Mocha is an ancient and historic Yemeni city located on Yemen’s western coast along the Red Sea. Administratively, it belongs to Taiz Governorate, while geographically and culturally it forms part of the Tihama region — the coastal strip stretching along the Red Sea from southwestern Saudi Arabia to the western...

Saudi Arabia had announced a new maritime security alliance involving five African countries to protect vital Red Sea and Gulf of Aden shipping routes The coalition had brought together Egypt, Sudan, Djibouti, Eritrea and Somalia alongside Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Yemen amid rising regional security concerns The partnership had focused...

* A Tanzanian-flagged tanker, the MT ASANA, was seized by seven suspected Somali pirates after leaving Yemen, then forced toward Somalia’s Puntland region. * Authorities and international naval forces have released no public details on the crew’s fate, injuries or nationalities amid information gaps as the hijacked vessel remains offshore....

This study analyses the recent strategic and tactical evolution of Al‑Shabaab (AS), arguing that the group’s nearly two decades of survival stem less from raw military strength and more from its ability to adapt to shifting military, political, social, and economic conditions. Al‑Shabaab has moved away from an approach centred...

(ERGO) – Families displaced by fighting over farmland in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region are struggling to survive after fleeing their homes with nothing but the clothes they were wearing. More than 50 families have sought refuge in Buufow-Ba’ad village since early May, according to local authorities. Most are facing acute shortages...

Analysis: Mogadishu signed fifteen maritime treaties and gave allied navies a new legal tool to choke the pipeline arming the Houthis; the tool leads to a coastline still run by clan militias and an al-Qaeda affiliate; Israel has been promised reliable partnerships before. Last Saturday, Somalia's government signed fifteen international...

1. Hordhac iyo Ujeedada Modelka Modelkan doorasho wuxuu ku dhisan yahay nidaam dimuqraadi ah oo xor ah, si dadweynaha Soomaaliyeed ay si caddaalad ah, hufnaan leh iyo isla xisaabtan ku dheehan ay ugu doortaan wakiilladooda. Udub-dhexaadka modelkan waxaa ka mid ah: • Hal diiwaangelin oo dalka oo dhan ka wada...

On June 11, Jowhar became most significant demon- strations of state-building and development in recent Somali history. In a day marked by the inauguration of major infrastructure proj- ects, the opening of modern government insti- tutions, and a far-reaching national political address, the city showcased the growing mo- mentum of...