Tag: Somalia
At least 7 killed in suicide bomb attack on restaurant in Mogadishu
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a teahouse near the Sayidka junction in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing at least seven people, according ...Car bombing kills six in Bulaburde as army thwarts terror attacks in Dhusamareeb
A suicide car bombing in Somalia’s Hirshabelle regional state, specifically in the Bulaburde district, resulted in the tragic deaths of at least ...Benadir regional court sentences government officials for corruption
Benadir Regional Court on Thursday sentenced six government officials to prison terms ranging from 6 months to 9 years on corruption charges. ...Somalis join the Muslim world in marking birth of Prophet Muhammad
Miladulnabi, also commonly known as Mawlid, is celebrated by Muslims on the 12th of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of ...Explosion at a security checkpoint in Mogadishu kills two
An explosion at a checkpoint in the capital city of Mogadishu on Wednesday resulted in the deaths of two individuals and left ...President Mohamud hails Somalia’s ‘distinguished’ relations with Turkey
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud welcomed Turkish Ambassador to Somalia, Ibrahim Mete Yağlı, to his residence in the central town of Dhusamareb ...Somali PM Ccalls for lifting of arms embargo in UNGA speech
In his speech at the UN General Assembly on Sunday, Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre called for the lifting of the ...Somali President holds crucial talks with US Secretary of Defense in Djibouti
On Sunday, Somali President Hassan Mohamud traveled from Dhusamareb Town in Central Galmudug State, where he had been overseeing the offensive against ...Car bomb explosion kills at least 20 in Beledweyne
A suicide car bomb detonated at a taxation and security checkpoint in Beledweyne, the capital of HirShabelle State, Somalia, on Saturday, resulting ...Dozen Al-Shabaab fighters killed as gov’t calls for ATMIS drawdown to be slowed
At least 27 Al-Shabaab fighters were killed in a military operation in the central state of Galmudug, according to the Somali government ...
