Cup pay: report The Somalian referee banned from entering the US will receive his full pay as a World Cup referee, according to the BBC. AAP · Jun 14
Somali referee to get full World Cup pay: report The Somalian referee banned from entering the US will receive his full pay as a World Cup referee, according to the BBC. AAP · Jun 14
Somali referee picked for Uefa showpiece match after he was denied US entry for World Cup IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 11
Somalia renews its US-backed fight against al-Shabab militant group. Here is why it matters Somalia’s government says U.S.-backed airstrikes and expanded ground operations have shifted momentum in its long-running war against the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militant group The Independent UK · Feb 18
Israel's recognition of breakaway Somaliland brings uproar and threats to a volatile region Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has thrust the breakaway territory into the international spotlight The Independent UK · Jan 13
African leaders call for more peacekeepers for Somalia to defend against al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab African leaders meeting in Uganda are calling for more peacekeepers for Somalia to defend against the extremist al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militant group that has been wreaking havoc in the Horn of Africa nation The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025
Somali forces end a 24-hour siege by al-Shabab militants on a hotel, leaving all fighters dead Somali officials say security forces have ended a 24-hour siege at a hotel in the central city of Beledwyne, leaving an unknown number of people dead, including all the al-Shabab militants who launched the attack The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025
Turkey Says Ethiopia, Somalia Reach Compromise Deal To End Feud Somalia and Ethiopia have reached a deal to end a nearly year-old bitter dispute following hours of Turkish-brokered talks in Ankara, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday. International Business Times · Dec 11, 2024
Ethiopia and Somalia reach 'historic' deal to end bitter feud Somalia and Ethiopia have reached a deal to end a nearly year-old bitter dispute following hours of Turkish-brokered talks in Ankara, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. Radio France Internationale · Dec 11, 2024
Madagascar officials say the death toll is now 25 after boats carrying Somali migrants capsized Authorities in Madagascar say the death toll has risen to 25 after two motorboats carrying migrants from Somalia capsized in the Indian Ocean The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2024
Somalia Accuses Ethiopia Of Trying To Block AU Summit Access Somalia and Ethiopia, already at odds over a controversial maritime pact, locked horns again on Saturday over Somali claims that Ethiopian security forces tried to block President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud from accessing the African Union summit. International Business Times · Feb 17, 2024
Progressive US lawmaker Omar faces censure over mistranslated speech Omar, a Somali American Congress member, says the attacks are the latest instance of hardline Republican ‘Islamophobia’. Al Jazeera · Feb 1, 2024
Somalia ‘nullifies’ port agreement between Ethiopia and Somaliland The deal, which would see Ethiopia recognise Somaliland in return for sea access, has inflamed tensions across the region The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2024
Somali president’s son flees Turkey after fatal Istanbul accident: Reports Turkish media say Mohammed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud crashed into and killed a motorcycle courier before leaving country. Al Jazeera · Dec 9, 2023
Al Jazeera · Nov 29, 2023 Somalia has joined the EAC regional bloc. What happens next? Observers say Somalia’s accession to the bloc comes with multiple opportunities but also multiple challenges.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 29, 2023 US Soldiers Join Somali Army in its War Against Shabaab US soldiers joined the Somali army, preparing for the second phase of the war against the extremist Somali al-Shabaab Movement. An official in the Somali government confirmed, on condition of anonymity, to Asharq Al-Awsat that members of the US Special Forces had arrived in the Mahas area, about 300 km…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 27, 2023 43 Al-Shabaab Members Killed in Somalia Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud called Monday on the Army to be prepared for the second phase of the offensive operation against terrorist militants remaining in the country. Meanwhile the Somali News Agency, Sonna, quoted official sources as saying that more than 40 members of al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab militants were killed…
Reuters · Feb 22, 2023 Al Shabaab attack kills 10 at officials' house in Somalia - ministry Ten people were killed in an attack in Somalia's capital claimed by the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group, which said it was targeting military officials and militia fighters involved in an offensive against it.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 18, 2022 UN Envoy Warns Against Return of War in Ethiopia UNHCR Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Mohammed Abdi Affey has warned the Ethiopian parties against a return to fighting between the government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), saying any such move could cause a humanitarian catastrophe. Affey announced there were 103 million displaced persons and refugees,…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 29, 2022 Somalia Car Bombs Kill at Least Nine At least nine people, including children, died on Saturday in twin car bomb attacks targeting Somalia's education ministry in the capital Mogadishu, security officers and witnesses said. Two cars packed with explosives were detonated minutes apart near the busy Zobe junction and followed by gunfire. "I was among the first…