UK Minister of State for Africa arrives in Somalia
MOGADISHU – Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire has received a high-level delegation led by UK Minister of State for Africa Andrew Stephenson in the capital, Mogadishu. Mr. Khaire and Stephenson held talks, discussing on a wide range…
Somalia: Curfew imposed in Kismayo ahead of election
MOGADISHU – Somalia’s Jubaland state police imposed a curfew in Kismayo town, ahead of Thursday’s vote to elect a president of the semi-autonomous region. The measures include closing Jubaland state's borders, ordering the closure of the…
Somali army rescue 20 people held by Al-Shabaab
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somali army forces have freed 20 people held by Al-Shabaab after an operation carried out north of Kismayo, some 500km south of the capital, Mogadishu. The rescue operation was executed in villages within the…
Somalia’s Jubaland closes airport in Kismayo
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia’s Jubbaland state has closed its main airport in the port town of Kismayo, some 500km south of the capital, Mogadishu, ahead of the regional presidential leadership election. The move comes a day after Kenyan…
US strike kills al Shabaab fighter in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- The US military says it has carried out a drone strike targeting al Shabaab, killing a fighter near Qunyo Barrow town in the southwest of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. The strike was conducted on Tuesday in…
UN Security Council releases new report on Somalia
NEWYORK, US—The present report, submitted pursuant to paragraph 22 of Security Council resolution 2461 (2019) and paragraph 55 of resolution 2431 (2018), provides information on the implementation of those resolutions, including on the…
Somali Police foils bomb attack in Bosaso town
MOGADISHU, Somalia –Somali police soldiers have foiled improvised explosive devices (IED) attack in Bosaso, a town in the northeastern semi-autonomous region of Puntland. In a statement released by the police said, the soldiers had…
Federation of Somali Journalists held conf erence for the safety of journalists
Federation of Somali Journalists FESOJ, in cooperation with the European Mission to Somalia under the project of Our Right to Know organized one-day meeting on Council of Peace in Mogadishu titled “Strengthening security agencies and media…
Qatar to build Hobyo port in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia – A high-level delegation led by Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani arrived in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. The Qatari delegation was welcomed by country’s prime minister Hassan Ali Khaire…
Trump’s Failed Iran Policy
by Amin Saikal-CANBERRA – In response to US President Donald Trump’s policy of maximum pressure, Iran has just seized a second foreign oil tanker. Trump’s approach to bringing Iran’s Islamic regime to heel clearly is not working. If…
Europe Must Oppose Trump
by Jeffrey D. Sachs-Mareeg.com-NEW YORK – With Donald Trump due to visit Europe again for the G7 summit later this month, European leaders have run out of options for dealing with the US president. They have tried to charm him, persuade…
Somali female soldier seeks vengeance after her husband, father killed by A Shabaab
MOGADISHU, Somalia – A young Somali female soldier is seeking seeks vengeance after her husband and father were brutally killed by A Shabaab, an al Qaeda linked group fighting to overthrow the Western-backed government based in Mogadishu.…
Somali military says Al Shabaab attack foiled, 20 killed
MOGADISHU – Somali military says its forces have killed 20 Al Shabaab militants in a botched attack on a military base in Barire town, some 60km west of the capital, Mogadishu. Somalia’s infantry forces’ chief General Odawaa says the…
FIFA Forward makes a positive change in Somalia.
Mareeg.com-The FIFA Forward Football Development Programme, has yielded positive results in Somalia and led to a tangible football development in the country. Somali Football Federation president, Abdiqani Said Arab, said in a press…
Somali president flies to Djibouti
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has flown to the neighboring state of Djibouti. President Mohamed and his delegation departed from the capital, Mogadishu on Sunday after he…