Somalia
Somalia MPs Elect New Speaker as Political Uncertainty Grows
Somalia: Lawmakers choose new speaker as electoral dispute deepens MOGADISHU, Somalia — Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur Jaamac was elected speaker of Somalia’s House…
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After 110 Days, Pakistanis Held by Somali Pirates Appeal to Government for Release
Monday August 10, 2026 Muttahida leader Dr Farooq Sattar speaks alongside families of sailors taken hostage by Somali pirates.—Shakil Adil / White…
Somalia
Somalia’s Lower House Elects Abdulqadir Mohamed Nur Jama as Speaker
Monday August 10, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Abdulqadir Mohamed Nur Jama has been elected speaker of Somalia’s House of the People, taking…
Somalia
Israeli Minister Urges Closer Ties With North Western State of Somalia, Greece, Cyprus and UAE
Monday August 10, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli is urging closer cooperation with North Western State of…
East-Africa
Kenyan Police Arrest Somali Man After Intercepting Drone Parts in Nairobi
Monday August 10, 2026 FILE PHOTO Nairobi (AX) — A Nairobi cargo firm’s suspicions over a tightly wrapped, undeclared parcel led to…
Somalia
More Than 44,000 Students Pass Eighth-Grade Exams in Banadir Region
Sunday August 9, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Nearly all students who took Banadir’s eighth-grade certificate examinations passed, as the regional Education Directorate…
Somalia
U.N. Opens Somalia Tender to Sell Vehicles and Equipment Amid AU Mission Uncertainty
Sunday August 9, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — A United Nations tender to auction vehicles, generators, computers and other equipment in Somalia has…
Somalia
Israel Rejects Trump’s Gaza Plan, Keeps Option of Unilateral Iran Strikes Open
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has turned down a 15-point U.S.-backed plan for Gaza, saying Israeli troops will stay in…
Somalia
Yemeni National Killed During Friday Prayers Inside Mosque in Somalia
Sunday August 9, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — A Yemeni man was fatally stabbed inside a mosque in Somalia as he performed Friday…
Somalia
UN prepares for possible Somalia mission closure, puts assets up for sale
UN weighs Somalia mission wind-down as assets go up for sale MOGADISHU, Somalia — A United Nations tender to auction off a…
East-Africa
North Western State of Somalia President Calls for Federal Government to Implement Previous Agreements
Sunday August 9, 2026 Nairobi (AX) — North Western State of Somalia President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro has accused Somalia’s federal government…
