Ex-president Farmajo cautions against Somali govt plans to transfer airspace control
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s former President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on Sunday accused the government of the incumbent President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of planning to...
Somalia president fires top official over pro-Ethiopia comments
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has dismissed his Health and Nutrition advisor, Abdirashid Jiley, following a controversial video statement. In the video, Jiley openly...
Mortar barrage hits Somalia’s Baidoa airport
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - A mortar barrage hit the airport of south Somalia’s Baidoa airport on Saturday night followed by an exchange of gunfire between...
Somalia receives four helicopters from Italy
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Italy has donated four Bell412 multipurpose military helicopters to Somalia, marking the most significant arms and equipment supply to Mogadishu since...
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somali Minister of Defense Abdikadir Mohamed Nur said on Thursday that Ethiopia's actions have already plunged the region into chaos, a...
Somalia arrests 100 traders for VAT evasion, says minister
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia's Deputy Minister of Finance Abdiqafar Hange announced that the government has detained 100 traders for evading VAT on mobile money...
Ethiopia says ‘cannot stand idle’ amid Egyptian plans to deploy troops to Somalia
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Ethiopia said on Wednesday it cannot stand idly by as Somalia colludes with external actors destabilizing the region, a day after...
Hospital directors arrested as Somalia enforces VAT tax on patients: MP
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - A senior opposition leader and Wadajir party head Abdirahman Abdishakur said on Wednesday that Somalia's government had arrested the directors of...
Egypt begins troop deployment to Somalia amid Mogadishu’s push to expel Ethiopian forces
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Two Egyptian C-130 aircraft landed at Mogadishu airport on Tuesday, delivering troops and military equipment amid rising tensions between Somalia and...
Puntland accuses Somali president of blocking funds, calls him ‘predator’
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Puntland Minister of Information Mohamud Dirir has lobbed a blistering attack on Somali president, accusing him of obstructing development projects meant...