EU approves EUR 20.5 million budget support for Somalia
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - The European Union on Thursday approved a EUR 20.5 million budget support payment to the Somali federal government as part of...
Somalia’s Puntland state holds municipal elections in first vote for decades
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Residents in northeastern Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland on Thursday voted in the first municipal elections for decades despite strong opposition...
Somalia’s president chairs meeting with state leaders amid absence of Puntland president
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday chaired the National Consultative Council meeting at the presidential palace in Mogadishu, his office...
Somalia: US military says carries out airstrike in Al-Shabaab stronghold
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - The US military said on Monday it had carried out a new airstrike in an Al-Shabaab stronghold in south Somalia, days...
With $10M bounty on his head, Al-Shabaab leader appears in new video
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Leader of the Al-Qaeda-aligned militant group Al-Shabaab Abu Ubeyda appeared in a new video giving an interview to group-affiliated media after...
Somalia’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia resigns
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia Salim Maaw Haji resigned on Monday, saying he was excluded from Somali delegation attending Arab League...
36 foreign nationals arrested over illegal fishing appear at Mogadishu Court
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Thirty-six foreign nationals, including 33 Iranians and 3 Pakistanis on Sunday appeared at Banadir Regional Court in Mogadishu after being arrested...
Al-Shabaab calls on its fighters to repel upcoming offensive by frontline states
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Following a conference attended by Al-Shabaab leaders, allied traditional leaders and religious scholars, the group called on its fighters and the...
Somalia’s president meets Saudi crown prince
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Friday met Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman on the sidelines of the 32nd Arab...
First Somali govt delegation arrives in war-hit Lasanod town
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - A delegation led by Somali Minister of Post and Telecommunications Jama Hassan Khalif has arrived in the town of Lasanod amid...