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UAE President to send AED35 million humanitarian aid to Somalia
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered that AED35 million of urgent humanitarian aid is to be sent to Somalia to support its ... Gulf -
Somali opposition leaders say they no longer recognize President Farmajo
Somalia’s opposition leaders have announced that they no longer recognise President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, after his term expired without a ... World News -
Coronavirus: One hospital for 15 million in ‘worst prepared’ country in the world
With only one dedicated COVID-19 hospital for 15 million people, Somalia is bracing for a catastrophic coronavirus outbreak, doctors warn.The single ... Coronavirus -
Gulf social media reacts to reports on Qatar links in al-Shabaab hostage release
Users in the Arab Gulf region reacted to the reports of Qatari involvement in the recent hostage release of Italian volunteer Silvia Romano after her ... Gulf -
Somali governor killed in al-Shabaab suicide attack
A Somali governor and three bodyguards were killed in a suicide attack claimed by the al-Shabaab extremist group in the regional capital of Galkayo on ... World News -
Muslims ‘immune to coronavirus’ some imams in Somalia say, putting public at risk
Some imams in Somalia are saying Muslims are immune to COVID-19, going against senior Muslim scholars who have insisted the coronavirus pandemic is a ... Coronavirus -
After being kidnapped in Africa, Italian aid worker returns home
Silvia Romano, an Italian aid worker kidnapped 18 months ago in East Africa, landed in Rome on Sunday a day after being freed.Gunmen seized Romano, ... World News -
Senior al-Shabaab commander killed in US strike: Report
A senior al-Shabaab commander was killed in a recent US air strike in Somalia, the director of US African Command (Africom) said on Sunday. ... World News -
US military says killed militant leader behind attack on base in Kenya
A US airstrike over the weekend in Somalia killed an extremist militant who helped plan last month’s attack on a military base in Kenya in which ... World News -
Somali militants kill 12 soldiers in attack on base, say officials
Al Shabaab militants killed at least 12 Somali soldiers and briefly captured a military base southwest of the capital on Wednesday, officials said, ... World News -
TV journalist Abdiwali Ali Hassan killed by gunmen in Somalia: Police
Gunmen killed a TV and radio journalist in Somalia’s Afgooye district on Sunday, police said. Abdiwali Ali Hassan, 25, was shot ... Television & Radio -
Four dead, many injured in al-Shabaab car bombing near Somali capital
Four people were killed in a car bombing in Somalia on Saturday that apparently targeted Turkish engineers working on a road near the capital ... World News -
Al-Shabab militants kill three teachers in Kenya, abduct one
Al-Shabab extremists killed three people in an attack in eastern Kenya, police said Monday. The militants from neighboring Somalia attacked Kamuthe ... North Africa -
Somalia bomb attack wounds 11
A bomb exploded at a busy junction in Mogadishu on Wednesday, wounding at least 11 people, the head of the rescue service in the Somali capital said. ... World News -
Al-Shabab militants attack US-Kenya military base: Govt. official
Extremist militants from Somalia’s al-Shabab group on Sunday launched an attack on a military base used by US and Kenyan forces in coastal Lamu, ... World News -
Al-Shabab militants claim huge Mogadishu bomb attack
Al-Shabab militants on Monday claimed responsibility for Saturday’s massive car bomb in the Somali capital Mogadishu that killed 81 people, ... World News -
Somalia says unnamed country behind blast that killed 90 people
Somalia said an unnamed country helped plan Saturday’s bomb explosion in Mogadishu that killed at least 90 people, and added it would ... World News -
Death toll in Somalia bombing climbs to 81: Govt
The death toll from a massive car bomb in the Somali capital has risen to 81, a government spokesman said Monday, as rescue workers pursued their ... World News -
US strikes against al-Shabaab kill four militants in Somalia
The US military launched airstrikes against the al-Shabaab militant group in Somalia on Sunday, US Africa Command said, killing four “terrorists ... Middle East -
Turkey to evacuate wounded after deadly Mogadishu blast
A Turkish military cargo plane landed in the Somali capital on Sunday to evacuate people badly wounded in a devastating truck bombing in the city a ... Middle East -
Truck bomb in Somalia's capital kills at least 90 people
A truck bomb exploded at a busy security checkpoint in Somalia's capital Saturday morning, killing at least 90 people, according to a report from an ... World News -
Suicide bomb outside Somali hotel kills at least seven - military
A car bomb went off on Saturday outside a hotel in the Somali town of Galkayo in the Mudug region, killing at least seven civilians, a local military ... World News -
Locust invasion threatens Somali farmers with starvation
Somali farmers on Saturday urged their government and the international community to help protect their crops from an invasion of locusts that is ... Variety -
Armed men attack presidential residence in Somalia’s capital
Somali security forces evacuated officials from a hotel near the presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu, after a failed attempt by gunmen to ... Middle East -
UN: Al-Shabab remains ‘potent threat’ in Somalia and region
UN experts say al-Shabab extremists in Somalia remain “a potent threat” to regional peace and are manufacturing home-made explosives, ... Middle East -
Somalia’s ISIS affiliate vows support for group’s new leader
Somalia’s ISIS affiliate, one of the most important outposts of the militant group, swore allegiance in a statement on Sunday to the new leader ... Middle East -
Mortar bombs strike Somalia’s Mogadishu airport, six injured
At least three mortar bombs were fired on Sunday at Mogadishu’s international airport, injuring at least six people in the compound where ... Middle East -
At least 10 Kenyan police killed by bomb near Somali border
At least ten Kenyan police were killed when their vehicle struck a homemade bomb near the border with Somalia on Saturday, according to a police ... World News -
US re-opens embassy in Mogadishu after three decades
The United States said Wednesday it had re-opened an embassy in Somalia’s capital, 28 years after it was shut as the country plunged into civil ... World News -
Ten al-Shabaab militants killed after Somalia attack, says US military
The US military said on Monday that US and partnered forces had killed 10 militants and destroyed a vehicle after Somali insurgents mounted an ... World News