Somali kingmaker Fahad Yasin launches new political bloc, eyes influence in 2026 election

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s shadowy power broker Fahad Yasin, long regarded as one of the country’s most influential political figures, has resurfaced at the...

Somalia: Mogadishu airport workers strike over dismissals and pay disputes

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Operations at Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport were severely disrupted on Tuesday after staff staged a strike in protest at the...

Amnesty accuses Somalia of neglecting drought victims amid deepening humanitarian crisis

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Amnesty International has accused Somalia’s government of failing to uphold its human rights obligations to protect citizens affected by severe drought,...

Somalia to launch electronic travel authorization system amid escalating visa dispute

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s federal government plans to introduce a nationwide electronic travel authorization (ETA) system on November 27, extending its control over all...

Villa Somalia in hot water over misleading foreign envoys on mandate extension

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - A fresh political scandal has erupted in Somalia after Villa Somalia allegedly circulated a message to ambassadors of international partners in...

Somaliland president: Holders of Somalia’s e-visa won’t be allowed in, declares it illegal

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro has declared that the self-declared republic’s government is the only authority responsible for managing its...

Woman denied care gives birth outside Somalia public hospital; baby dies

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - A woman who was forced to give birth on the street just outside Somalia’s largest public maternity hospital after being denied...

EU warship secures ship attacked by pirates off Somalia coast

An EU warship secured the crew of an oil products tanker on Friday after it was attacked by pirates off Somalia, its operator and...

Somalia’s Puntland president makes secret UAE trip as reports link region to Sudan arms flights

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Puntland President Saeed Abdullahi Deni has made a secret visit to the United Arab Emirates, days after reports surfaced linking the...

Pirates return: Ship hijacked off Somalia coast in RPG, machinegun attack

Attackers firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades boarded a tanker carrying gasoline off the coast of Somalia on Thursday, authorities said, likely the latest...

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