Turkey's research vessel to begin exploration in Somalia

According to information published by Wan Haber on September 11, 2024, Turkey's seismic research vessel, Oruç Reis, is set to depart for Somalia at the end of this month. The Turkish seismic research vessel Oruç Reis has been at the center of significant tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean due…

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Somalia:The Kidnapper of Michael Scott Moore, entered in the US as a migrant

In July 2009, Mahad Ibrahim Hamarow kidnapped French officers Denis Allex and another officer who escaped from the Sahafi Hotel in Mogadishu and then joined Al Shabaab. In the same year, he fled to Kenya, this was confirmed by Hizbul Islam Spokesman Mr Aydarus. - In 2010, Mahad Hamarow went to South…

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President Mahad Salaad: the Only Guarantor for Galmudug's Security and Prosperity

Galmudug State is not just the geographic heart of Somalia but the quintessential soul of the Somali nation. Within Galmudug, all the major Somali clan lineages- the Hawiye, Dir, Darood and Madhibaan are represented. No other Somali region or state is home to such diverse and influential clans with…

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A man burned his Pregnant wife to death in Somalia

Sunatimes.com - Head of Banadir divisional Police Moallim Mahdi who became the most corrupted and most tribalist officer in the Somali police was accused to have facilitated the escape of his sub-clan fellow who burned to death his pregnant wife when he poured gas and set the house on fire.

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Somalia: Tax collection contract termination in Somalia

Sunatimes.com - Somalia's Auditor General, Ahmed Isse Gutale, has terminated a tax collection contract awarded to the private firm MGS Soft INC in the capital city, Mogadishu.

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Somalia's leader mourns death of Namibia president

Sunatimes.com - Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Sunday mourned the death of Namibia President Hage G. Geingob and sent condolences to the government of the African country.

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Tiktok is now becoming a venue where terrorists threaten children.

Sunatimes.com - The number of those users who post pictures of underage children, threatening to kill them, are increasing. Unfortunately the parents of these children said their concerns have not been responded to by Tiktok. The media obtained letters to Tiktok from international lawyers in order to…

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Somalia: The man who abducted the French intelligence officials migrated to US

Sunatimes.com - Mahad Ibrahim Hamarow who abducted the two French officials from Sahafi Hotel, Mogadishu, has been spotted in Ohio US, after tracing his whereabouts.

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Salam Somali Bank to hide and move its considerable extortion-generated financial assets

Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) must be allowed to dismantle Al-Shabaab's main financial entities in Somalia, Hormuud Telecom, the monopolistic telecom provider, and its bank, Salam Somali Bank. There is no question within the Somali Federal Government, the United…

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Ethiopian troops hand over base in southern Somalia's Kismayo town

Ethiopian peacekeepers on Thursday handed over a military base in southern Somalia's port city of Kismayo to Jubaland regional security forces, Caasimada Online news website reported.

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Somalia: NISA Must Dismantle Al-Shabaab's Bank

Sunatimes.com - Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) must be allowed to dismantle Al-Shabaab's main financial entities in Somalia, Hormuud Telecom, the monopolistic telecom provider, and its bank, Salam Somali Bank.

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Somali Pirate ringleader linked to chaos in Puntland capital

A former pirate ringleader has been linked to the most recent chaos in the Puntland capital, residents confirmed to Garowe Online, in what could directly impact the ongoing electoral debacles in Somalia's northeastern Federal state.

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Atmis is expected to be fully out of Somalia by end of 2024

The continued withdrawal of troops under the African Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis) could spread the burden of countering violent extremism to the region, making it an eastern African problem. And that may signal both success and new challenges for a region that had tried to put out the Al Shabaab…

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Kenya agreed with Somalia to reopen Bula Hawa, Liboi and Ras Kamboni

Sunatimes.com - Kenya agreed with Somalia to reopen Bula Hawa, Liboi and Ras Kamboni border points in phases to allow free movement of people and goods The three border points located in Mandera, Garissa and Lamu counties respectively, were closed in 2011 when Kenya launched Operation Linda Nchi Although…

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Somalia 2022 Corruption Report

During the five years of the previous Somali administration (2017-2022), the international community was vital in funding the government, covering close to a half of the national budget. This presented it with the obligation to demand accountability of the Somali government, but there is little indication…

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President HSM's Proclamation to Defeat Al-Shabab by Force in Somalia

Sunatimes.com - To overcome the complex problems of civil war, state fragility, and underdevelopment, the Somali people supported risky political changes for a government that promotes freedom, justice, peace, and prosperity in Somalia. For example, the Islamic movements enjoyed popular support to end…

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Somalia President "We must finish off Al-Shabaab"

Somalia is at war with a cruel, global and morally bankrupt terrorist group which we cannot allow to live and operate in our country. If we do not root this evil and mindlessly violent group out of our society, they will destroy our future and that of the generations to come. Enough is enough! This…

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Uganda President ask Kenyans to forgive for tweets sent by General Muhoozi

Dear Ugandans, the brotherly People of Kenya and all East Africans. I greet all of you. Again, I hail the peaceful elections that took place in Kenya recently where H.E. William Ruto emerged winner. I, again, congratulate him on that victory. I ask our Kenyan brothers and sisters to forgive us for tweets…

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Al Shabaab's senior officer killed by Somali government forces

Sunatimes.com - Somalia's federal government said that one of the al-Shabaab co-founders, Abdullahi Nadir, was killed during an operation in the Shabaab-controlled area of Haramka by government security forces on Saturday.

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TV Journalist's killing highlights professional risks to journalism in Somalia

ASOJ.ORG -Associated Somali Journalists (ASOJ) is saddened by and condemns in the strongest terms the death of journalist Ahmed Mohamed Shukur, a reporter for Somali National Television (SNTV), who was killed today at around 11:30am, in a landmine blast in the Basro neighbourhood of Bal'ad district.

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