Erdogan says Turkey will not accept Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
CAIRO (Somaliguardian) - Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his government will not accept Israel’s decision to recognise Somaliland, a move he said...
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has failed in his latest attempt to secure parliamentary approval for additional amendments to key chapters...
Somaliland hopes Israel trade deal will unlock mineral wealth
DUBAI (Somaliguardian) - Somaliland expects to reach a trade agreement soon with Israel, the first country to recognise its independence, and is willing to...
Somalia government says it is open to dialogue to break election impasse
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s government said Tuesday it remains open to dialogue with opposition leaders and the presidents of Puntland and Jubaland as it...
Somaliland president attends Dubai summit amid rising Somalia-UAE tensions
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro has attended the World Governments Summit in Dubai for the second consecutive year, after receiving...
Somalia’s president agrees to admit armed regional guards for election talks in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Following intense international pressure, Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has agreed to allow heavily armed troops from Jubaland and Puntland to...
Somalia sparks international outcry by blocking regional security teams ahead of Election talks
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - The United Nations and the European Union have strongly condemned Somalia’s federal government for preventing planes carrying advance security teams for...
Somalia turns back planes carrying regional leaders’ guards before election talks
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s federal government on Sunday denied landing permission to aircraft carrying security personnel for the leaders of Jubaland and Puntland, ordering...
Drone strikes kill one in Ethiopia’s Tigray
ADDIS ABABA (Somaliguardian) - One person was killed and another injured in drone strikes in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region on Saturday, a senior Tigrayan...
Somalia omits Ethiopia reference in statement on president’s Jigjiga trip
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s presidential office has avoided naming Ethiopia or identifying the Somali Regional State in a statement describing a visit by President...