A Somali police officer says a car bomb exploded near the gate of a police academy in the capital, Mogadishu, injuring six people on Thursday evening. Capt. Mohamed Hussein said that the blast was apparently targeting the Gen. Kahiye Police Academy. There were no immediate details about the type of blast which comes a day

Tension is reportedly brewing up between African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) commanders in Somalia and military chiefs in Nairobi over the withdrawal of Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) troops from Somalia. According to reports by The Nation, Amisom commanders from other contributing countries have been uneasy about the Kenyans. While speaking in low tones, they

A Somali government official was fired over controversial diplomatic tweets he made in respect of Israel and Palestine. Abdullahi Dool, until March 31 was the Director at the Foreign Ministry. It is reported that his public call for Somalia to establish relations with Israel is behind the sacking, according to local media. His tweets of

Mogadishu, Somali Times Mogadishu Mayor Eng Abdirahman Omar Osman held a meeting in Mogadishu, said that the recent meetings with the national leaders were deciding to strengthen security in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The mayor said it has started operations in the capital city of Mogadishu, which is securing security in the city and demanded

Majority leader Aden Duale with his cousin sister Habiba Sheikh Abdullahi and her daughter Dr. Deyman National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale has lost two of his family members in a road accident. The accident along Nairobi-Mombasa highway also claimed the life of their driver. National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale has lost two of

Armed police have swooped on a mosque near Regent’s Park in the hunt for suspects after a man was stabbed to death in central London. A man was found with stab wounds at a housing block in Cunningham Place, Westminster, at about 6.15pm on Thursday. The suspects had fled the scene, police said. The victim

The Latest on explosion in Somalia’s capital (all times local): 2:55 p.m. Police say at least 10 people have been killed and seven others wounded in a car bomb blast outside a restaurant in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. Capt. Mohamed Hussein tells The Associated Press that most of the casualties were among people who were dining

Mogadishu, Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, who has been holding his constitutional mandate, officially opened the fifth session of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia. The president’s speech in the opening session and pointed out that two years ago he signed

Photo (AP) A bomb exploded in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, on Tuesday killing one person and wounding another. The blast from a bomb planted in a private luxury car exploded in Mogadishu’s Hodan district, killing the driver and injuring a nearby pedestrian, said police Col. Ahmed Abdi. There was no immediate claim for the bombing, the

Mogadishu, Somali Times President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has said the country faces external and internal enemies trying to destabilize Somalia. Speaking to Somali National Army officials on Monday, President Mohamed vowed that his government will deal harshly with mercenaries and mules working to topple the Somali government. “The country is facing internal and external enemies