Blast on convoy of top army commander kills 9 soldiers near Somalia’s capital
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - At least 9 soldiers were killed after a roadside bomb explosion ripped through a convoy of senior army commander near Somalia’s...
Somalia parliament elects first woman as deputy speaker
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s parliament on Thursday elected opposition MP Sadia Yasin Samatar as the first deputy speaker of the Lower House of parliament...
Somalia’s parliament elects Sheikh Adan Madobe as new speaker
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s parliament elected Sheikh Adan Madobe as new speaker in a vote held amid security tight at the heavily fortified Afisyoni...
Somalia police chief suspended over ‘attempted obstruction of parliament leadership vote’
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s Security Minister Abdullahi Mohamed Nur on Wednesday suspended police chief Abdi Hassan Hijar over “attempted obstruction” of an election for...
Somali PM authorizes ATMIS peacekeepers to take over security of election venue
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble said on Tuesday that he had authorized ATMIS peacekeepers to take over security of Afisyoni...
Somalia’s Senate elects Abdullahi Ali Hirsi as second deputy speaker
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s Senate on Tuesday elected Abdullahi Ali Hirsi (Timo-adde) as its second deputy speaker in a vote held amid security tight...
Somalia’s Senate chooses Ali Sha’ban Ibrahim as first deputy speaker
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s Senate elected Ali Sha’ban Ibrahim as its first deputy speaker in a vote held on Tuesday during security tight in...
Abdi Hashi Abdullahi reelected as Somalia Senate speaker
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Abdi Hashi Abdullahi was reelected as the speaker of Somalia’s Senate in a vote held in Mogadishu on Tuesday, which has...
Police force Somalia parliament staff to ‘vacate’ headquarters: MP
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Commanders of Somalia’s police and presidential guards forced parliament staff to vacate their headquarters ahead of a crucial vote, senior parliamentary...
Somalia interim speaker of parliament escapes attack by govt troops
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Interim speaker of Somalia’s parliament Abdisalan Haji Liban Dhaban’ad said on Monday night that government’s security forces had attacked a hotel...