The presidency of Somalia’s Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo is only eight months old but already his administration faces its first crisis - and it is one of their own making. (more…)

Somalia's government has made an urgent request for "immediate military assistance" from the United States to prevent Islamist militants Al Shabaab from supplying uranium to Iran. (more…)

DUBAI -- Abdullah Ghurair Al-Qubaisi, Deputy Director-General of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, met on Monday Othman Moussa Derar Shoroua, Djibouti Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to explore ways of developing commercial and investment cooperation between the Gulf Arab emirate and the East African state,...

MOGADISHU, Somalia- At least 4 soldiers and 7 al-Shabaab militants killed when insurgents attack army base near port city of Kismayo (more…)

04/09/2017 (banooda), Melbourne-Waxaa shir lagu qabtay magaaladda Melbourne, Australia, shirkaas oo lagu cambaarayey maamulka oo madaxda ka yahay Mudane Sharif Xassan Sheikh Aden. Shirka waxaa ka soo qayb galay jaaliyada Koonfur Galbeed Soomaaliya (Aqoonyahanda, wax-garadka, culumaadiinka, malaaqyada, xaweenk iyo dhalinyarada) ku nool magaaladda Melbourne. (more…)

Addis Ababa - Ethiopia on Friday said a senior figure with the rebel Ogaden National Liberation Front has willingly surrendered, days after the group accused neighboring Somalia's security forces of kidnapping and forcibly extraditing him. (more…)

WASHINGTON — A U.S. drone strike reportedly has killed a key al-Shabab commander in southern Somalia. (more…)

This weekend is Eid al-Adha, the Muslim holiday that marks the end of the hajj pilgrimage season. To nearly all Muslims, it's known simply as Eid. But to Turks and their kin in other nations, it's called Bayram. (more…)

The news that Saudi Arabia is applying for a $10 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is shocking. The country is the world’s largest exporter of oil, so why does it need a loan from the IMF? This move is likely to cause the collapse of the Saudi...

A six-judge bench, by majority decision, on Friday indicted the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), saying it conducted the elections contrary to the dictates of the Constitution and poll laws. (more…)