Geneva June 12, 2023 (QJ) -The World Health Organization has confirmed the death of one of its staff in the recent attack carried out by Al-Shabaab on the Pearl Beach Hotel in Lido Beach in Mogadishu. The attack began with a car bombing, followed by a fierce gun battle as armed individuals affiliated with Al-Shabaab […]
Mogadishu June 10, 2023 (SD) – Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for yesterday’s devastating attack on Pearl Hotel, located at Liido Beach. The attack, which lasted for several hours, resulted in significant casualties and injuries. Government forces recently confirmed that they successfully repelled the attack on the hotel. The authorities also stated that they eliminated up […]
Mogadisho June 09, 2023 (QJ) -The Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense of Somalia, Brigadier General Abdullahi Ali Anod, stated that the governments of Kenya and Ethiopia have deployed additional troops for the second phase of the fight against Al-Shabaab. The spokesperson mentioned that the Kenyan government has currently stationed its forces in Ceelwaaq, Hosingow, […]
Las Anod June 08, 2023 (QJ) – An statement from SSC-Khaatumo welcomed the United Nations Security Council’s statement on the situation in Laascaanood. “The Security Council’s statement today is an important step towards achieving peace in northern Somalia. The Council has called for the withdrawal of Somaliland forces from SSC’s territory, which is a key condition […]
Mogadishu June 06, 2023 (SD) – The Banadir Regional Court today sentenced 36 foreign nationals who were apprehended in Somali waters for engaging in illegal fishing activities. The Chairman of the Banadir Regional Court, Salah Ali Mahamoud, read the verdict against the foreign individuals who were convicted of fishing without permission in Somali waters for an […]
Kismayo June 05, 2023 (QJ) – Today, a Humanitarian Partnership meeting was convened in the city of Kismayo, the administrative capital of Jubbaland State of the Federal Government of Somalia. The meeting was jointly attended by the President of Jubbaland State, Ahmed Mohamed Islam, and the Minister of Planning for the Federal Government of Somalia, Abdirahman Beenebeene. […]
Mogadishu June 05, 2023 (QJ) – Somalia has received a $10.5 million donation for drought relief and resilience efforts from the Qatar Development Fund, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the British Embassy in Mogadishu. This tripartite partnership aims to address the humanitarian crisis in Somalia and mitigate the impact of recurrent […]
Galkacyo June 04, 2023 (QJ) – The news coming from Mudug indicates that a fierce conflict erupted on Saturday in the outskirts of the Barwaaqo district of Mudug region, involving two rival clan militias. The intense fighting took place between militias aligned with tribes in Puntland and Galmudug administrations, both of which claim jurisdiction over […]
Mogadishu June 04, 2023 (QJ0 -The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hamse Abdi Barre, today received the Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, Jochwn Flasbarth, who visited his office to discuss strengthening the relationship and cooperation between the two countries. The Prime Minister stated that the Somali Government is committed […]
With a presidential election delayed for months and deadly clashes between security forces and clan militias, Somaliland’s reputation for stability lies in ruins. Violence erupted in the breakaway northern Somalia region a few weeks after elections were postponed late last year. President Muse Bihi Abdi, in power since November 2017, has been accused of sidelining some clans which have in turn demanded separation […]