Mogadishu, — Police in Somalia say a suicide car bombing near the presidential palace has killed at least six people and wounded several others. Col. Ahmed Mohamud says those killed in the Saturday morning blast include soldiers and civilians. Capt. Mohamed Hussein says the bomber targeted a military checkpoint near the rear entrance of the

Mogadishu-Somalia lawmakers have abandoned a move to impeach the president over allegations he secretly signed agreements with other countries after deciding that political stability was more important than their motion, parliament’s speaker said on Thursday. A copy of the motion, seen by Reuters on Dec. 9, had listed as grounds for impeachment an allegation that

Mogadishu-The 75-year anniversary commemoration of the anniversary of the signing of the Somali Police Force was founded today large celebration of large parts of the country. Mogadishu, Garowe, Kismayo, and Beledweyne towns are one of the cities that today marks the day of the Somali Police Force foundation. Official’s Somalia’s Federal Republic of Somalia, and

Baidoa –Governors, Election Commission Governors Election Commission announced that Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagher won the election of the governor of South West after the first round with of 101 votes, while the second candidate to the post Adan Mohamed Nur Saransoor received 22 votes. Hussein Osman Hussein, Adnan Mohamed Nur Saransoor, Ibrahim Moalin Nunow, Sayid

Garowe-Dictator Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, the incumbent governor of Puntland State of Somalia, announced Tuesday that he would run again for governor election. Mr Abdiweli Gaas make the announcement at a ceremony held in Garowe, where more dignitaries including traditional leaders and his government officials were attending. At the ceremony, he delivered a long speech he

Mogadishu-The Prime Minister of Somalia . Hassan Ali Khaire. The meeting was held last night with the Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdirahman and the Prime Minister of Somalia . Hassan Ali Khaire. The sensitivity of the meeting was said to have ended with

The U.S. military said on Monday it had killed 62 militants in six air strikes on Saturday and Sunday in the vicinity of Gandarsh in Somalia’s south-central Banadir province. The military’s Africa Command (Africom) said four strikes were carried out on Saturday, killing 34 militants, and two more on Sunday, which killed 28. “Africa Command

Mogadishu–Corrupt Speaker of the House of the People of the Somali Federal Parliament, . Mohamed Mursal Sh. Abdirahman on Saturday called for the release of Mukhtar Robow and postpone the Southwest State governor election ahead, Somali Times investigated Corrupt Somali Speaker, Mr Mohamed Mursal Abdirahman been paid through former Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali

The U.S. military says it has killed eight members of the al-Shabab extremist group with an airstrike south of Somalia’s capital. The U.S. Africa Command statement says the airstrike occurred on Saturday near Gandarshe, a coastal community. The statement says no civilians were involved. The U.S. military has carried out at least 40 airstrikes this

Mukhtar Robow was added to the U.S. list of designated terrorists in 2008 and a multi-million-dollar bounty was put on his head.AP file NAIROBI, Kenya — Somalia saw a third day of protests on Saturday over the arrest of the former No. 2 leader of the al-Shabab extremist group, who has been a leading candidate