FGS denies controversial military deal with UAE violates Somalia’s sovereignty
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s Minister of Information Daud Aweys has denied accusations that a recent military deal with the United Arab Emirates violates the...
Somalia: At least 40 killed as Lasanod fighting enters third day
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - At least 40 people were killed and more than 150 wounded as fighting between Somaliland troops and clan militias continued in...
Somalia’s president calls for peaceful end to Lasanod conflict
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday called for parties to the conflict in Lasanod town to end ongoing clashes and...
Two wounded as rival factions of Somalia’s Puntland exchange gunfire in Garowe town
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – At least two soldiers wounded after two rival factions within Somalia’s northeastern semi-autonomous region of Puntland exchanged gunfire in regional capital...
At least 13 killed as fighting erupts in north Somalia’s Lasanod town
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – At least 13 people were killed and 40 others wounded on Monday after heavy fighting erupted between Somaliland troops and local...
Protest against separatist authorities erupt in second Somaliland town
HARGEISA (Somaliguardian) - A massive protest against Somaliland authorities erupted in the town of El-Afweyn in Sanaag region on Sunday, weeks after violent demonstrations...
Somalia’s president helps mediate deal favoring Southwest state leader
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the speaker of parliament Sheikh Adan Madobe on Sunday mediated a deal favoring Southwest state...
Pakistan’s former President Musharraf, key U.S. ally against al Qaeda, is dead
Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf, a key U.S. ally in the campaign against al Qaeda following the militant group's Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, died...
Kenya says plans to reopen key border crossing with Somalia
NAIROBI (Somaliguardian) - Kenya says it plans to reopen a key border crossing with Somalia for the first time in more than a decade...
Somali President: “The only agenda I have is to see Somalia back on its own feet”
The drive from Mogadishu airport to the presidential home at Villa Somalia should take about 15 minutes. It rarely does. Every few hundred metres...