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GENEVA — Somalia’s Minister of Family and Human Rights Development, Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi, led a high-level delegation at the 52nd session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva, where the government presented its human rights achievements over the past four and a half years. The Somali delegation addressed representatives from 108 countries during […]

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia's Cabinet on Thursday approved new regulations governing private security services and reviewed the growing economic impact of regional instability, including disruptions linked to tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, officials said.

Burkina Faso – Somalia's Minister of Internal Security, Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail (Fartaag), who is on an official visit to Burkina Faso, held a special meeting with the Leader of the Burkina Faso Government, Captain Ibrahim Traoré. The Minister conveyed an official message from the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.

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BAHDO, Somalia – The Somali National Army, backed by local militia fighters, carried out a large-scale operation on Wednesday in Boorey area, about 120 kilometres from Bahdo in the central Mudug region, killing at least 13 Al-Shabaab members, including senior commanders, military officials said. The operation was part of three coordinated offensives underway in […]

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government has denied reports claiming it expelled the United Arab Emirates ambassador, dismissing the allegations as false and misleading.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia is deeply concerned about the dissemination of baseless rumors and false accusations published by some media outlets and social media, claiming that a decision has been made to dismiss the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to […]

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Wednesday appointed Abdifitah Qasim Mohamud as the new Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, replacing Daud Aweis Jama.

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Somalia and Egypt have reaffirmed their growing diplomatic ties following talks between Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdisalam Ali, and Egypt’s Ambassador to Somalia, Mohamed…

Mogadishu (HOL) — The European Union has welcomed an invitation by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to the Somali Future Council for a high-level meeting in Mogadishu on May 10, as political tensions rise ahead of the end of his term.

Kenya’s Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has declared that the long-closed border with Somalia will officially reopen soon, arguing the current 15-year shutdown has failed to stop cross-border movement while starving the government of vital revenue. The border, closed in 2011 at the height of Al-Shabaab attacks, continues to see informal crossings daily, meaning Kenya […]