Somalia accuses Ethiopia of smuggling weapons over border for second time in months
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s government on Friday accused Ethiopia of smuggling two lorries of weapons over the border for the second time in just...
Turkey aims to meet Somalia, Ethiopia separately before new mediation talks
Turkey aims to meet separately with Somalia and Ethiopia as part of its efforts to resolve a dispute between the sides over a deal...
Somalia’s ex-president decries govt decision to prevent MP from traveling to Baidoa
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Former president of Somalia Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on Thursday condemned the government's decision to stop a female MP from the Southwest...
Somalia’s president undertakes efforts to defuse tensions with Southwest state
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - The president of Somalia on Wednesday sent a new representative to Baidoa to foster communication with Southwest leader Laftagaren and reduce...
Hezbollah exploding pager trail runs from Taiwan to Hungary
The detonation of thousands of pagers targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon has left a mysterious trail from Taiwan to Hungary, while raising the prospect of...
Somalia arrests Turkish national over ‘abuse of power’
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia's government has arrested a Turkish national employed by a company managing operations at Mogadishu airport on charges including indecent behavior,...
Turkey to send warships to Somalia to guard energy drilling operations.
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Turkey plans to deploy warships to Somali waters to protect a Turkish energy research vessel that will explore and drill for...
Somalia’s govt foils Ethiopia, Southwest state plans to take over key towns
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s federal government has thwarted plans by Ethiopia and Southwest state authorities to airlift hundreds of fresh troops into key towns...
Somalia’s president receives IGAD chief
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Monday received the Executive Secretary of the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Workneh Gebeyehu, hours...
IGAD chief arrives in Somalia’s capital for talks on ‘enhancing cooperation’
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - The Executive Secretary of the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Workneh Gebeyehu arrived in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Monday for talks...