News
Half a million Somali children risk dying from hunger: NGO
Almost half a million children in Somalia face severe malnourishment and are at risk of dying from hunger, an NGO warned Monday...
Read More »
Trump says US to lift Syria sanctions, secures $600 billion Saudi deal
President Donald Trump kicked off his trip to the Gulf on Tuesday with a surprise announcement that the United States will lift long-standing sanction...
Read More »
Amnesty report exposes abuse of Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia
More than 70 Kenyan women have documented their harrowing experiences working as domestic workers in Saudi Arabia, a new report by Amnesty Internation...
Read More »
Somali PM Hamza Barre meets new AU envoy to strengthen security cooperation
Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre held a meeting with Mr. Adebayo Kareem, the newly appointed Acting Special Representative o...
Read More »
Fire contained at Bakara market's medicine section in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (HOL) – A fire broke out Monday evening in the medicine section of Bakara Market, located in the Howlwadaag district of the Banadir region...
Read More »
U.S. airstrike targets ISIS militants in northeastern Somalia, backing Puntland forces
Bosaso (HOL) – U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, carried out an airstrike targeting ISIS milita...
Read More »
Somali army kills three Al-Shabaab militants in Mudug region
Harardhere, Mudug (HOL) – Somali National Army (SNA) forces, in collaboration with local clan militia, killed three Al-Shabaab militants in a coordi...
Read More »
Azerbaijan President ratifies defense cooperation agreement with Somalia
Baku (HOL) – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has ratified a bilateral agreement with the Federal Government of Somalia on cooperation in the fiel...
Read More »
U.S. rejects appeal to fund peacekeeping operations in crisis-hit East African nation
The Trump-led administration has rejected an African Union appeal to fund its new Somalia peace mission, citing operational concerns and poor burden-s...
Read More »
Trump heads to Saudi Arabia eyeing more investment in US
With US President Donald Trump due to visit Gulf states this week, a key focus will be securing significant new investment for the US economy....
Read More »