Al-Shabaab reacts to U.S. entry denial of Somali World Cup referee Omar Artan
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Al-Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabaab has reacted strongly to the United States' decision to deny entry to Somali World Cup referee Omar...
Somalia parliament speaker Adan Madobe elected Southwest state president
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Adan Mohamed Nur Madobe, Speaker of Somalia's federal parliament, was elected President of Southwest State on Wednesday after securing 88 votes...
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somali referee Omar Artan returned home to a hero's welcome on Wednesday after being denied entry to the United States, a...
Former Somali minister claims Israel infiltrated Somalia’s institutions
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Former Somali Information Minister Zakaria Mahmoud Hajji has alleged that Israel has deeply infiltrated Somalia's federal institutions and political decision-making structures,...
Somali referee Omar Artan denied U.S. entry for 2026 World Cup
WASHINGTON (Somaliguardian) - Somali football referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan will miss what was expected to be a historic World Cup debut after being denied...
Somalia police say weapons cache found in Mogadishu’s Elite Hotel
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Mogadishu Police Commander Mahdi Omar Mumin said Monday that Somalia's security forces recovered illegal weapons from Mogadishu's seaside luxury Elite Hotel,...
Somalia’s Hassan Sheikh accepts Farmajo appeal for final talks on election deadlock
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s outgoing President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Sunday responded to an appeal by former President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo for a final...
Somalia govt, opposition forces clash again near Mogadishu as political crisis deepens
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Fighting between Somalia's federal government forces and opposition-aligned militias erupted on the northern outskirts of Mogadishu on Saturday night, days after...
Somalia’s opposition accuses govt of deploying Turkish Kamikaze drones in assassination attempts
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - A wave of violent clashes erupted in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, this past week, leaving a trail of devastation and sparking serious...
Somalia launches sweeping security operation in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia's security forces and intelligence operatives on Saturday launched a sweeping counter-weapons operation across an affluent opposition stronghold in Mogadishu, hours...