Mogadishu – Somali police announced the arrest of four officers accused of severely assaulting a civilian in Mogadishu’s Siinaay neighborhood. Speaking at a press conference held at the Wardhigley District Police Station, the Banadir Regional Police Commander, Macalin Mahdi, confirmed that the officers are suspected of assaulting Ahmed Siicow, a resident of the area. He...
MOGADISHU – Tensions flared in the Somali capital on Wednesday after opposition leaders led by former President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed arrived at Siinaay Market accompanied by armed security convoys. The visit quickly escalated into violent clashes with government forces already stationed in the area. According to eyewitnesses, government troops commanded by the Somali Police...
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the Somali delegation to the United Nations attended a high-level international conference in New York focused on the recognition of Palestinian statehood and the fulfillment of their historic rights. The Federal Government of Somalia reaffirmed its consistent position of solidarity with the people and government of Palestine, recalling that...
HARGEISA – Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi (Cirro) today held a high-level strategic meeting with senior officers from the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) focused on regional security cooperation. During the talks, President Cirro expressed his gratitude for the officials’ visit and discussed strengthening collaboration on security in the Horn of Africa, emphasizing closer coordination...
MOGADISHU – The Somali opposition has released a statement following a large gathering held last night in Mogadishu. The meeting, organized under the “Rescue Forum” (Madasha Samatabixinta), brought together opposition lawmakers, women leaders, intellectuals, members of the diaspora, civil society organizations, youth groups, business figures, and representatives of displaced communities. In a communiqué issued after...
Mogadishu – Somalia’s Al-Shabaab militant group has vowed to launch deadly attacks against businessmen and government officials accused of involvement in land grabbing and forced evictions in the capital. In a newly released 29-minute propaganda video, the group’s spokesperson, Sheikh Ali Dheere, warned that seized land in Mogadishu “cannot be developed or constructed upon,” pledging...
Mogadishu – Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has issued a strong warning to the country’s leadership over rising public grievances related to land disputes in the capital. In a press statement, Sharif urged senior officials of the Federal Government of Somalia not to ignore the growing frustration among citizens, many of whom have repeatedly...
Garowe (Raxanreeb Online) – UK Ambassador to Somalia, Charles King, is expected to arrive in Puntland in the coming days at the head of a high-level delegation from the British Embassy in Mogadishu. The visit will include a stop in the coastal city of Bosaso, where Ambassador King will be formally received by Puntland’s President...
DUBAI (Raxanreeb Online) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has updated its list of countries whose nationals will be barred from obtaining entry visas, adding Somalia effective 2026, according to an official statement. The ban will also apply to citizens of Afghanistan, Libya, Lebanon, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Sudan, and Uganda. Emirati authorities did not disclose the...
MOGADISHU, Somalia – President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has requested a delay in the opening of the 7th session of Somalia’s Federal Parliament, which had been scheduled for Saturday, according to parliamentary officials. Lawmakers from both the House of the People and the Upper House were notified that the session will now officially open on September...