Somaliland bans BBC over failure to recognize its independence
HARGEISA (Somaliguardian) - Somaliland announced on Tuesday it had banned BBC news broadcasts after the media corporation’s alleged failure to recognize the break-away region’s...
US military says two Al-Shabaab militants killed in drone strike in Somalia
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - US Africa Command said on Monday it had killed two Al-Shabaab insurgents in an airstrike conducted near the coastal town of...
Plane crash-lands at airport in Somalia’s capital, all passengers survive
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Juba Airways plane carrying passengers from the town of Baidoa crash-landed at Adan Adde International Airport in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on...
US pledges support for Egypt’s water security as Ethiopia begins third filling of Nile dam
NAIROBI (Somaliguardian) - The United States promised support for Egypt’s water amid growing concerns by Cairo and Khartoum over Ethiopia’s move to begin the...
Somalia: Truck bomb hits a hotel popular with officials in Jowhar
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Truck bomb explosion struck a hotel popular with officials in the town of Jowhar, some 90km north of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu...
Somali PM, US ambassador discuss ‘strengthening bilateral ties’
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre met on Sunday US ambassador Larry Andre at the heavily fortified Halane base in Mogadishu...
An attack on a military base in Somalia shows al-Shabab’s deadly power
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - In the predawn hours, the militants of al-Shabab attacked the peacekeepers’ base from every direction with lethal precision.
Suicide bombers detonated...
Somalia’s president gets warm welcome in Djibouti
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Djibouti on Saturday where he has been warmly welcomed by his counterpart Ismail Omar...
Somalia lifts ban on Kenyan khat imports in a move to thaw strained relations
NAIROBI (Somaliguardian) - Somalia lifted ban on Kenyan khat imports, signaling a thaw with Kenya following a visit by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud,...
Russian strike kills three people in Kharkiv region – governor
A Russian strike hit the northeast Ukrainian town of Chuhuiv in Kharkiv region overnight, killing three people including a woman of 70, and wounding...