NewsFeed Somalia’s football federation says the US decision to deny entry to award-winning referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan has deprived the country of a historic World Cup debut. Artan held a valid visa, but US authorities cited an unspecified ‘vetting’ concern and turned him away at the border, sending him back to Turkey, his transit country. … Read more
NewsFeed Speaking at the Oval office, US President Donald Trump stated that Somalia is a “fourth world nation” while repeating claims without evidence that Congresswoman Ilhan Omar had illegally entered the country by marrying her brother. Omar has consistently denied the “sick” allegations. Published On 16 Mar 202616 Mar 2026 Click here to share on … Read more
NewsFeed “Somalia is not even a country. They don’t have anything that resembles a country.” US President Donald Trump, speaking at the White House a year after his return to office, singled out what he called the “criminal illegal aliens” his administration is arresting in Minnesota and elsewhere, repeating his false claim that countries are … Read more
The armed group claims to have seized control of Adan Yabaal town, but the Somali army disputes the battle outcome. The al-Shabab armed group has claimed to have seized control of Adan Yabaal, a town in central Somalia and a logistical hub for the government forces, about 220 kilometres (130 miles) north of the capital, … Read more
Police say Abdirahman Shirwac Aw-Saciid, head of the group’s assassination squad, surrendered to authorities. A senior ISIL (ISIS) commander in Somalia has been captured, police and state media have said, as security forces continue a weeks-long offensive against the group. Abdirahman Shirwac Aw-Saciid, head of the group’s assassination squad, surrendered to authorities on Monday in … Read more
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has called a meeting of regional leaders. Somalia has long been a divided nation. Government leaders in Mogadishu have struggled for decades to assert authority in many parts of the country. The power vacuum has left Somalis with little help as they suffer from drought, famine and insecurity. Now, President Hassan … Read more
Wang Guansen/Xinhua/Getty Images Mogadishu, Somalia, in a photo taken on Sept. 12, 2023. CNN — Three soldiers from the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces and an officer from the Bahrain Defense Force were killed in an attack at a military base in Somalia’s capital, the UAE’s defense ministry said Sunday. The attack took place at … Read more
Several passengers reportedly taken by the armed group after helicopter carrying nine people lands in the Galgaduud region. A helicopter belonging to the United Nations mission in Somalia has been captured by al-Shabab after it landed in territory held by the armed group. Several passengers were reportedly seized in Galmudug state on Wednesday by the … Read more
Somalia calls Ethiopia-Somaliland agreement act of aggression BBC.com Ethiopia Negotiates Sea Access Barron’s Somalia vows to defend sovereignty after Ethiopia-Somaliland deal The Guardian Ethiopia signs agreement to use Somaliland’s Red Sea port Al Jazeera English Somalia rejects Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal and summons ambassador Reuters Source link