Somalia
Somalia Parliament to elect new speaker Monday as two lawmakers enter race
Sunday August 9, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — The contest to lead Somalia’s House of the People formally opened Sunday, with two lawmakers…
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Somalia Welcomes Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan’s Trilateral Defense Pact
Sahin Demir Saturday August 8, 2026 Somalia hails agreement as historic move to deepen cooperation, while Bahrain says pact strengthens the GCC’s…
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Somalia Launches $20 Million Hargeisa Road Project Under World Bank-Backed Program
Saturday August 8, 2026 A $20 million road project in Hargeisa is moving forward under an agreement being signed by Somalia’s federal…
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Somalia Sends Two Students to International Quran Competition in Saudi Arabia
Saturday August 8, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Two Somali students are heading to Saudi Arabia to compete in an international Quran competition…
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Somalia Intelligence Agency Arrests Nine Suspected al-Shabab Members in Mogadishu
Saturday August 8, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency said Friday that it had detained nine people suspected…
East-Africa
Grenade explosion injures four people in North Western State of Somalia
Saturday August 8, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — A grenade explosion in Hargeisa on Friday evening injured two North Western State of Somalia…
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North Western State of Somalia President Urges International Partners to Invest, Not Just Provide Aid
Saturday August 8, 2026 Nairobi (AX) — North Western State of Somalia President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro has called for a new…
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Puntland State State of Somalia Forces Take Over Federal-Aligned Military Base in Armo District
Saturday August 8, 2026 Bosaso (AX) — Puntland State security forces have taken over a military base in Armo district, Bari region,…
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Somalia and Pakistan Discuss Expanding Defense and Maritime Security Cooperation
Thursday August 6, 2026 Somalia and Pakistan are expanding defense ties, with a Somali delegation led by Defense Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi…
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North Western State of Somalia and AFRICOM Discuss Maritime Security, Regional Defense Cooperation
Thursday August 6, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — North Western State of Somalia’s defense chief led a delegation to U.S. Africa Command headquarters…
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Man traveled to Somalia in an alleged attempt to join ISIS
Wednesday August 5, 2026 Mohamoud was living in Bristol when he was arrested A 22-year-old man allegedly turned to an artificial intelligence…
