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[Shabelle] Mogadishu, June 6 -- Heavy armed clashes that erupted in Mogadishu on June 3 have displaced nearly 12,500 families and left civilians facing severe protection and humanitarian risks, the UN refugee agency said.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Turkey has launched efforts to mediate between Somalia's federal government and opposition leaders following recent clashes in Mogadishu that have heightened fears of political instability and drawn concern from international partners.

Mogadishu, (SONNA) — Joint security operations continue in Mogadishu as the government intensifies its crackdown on illegal arms. Today, security forces recovered a massive stockpile of weapons from the Elite Hotel, seizing a significant cache of unauthorized military hardware. The state is systematically dismantling private military infrastructures that have previously threatened the urban securi

MOGADISHU — Heavy fighting broke out Sunday in an area between the districts of Gubadleey in Mogadishu and Warsheekh in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region after federal government forces arrived to conduct an operation targeting what authorities described as illegally held weapons, local sources said. According to preliminary reports, the clashes involved Somali government troops […]

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's disaster management agency and United Nations officials held a monthly coordination meeting on Tuesday to assess the country's humanitarian situation and strengthen aid efforts for vulnerable communities affected by recurring crises.

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s elite Danab Special Forces carried out planned security operations in several areas of the Middle Shabelle region, targeting suspected hideouts and positions used by remnants of the Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab, military officials said on Tuesday. The operations were conducted by units of the 164th Battalion of the 16th Danab Brigade […]

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- A delegation led by Somalia's federal Minister of Livestock, Forestry and Range, Hassan Hussein Mohamed Eelay, arrived in the district of Qansaxdheere in the southwestern Bay region, where officials said the team held talks focused on security and state-building efforts.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia's Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre on Monday received the Italian ambassador to Somalia, Pier Daccò Coppi, for talks focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two countries, the government said.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia's cabinet has endorsed a roadmap for implementing the country's constitution, describing the process as a cornerstone for state-building, political stability and national unity.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 20, 2026 – Somalia’s minister of public works held talks with the secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on strengthening cooperation in urban development, infrastructure and reconstruction during an international forum in Azerbaijan on Tuesday. Somalia’s Minister of Public Works, Reconstruction and Housing, Ayuub Ismail Yusuf, accomp

President William Ruto has explained why the Kenya-Somalia border remains closed 15 years after its shutdown, despite his earlier commitment to reopen it in April this year.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- As dawn broke Sunday in Mogadishu, with opposition-led protests set in motion, Somalia's major television stations came under repeated digital attacks targeting their online platforms, disrupting content, visibility and audience access.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- The United Arab Emirates has condemned the hijacking of an oil tanker carrying Egyptian sailors after it was seized off the coast of Yemen and forced toward Somali waters, describing the incident as a direct threat to maritime security and global trade routes.

Banknotes are now so tattered that even buses refuse to accept them, as a dollarised economy and mobile phone payments push up the cost of essentials

[Shabelle] Mugadisho The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, spoke on the situation in Mogadishu and the discussions that emerged from today's protests and demonstrations.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Residents of Somalia's capital woke up under a de facto curfew on Saturday after federal government security forces were deployed across several districts of Mogadishu.

A journalist who covered the case of a woman who said she was being tortured in prison was detained and beaten with pistols by Somali authorities, along with two others, for his reporting for the Guardian.