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- Somali Referee Omar Artan to Officiate UEFA Super Cup in Historic First for Somalia
- The missing layer: Somalia’s governance crisis
- Pakistan Calls for Release of Seafarers Held Hostage off Somalia
- At a fragile moment for the African Union’s support to the country, Somalia’s weakest link strikes, again
- Travel Ban, Hotel Raid, and Armed Clashes: The Escalating Confrontation Between Villa Somalia and a Former Insider
- OP-ED: Centralization and Resistance in Somalia
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Garsoore Soomaaliyeed Omar Artan oo Maamuli Doona UEFA Super Cup Taariikhda Ugu Horeysa ee Soomaaliya
MOGADISHU – Garsoore caalami ah oo Soomaaliyeed, Omar Abdulkadir Artan, ayaa magaciisa ku qorey taariikhda kubadda cagta ka dib markii loo magacaabay inuu maamulo UEFA Super Cup 2026, taasoo ah guul taariikhi ah oo Soomaaliya iyo garsoorayaasha Afrika. Ciyaarta, oo la qorsheeyay in lagu qabto Aug. 12 magaalada Salzburg, Austria, ayaa dhex mari doonta kooxda ku guuleysatay UEFA Champions League Paris Saint-Germain iyo kooxda haysata UEFA Europa […]

The missing layer: Somalia’s governance crisis
By Wilo Abdulle Somalia does not lack laws. It does not lack institutions, frameworks, or internationally drafted roadmaps. What it lacks, persistently and at great cost, is the quality of leadership required to honestly breathe life into those structures. This is the conversation Somali political and intellectual discourse keeps circling without landing on. It is... The post The missing layer: So
Somaliya oo ka xuntahay diidmada Mareykanka ee soo galitaanka garsoore Omar Artan
MOGADISHU – Wasaaradda arrimaha dibadda ee Soomaaliya ayaa Khamiistii muujisay “xanuun weyn” oo ku saabsan go’aanka Mareykanka ee diidmada soo galitaanka garsoore Soomaaliyeed oo caalami ah, Omar Abdulkadir Artan, iyagoo sheegay in dadaallada diblomaasiyadeed ee lagu fududeynayay safarkiisa ay fashilmeen.
Garsooraha Kubadda Cagta oo Soo Dhaweyn Geesi ah Ku Helay Soomaaliya Kadib Markii U.S. Ka Diiday Inuu Galo
Omar Abdulkadir Artan waxaa lagu qaddariyay Soomaaliya muddo ka hor intaan la dooran inuu noqdo garsoorihii ugu horreeyay ee Soomaaliyeed ee ka qeyb gala Koobka Adduunka. Kadib markii laga diiday inuu galo U.S. si uu uga qeyb galo Koobka Adduunka, Artan wuxuu helay soo dhaweyn geesi ah markii uu ku soo laabtay gurigiisa Arbacadii.

Somalia Accords Hero’s Welcome to Africa’s Best Referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan Amid World Cup Visa Controversy
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA (SONNA) — The air at Aden Adde International Airport resonated with a sense of national accomplishment this afternoon as thousands of Somali citizens gathered to embrace International Referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan. Recognized as Africa’s Best Referee of 2025, Artan returned to Mogadishu to a reception that transcended typical protocol, serving as a powerful […]

Garsoore Omar Artan oo lagu soo dhaweeyay Soomaaliya kadib markii laga diiday inuu galo Maraykanka
Artan wuxuu noqon lahaa garsoorihii ugu horeeyay ee Soomaaliyeed ee ka qeyb gala Koobka Adduunka ‘Waxaan idin ballanqaadayaa inaan ka qeyb gali doono kan xiga’ Garsooraha Koobka Adduunka ee ka socda Soomaaliya oo laga diiday inuu galo Maraykanka ayaa Arbacadii soo gaaray caasimadda Soomaaliya, Muqdisho, halkaas oo ay soo dhaweeyeen dad taageerayaal ah iyo mas'uuliyiin.
Garsooraha Koobka Adduunka ee laga diiday inuu galo Maraykanka ayaa ku dhawaaday inuu taariikh sameeyo Soomaaliya
Garsooraha Koobka Adduunka ee ka socda Soomaaliya oo laga diiday inuu galo Maraykanka ka dib markii uu soo gaaray Miami, isla markaana laga saaray tartanka FIFA ayaa ku dhawaaday inuu taariikh sameeyo dalkiisa.

Pakistan ayaa ku baaqday in la sii daayo bahdilayaasha lagu haysto xeebaha Soomaaliya
Islamabad — Pakistan ayaa ku baaqday in si degdeg ah loo sii daayo koox bahdilayaal ah, oo ay ku jiraan 11 muwaadin Pakistani ah, kuwaas oo la qafaashay ka dib markii markabkoodii la afduubtay xeebaha Soomaaliya horaantii sanadkan.

Soomaaliya waxay taageertay garsooraha ka dib markii laga diiday inuu galo Maraykanka
Muqdisho (AFP) – Soomaaliya Talaadadii waxay difaacday garsooraha abaalmarinta ku guuleystay Omar Artan ka dib markii laga diiday inuu galo Maraykanka, taasoo ka horjoogtay inuu noqdo garsoorihii ugu horreeyay ee Soomaali ah oo ka shaqeeya ciyaaraha kama dambaysta ah ee Koobka Adduunka.
Soomaaliya waxay raadinaysaa xal ka dib markii Maraykanku diiday gelitaanka garsoore Omar Artan
Muqdisho (HOL) — Wasaaradda Dhallinyarada iyo Ciyaaraha Soomaaliya ayaa muujisay niyad jab Talaadadii ka dib markii garsooraha Soomaaliyeed Omar Cabdulkadir Artan diiday gelitaanka Maraykanka ka hor doorkiisa la filayo ee Koobka Adduunka 2026.

Somaliya oo muujisay murugo ka dib diidmada gelitaanka ee xeer-ilaaliyaha Omar Abdulkadir Artan
MOGADISHU(SONNA)-Wasaaradda Dhalinyarada iyo Ciyaaraha Soomaaliya ayaa muujisay murugo iyo niyad-jab weyn ka dib markii xeer-ilaaliye taariikhi ah oo FIFA ah, Omar Abdulkadir Artan, lagu diiday gelitaanka Maraykanka, taasoo keentay in uu seego Koobka Adduunka ee FIFA 2026. Artan ayaa la filayaa inuu maanta, Arbacada, ku soo laabto Soomaaliya.

At a fragile moment for the African Union’s support to the country, Somalia’s weakest link strikes, again
The weakest link in Somalia’s quest to end the protracted conflict is the fragmentation and infighting…

Travel Ban, Hotel Raid, and Armed Clashes: The Escalating Confrontation Between Villa Somalia and a Former Insider
Mogadishu (WDN) – Somalia’s escalating political tensions appear to have entered a new and potentially dangerous phase after reports emerged that former presidential adviser and prominent businessman Abdullahi Mohamed Nur has been barred from leaving the country amid a widening dispute with the federal government. Sources close to officials at Aden Adde International Airport told... The post
QORAAL: Isku-dhafka iyo Diidmada Soomaaliya
Dhiigga rasaasta ah ee ka dhawaajiyay Muqdisho bilowgii Juun wuxuu ka saari doonaa wax kasta oo riyo ah oo ku saabsan in dhibaatada siyaasadeed ee Soomaaliya ay tahay kaliya muran kale oo ku saabsan jadwalka doorashada.

Soomaaliya, Tanzania oo Mar Kale Xaqiijiyay Ballanqaadka Xoojinta Iskaashiga Ganacsiga iyo Maalgashiga
Muqdisho, (SONNA) — Wasiirka Ganacsiga iyo Warshadaha ee Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Mudane Amb. Gamal Mohamed Hassan, ayaa la kulmay Mudane H.E. Judith Silvio Kapinga, Wasiirka Warshadaha iyo Ganacsiga ee Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Tanzania si ay uga wada hadlaan xoojinta iskaashiga Ganacsiga ee u dhexeeya Soomaaliya iyo Tanzania, iyagoo adkeeyay baahida loo qabo in la ballaariyo fursadaha ganacsi […].

Shirkii Saddexaad ee Duqa Magaalada Soomaaliya oo Ka Furmay Muqdisho
Muqdisho (SONNA) – Shirkii Saddexaad ee Duqa Magaalada Soomaaliya ayaa si dhow loo furi doonaa Muqdisho. Waxaa qabanqaabiyey Wasaaradda Arrimaha Gudaha, Federaalka iyo Reconciliation ee Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya, shirka ayaa isu keenaya duqyada degmooyinka dalka, iyadoo ay wehelinayaan wakiillo ka socda Dowladda Federaalka, Dowladaha Xubnaha Federaalka, la-hawlgalayaasha caalamiga ah, iyo ururada bulshada rayidka.

Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda Soomaaliya oo amaanay taageerada Masar ee Soomaaliya
[Shabelle] Qaahira -- Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda Soomaaliya Abdisalam Abdi Ali ayaa amaanay taageerada siyaasadeed, horumarineed, iyo amni ee joogtada ah ee Masar u fidiso Soomaaliya intii uu wacay wasiirka arrimaha dibadda Masar Badr Abdelatty Jimcaha.

Colaado Ka Dhalanaya Soomaaliya Xilli Xaalad Kacsan Ay Ka Jirto
[Shabelle] Muqdisho -- Dagaal culus ayaa ka dhacay Axaddii meel u dhaxaysa degmooyinka Gubadleey ee Muqdisho iyo Warsheekh oo ku yaalla gobolka Shabeellaha Dhexe ee Soomaaliya ka dib markii ciidamada dowladda federaalka ay yimaadeen si ay u fuliyaan howlgallo lagu beegsanayo hubka si sharci darro ah loo haysto, sida ay sheegeen ilo deegaanka ah.
Soomaaliya, UNESCO oo furan Aqoon-is-weydaarsi si loo ilaaliyo dhaxalka dukumiintiga
Muqdisho (HOL) — Wasiirka Warfaafinta, Dhaqanka iyo Dalxiiska Soomaaliya Abdulfatah Kasim Mohamud ayaa furan aqoon-is-weydaarsi UNESCO ah Axaddii si loo ilaaliyo dhaxalka dukumiintiga Soomaaliya, oo ay ku jiraan kaydka taariikhiga ah ee Radio Muqdisho.

Wasiirka Warfaafinta oo Ku Dhawaaqay Diyaarinta Xuska Toddobaadka Madaxbannaanida Soomaaliya
Muqdisho (SONNA) – Wasiirka Warfaafinta, Dhaqanka iyo Dalxiiska ee Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Mudane Abdifatah Qasim Mahmoud, ayaa faahfaahiyay diyaarinta xuska toddobaadka madaxbannaanida ee soo socda ka dib kulankii ugu horreeyay ee guddiga qabanqaabada qaran. Isagoo ka hadlayay kulanka oo dhacay habeenkii Axadda, wasiirku wuxuu sheegay in kulanku diiradda saaray qorsheynta hawlaha […]

Cracks Within the State: Somalia’s Security Leadership Divided as Confrontation Politics Reaches a Critical Juncture
Mogadishu (WDN) – Somalia’s deepening political crisis is no longer confined to the increasingly bitter standoff between former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s administration and opposition leaders. According to emerging reports from Mogadishu, divisions are now becoming visible within the state’s own security establishment, raising concerns that a strategy centered on coercion

Colaado ayaa ka qarxay Soomaaliya iyadoo ay jiraan xiisado la xiriira Wasiirkii Hore ee Amniga
MOGADISHU — Dagaal culus ayaa ka qarxay Axaddii meel u dhaxaysa degmooyinka Gubadleey ee Muqdisho iyo Warsheekh ee gobolka Shabeellaha Dhexe ee Soomaaliya ka dib markii ciidamada dowladda federaalka ay yimaadeen si ay u fuliyaan howlgallo lagu beegsanayo hubka si sharci darro ah loo haysto, sida ay sheegeen ilo deegaanka ah.
Federaalka Soomaaliya: Puntland, “Hooyada Federaalka,” iyo baahida dib-u-heshiisiin qaran
Puntland waxaa muddo dheer lagu tilmaamay “hooyada federaalka” Soomaaliya sababtoo ah doorka ay ka ciyaartay kor u qaadista iyo difaaca nidaamka federaalka ka dib burburkii dowladda dhexe. Sida hooyo oo kale oo daryeesha, waxbaraysa, oo diyaarinaysa carruurteeda si ay ugu noolaadaan bulsho, Puntland waxay dooneysay inay ka caawiso dhisidda nidaam siyaasadeed oo Soomaalida ay awoodda wadaagaan oo si nabad ah u maamulaan.
'Waxay ahayd in la dilo ama la laayo' - riyooyinka sii socda ee askari hore oo carruur ah oo ku sugan Soomaaliya
Iibiyaha Yusuf Ali weli wuxuu la dagaallamayaa xusuusihiisa waqtigiisii askari carruur ah oo ku dagaallamayay waddooyinka caasimadda Soomaaliya, Muqdisho.
Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda Soomaaliya oo amaanay taageerada Masar ee Soomaaliya kadib wicitaan uu la yeeshay Abdelatty
Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda Soomaaliya Abdisalam Abdi Ali ayaa amaanay taageerada siyaasadeed, horumarineed iyo amni ee joogtada ah ee Masar u fidiso Soomaaliya intii uu wicitaan telefoon ah la yeeshay Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda Masar Badr Abdelatty Jimcaha.
Soomaaliya oo ku dhawaaqday in amni la soo celiyay ka dib laba maalmood oo dagaal ah Muqdisho
Muqdisho, Soomaaliya – Dagaal u dhexeeya ciidamada dowladda iyo dagaalyahannada mucaaradka oo hakiyay qaybo ka mid ah caasimadda Soomaaliya, Muqdisho, in ka badan laba maalmood ayaa yaraaday, iyadoo dowladda federaalka ay ku dhawaaqday in ay soo celisay amniga.

Would Turkeye Be an Honest Broker in Somalia’s Crisis?
By Dayib Sh. Ahmed In Mogadishu, Somalia, during periods of profound political uncertainty, states often rely upon designated international mediators to stabilize governance and prevent systemic collapse. Ordinarily, such mediators are expected to function as neutral arbiters, facilitating de-escalation and guiding the parties back from the brink of institutional breakdown. However, where the appo

Mogadishu Under Fire: Somalia’s Political Crisis Erupts Into Open Warfare as International Alarm Grows
Mogadishu (WDN) – Somalia’s capital descended further into uncertainty on Wednesday as armed confrontations entered a second consecutive day, exposing the depth of the country’s political crisis and raising fears of a broader breakdown in security. Fighting erupted across several districts of Mogadishu as forces aligned with the federal government clashed with security personnel loyal... The post

IGAD waxay ku baaqaysaa in si degdeg ah loo yareeyo xiisadaha si loo ilaaliyo xasiloonida iyo mustaqbalka Soomaaliya
Hay'adda Iskaashiga Dowladaha ee Horumarinta (IGAD) waxay muujineysaa walaac weyn oo ku saabsan warbixinada ku saabsan rabshadaha ka dhacaya Muqdisho iyadoo ay jirto xiisad siyaasadeed oo korodhay Soomaaliya. IGAD waxay cambaaraynaysaa dhammaan falalka rabshadaha waxayna ku baaqaysaa dhammaan dhinacyada inay muujiyaan xakameyn buuxda, yareeyaan xiisadaha, oo ay xalliyaan khilaafkooda iyada oo loo marayo wada hadal nabadeed, midaysan, iyo dhisid leh.
Maxay Sabab U Tahay In Dhibaatooyinka Doorashada Marar Badan U Soo Noqdaan Soomaaliya Afar Sano Kasta?
Soomaaliya mar kale waxay wajahaysaa hubanti la'aan siyaasadeed oo ka dhalatay maqnaanshaha heshiisyada qaran ee ku saabsan qaab-dhismeedka doorashada.

Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa si xooggan u cambaareysay dhacdada nasiib darro ah ee ka dhacday degmada Howlwadaag ee Muqdisho
Muqdisho, (SONNA) — Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa si xooggan u cambaareysay dhacdada nasiib darro ah ee maanta ka dhacday degmada Howlwadaag, gobolka Banaadir, taasoo ku lug leh maleeshiyo ka tirsan kooxaha mucaaradka ah oo qariyay aqoonsigooda isla markaana uu abaabulay Xasan Cali Kheyre, Ra'iisul Wasaaraha hore. Maleeshiyadan ayaa si toos ah u bartilmaameedsaday

Mucaaradka ayaa adkeysanaya: Krisi siyaasadeed ee Soomaaliya ayaa gashay marxalad khatar ah
Muqdisho (WDN)- Madaxweynihii hore Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud, oo waqtigiisii dastuuriga ahaa dhamaaday, ayaa u muuqda inuu dib ugu laabtay qorshe siyaasadeed oo caadi ah: dirista wakiillo si ay ula xiriiraan mucaaradka iyadoo aan la muujin doonin rabitaan yar oo ah in la is afgarado arrimaha ku jira qalbiga krisiga siyaasadeed ee Soomaaliya.

Deadly Attack Ahead of Planned Demonstration Raises Fears of Escalating Political Violence in Somalia
Mogadishu (WDN) – In a statement posted on his X (formerly Twitter) account, former Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Kheyre said that an armed attack targeted a meeting he was holding with his traditional leader, resulting in deaths and injuries. The attack, which has intensified concerns over Somalia’s worsening political and security climate, reportedly caused... The post Deadly Attack Ahead of

Walwal ku saabsan xoriyadda saxaafadda iyo cadaadiska saxaafadda ee Soomaaliya
[Shabelle] Muqdisho, Soomaaliya -- Madalaha Shabelle TV iyo raadiyaha ayaa mar kale ku jira cadaadis muuqda oo isku dhafan oo ka imanaya dadka dowladda taageersan ee Soomaaliya.

War-saxaafadeed: Walwal ku saabsan xoriyadda saxaafadda iyo cadaadiska saxaafadda ee Soomaaliya
MOGADISHU, Soomaaliya – Madalaha Shabelle TV iyo raadiyaha ayaa mar kale ku jira cadaadis muuqda oo isku dhafan oo ka imanaya dadka dowladda taageersan ee Soomaaliya. Maqaallada wararka ee ku saabsan hawlaha mucaaradka, oo dhaliilaya Madaxweynaha Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud, oo muddadiisii afar sano ay dhawaan dhammaatay, ayaa si degdeg ah looga saaray boggayaga Facebook […]

Mogadishu standoff: opposition takes up positions a stone’s throw from Villa Somalia
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – The streets of Mogadishu hummed on Tuesday night with the low, electric tension of a city that has known war too well and fears, with a dread rooted in lived experience, that it is being pulled once again toward its edge. Somalia’s opposition forces seized strategic positions across the capital – some […]

Madaxweyne Ruto oo shaaciyey sababta loo furi waayey xuduudka Kenya & Somalia.
Madaxweynaha Kenya, William Ruto, ayaa sheegay in xadka u dhexeeya Kenya iyo Soomaaliya aanu dib u…

Somalia: the way forward — fourteen years later
From 4.5 Political Entrapment to a Two-Year Technocratic Transition for One-Person-One-Vote Democracy Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdi Hashi, PhD Executive Summary In 2012, I warned that rushing Somalia into a so-called permanent government without completing the constitutional, security, institutional, and electoral foundations of the state would be catastrophic. I argued then that the country needed

Soomaaliya, EUCAP oo ka wada hadlaya xoojinta qaab-dhismeedka amniga dalka
Muqdisho(SONNA)-Wasiirka Amniga Gudaha ee Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Gen. Cabdullaahi Sheekh Ismaaciil (Fartaag), maanta wuxuu kulan la qaatay wafdi ka socda EUCAP Soomaaliya oo uu hoggaaminayo Madaxa Hawlgalka, Kestutis Lancinskas. Kulanka waxaa sidoo kale ka qaybgalay Agaasimaha Guud ee Wasaaradda Amniga Gudaha, Mr. Maxamed H. Shire, iyo […]

Somalia’s Data Protection Authority Orders Mandatory Registration for Data Handlers
Mogadishu — Somalia's Data Protection Authority (DPA) has directed all organisations that collect, store, process or share personal data to register under the country's Data Protection Law, as part of efforts to strengthen privacy safeguards and improve compliance with national data governance standards.
Djibouti opposition figure accuses President Mohamud of weakening Somalia’s federal system
Djibouti (HOL) — Djiboutian opposition politician Alexis Mohamed Gueldon has accused Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of weakening Somalia’s federal system, saying Mogadishu’s policies have deepened political divisions and damaged trust in federal institutions.

Somalia: US restarts Danab Commando training
The United States has resumed training and logistical support for Somalia’s elite Danab Brigade at the Ballidoogle airbase in the Lower Shabelle region, restarting a programme suspended following a ration-diversion scandal that surfaced in late 2023.

International Community Sounds Alarm as Somalia’s Political Deadlock Deepens
Mogadishu (WDN)- Following the expiration of the federal government’s constitutional mandate, Somalia has entered an increasingly uncertain political transition. Amid the deepening crisis, the international community has issued one of its strongest appeals yet, warning of the serious risks posed by the country’s escalating political deadlock. In a joint statement, key international partners, inclu
Somalia election crisis: UN, EU and 17 nations issue urgent war warning
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – The United Nations, the European Union and 17 countries – all Western except Kenya – have jointly called on Somalia’s feuding leaders to urgently agree on an electoral roadmap, as a bitter power struggle between the president and opposition threatens to tip the fragile Horn of Africa nation into armed conflict. The […]

International Community Urges Dialogue as Somalia Political Tensions Rise
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The international community has expressed deep concern over Somalia’s political situation, calling on the government and opposition to urgently resume dialogue and reach agreement on the country’s electoral roadmap. In a joint statement issued Monday, Somalia’s international partners said they stand ready to support and, if necessary, facilitate Somali-led talks, stress

UPDF Female Soldiers in Somalia Urged to Pursue Personal and Professional Growth
[Nile Post] Uganda Contingent Administration Officer serving under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), Colonel Hamza Kasajja, has urged female Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers to set clear personal and professional goals aimed at improving their careers and livelihoods.

Somalia scolds Washington over direct engagement with Somali regions
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s State Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Bal’ad – one of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s closest confidants – issued and then swiftly deleted a strikingly combative statement on X directed at the United States, in an episode that has laid bare the mounting tensions between Mogadishu and its longest-standing international pat

Xildhibaano dacwad ka gudbiyey saraakiil katirsan ciidanka Somalia.
Xildhibaano ka tirsan labada aqal ee barlamaanka Soomaaliya ayaa warqad rasmi ah oo ay u direen…