Somalia News

MOGADISHU, Somalia, July 28, 2014/African Press Organization / - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia , Nicholas Kay, extended his heartfelt greetings to all Somali people as they celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr.

Nearly 70 patients at the Keysaney hospital in Somalia's capital Mogadishu have benefited from a cash aid donation by the recently-launched UK-based charity, Alpha Trust Organization, whose leaders are currently visiting the Somali capital.

Multiple blasts and battles broke out last night in several of Mogadishu's districts which was resulted to have caused severe fatalities.

Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, the Prime Minister of the Somali Federal Republic reported to the media in Mogadishu that the government troops that are currently operating in Mogadishu will be backed up by reinforcements, apparently because the current troops are not doing enough to safeguard the security.

Letter: Somalis worldwide lost a great leader Saado Ali Warsame lived in St. Cloud for many years before returning to Somalia.

Boost in business is being felt in the markets of Mogadishu as it is just days before the celebrations of Eid-ul-Firt.

Over 350,000 people in Somalia's war-ravaged capital are in acute need of food aid as government and charities struggle to cope, the UN warned Saturday, with other cities also in crisis.

African Union troops in Somalia said Friday they had killed two "senior" commanders of the Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents, in the latest push of an offensive against the extremist fighters.

Canada supporting Save the Children Canada project in Somalia / Canada 's contribution is helping to improve health and well-being of displaced Somali children and their families OTTAWA, Canada, July 25, 2014/African Press Organization / - Today, on behalf of the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La ... (more)

For 15 years, Amran Mahamood made a living circumcising young girls in Hargeysa, Somalia.

Saado Ali Warsame, a member of the Somali parliament and a well-known figure in Minnesota, was mourned Thursday after drive-by shooting.

Mohamed Hersi, the first Canadian convicted of attempting to fight with a terrorist group abroad, was given the maximum sentence of 10 years Thursday morning in a Brampton courtroom.

The Obama administration recently announced that the United States will appoint an ambassador to Somalia for the first time in two decades.

U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. The Justice Department has accused a group of five people, some in the U.S., of one count of conspiracy and 20 counts of providing material support to the terrorist group Shabab.

Bishop Giorgio Bertin, who serves the tiny Catholic community in Somalia, reveals that he hides his identity when he visits the troubled African country.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Alexandria announced the charges Wednesday. The two women, one from Kent, and the other from Reston, Virginia, are charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist network.

MOGADISHU, Somalia Gunmen killed a Somali lawmaker in a drive-by shooting Wednesday in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, a police official said.

Imports of qat into Mogadishu from Kenya have soared in recent weeks, ever since the British government implemented a ban on the stimulant last month.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, July 22, 2014/African Press Organization / - The National Union of Somali Journalists protests the sudden approval of Puntland Media law by Puntland parliament, and criticized the proposed legislation as a "blow to press freedom".

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Tedros Adhanom, on Friday held discussions with IGAD's Executive Secretary, Ambassador Mahboub Maalim and IGAD's Special Envoy to Somalia, Ambassador Mohammed Affey.