Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nor (Madoobe), speaker of the Somali national parliament, welcomed Djibouti peace deal on Monday after he held a press conference in Baidoa, the seat of the Somali parliament.
The leader of Somalia's breakaway republic of Somaliland told a Sunday press conference in the region's capital Hargeisa that 'foreigners' are responsible for the recent terror attacks.
The interior secretary of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia Omar Hashi aden urged Monday Somalis to back The Djibouti peace deal signed in Djibouti.
The faction of the Union of Islamic Courts [UIC] led by Dr Omar Iman, has described the agreement signed by the Transitional Federal Government of Somali [ARS] and the Djibouti faction of Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia [ARS], as null and void.
A luxury cruise ship carrying passengers between Rome and Singapore came under attack from Somali pirates as it sailed between Somalia and Yemen on Sunday.
Authorities in Somalia's northern breakaway sub-state of Somaliland declared on Thursday that al Shabaab militants waging an insurgency in southern Somalia are behind deadly suicide attacks that killed at least 20 people last month.
The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. Parties to the peace talks aimed at ending the conflict in Somalia have reached a power-sharing deal in Djibouti that doubles the size of Parliament, observers said.
BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) - Somali pirates have agreed to release a Yemeni cargo ship without ransom after successful negotiations between the hijackers, local elders and a Yemeni official, a local official said on Monday.
HARGEYSA, Somalia (AFP)--A probe has pinned deadly multiple suicide attacks in Somaliland last month on the Somali Islamist group Shebab, the northern breakaway state's interior minister said Thursday.
Source: Reuters (Adds aid agency, speaker's plea to Ethiopia) By Abdiqani Hassan BOSASSO, Somalia, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Somali pirates have agreed to release a Yemeni cargo ship without ransom after successful ...
BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) - Somali pirates have agreed to release a Yemeni cargo ship, the MV Amani, without ransom, after negotiations between the hijackers, local elders and provincial officials, a minister said on Friday.
The Islamic Courts Union in Somalia captured Daynunay Village on Sunday near Baidoa town, the seat of Somali Parliament, after fighting with tribal militias, witnesses said.
BOSSASO, Somalia (Reuters) - Somali pirates have agreed to release a Yemeni cargo ship, the MV Amani, without ransom, after negotiations between the hijackers, local elders and Puntland officials, a minister said on Friday.
Source: Reuters (Adds details, background) BOSASSO, Somalia, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Somali pirates have agreed to release a Yemeni cargo ship, the MV Amani, without ransom, after negotiations between the hijackers, ...
Somali MP Abdi Abdulle Said ( Jinni Boqor) condemned Somali presidents speech saying that the president is violating the charter of the country and not serving for the public.
Source: Reuters BOSSASO, Somalia, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Somali pirates have agreed to release a Yemeni cargo ship, the MV Amani, without ransom, after negotiations between the hijackers, local elders and Puntland ...
A bid by Somali pirates to hijack a luxury cruise ship was foiled by an international taskforce, officials said on Monday, as ransom negotiations for a Saudi super-tanker stretched into overtime.
A Russian frigate was escorting three commercial ships off the coast of Somalia on Monday to protect them from pirates, who have hijacked dozens of freighters off the coast in the past year.
BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) - Somali security forces have arrested five men for the kidnapping this week of two European journalists who are being held in the hills east of Bosasso, the local governor said on Sunday.
