Marine Contracting has started construction of a United Arab Emirates naval base in a semi-autonomous region of northern Somalia. The closely held Sharjah-based engineering group began work on the project after being awarded the $90 million contract in April, Managing Director Abdulla Darwish said in an interview in Dubai. The facility, being built near the

US forces conducted an air strike against the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shabaab group in Somalia on Tuesday, killing more than 100 jihadists, military officials said. In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, US forces conducted an air strike in Somalia against an al-Shabaab camp on Tuesday, November 21 at approximately 10:30 am local Somalia time ,

Members of the Somali Federal Parliament on Saturday had a very sensitive debate about the case of Abdikarim Sheikh Muse, aka Qalbi-dhagah who was transferred to Ethiopian Government by Somali Government early on September Parliament’s Commission for the investigation read their report before the lawmakers and discussed their results and recommendations and proper decisions to

Two people were killed and several others sustained injuries after demonstrations over alleged poll irregularities turned chaotic in Burao and Hargeisa towns of the breakaway Somaliland on Thursday night, officials and witnesses confirmed.Violent protests erupted in different parts of Marodi-Jeh and Togdher regions following the announcement by the main opposition party to cut off cooperation

Waddani Party supporters on Thursday took to the streets of various opposition strongholds to protest what they claim to be election irregularities. In Burco police had to use live bullets to disperse protestors who had lit bonfires and closed main roads.earlier a spokesman for Somaliland’s Waddani opposition party claimed “fake” ballot papers were used in

The main opposition party of the breakaway Somaliland has cut off cooperation with the Somaliland’s National Electoral Commision citing irregularities seeing during voting last Monday. The leaders of Wadani party said on Thursday that there were fake ballot papers used during the election, claims dismissed by Somaliland’s National Electoral Commision. Mohamed Yasiin, Osman Afgaab and

Somalia minister for Humanitarian and Disaster Managment, Maryan Qasim has resigned on Wednesday citing incertitude and disorder in the government.In a press conference held Mogadishu, the minister said she could not work in atmosphere associated with confusion and disorder. I can work in professional way in a department or ministry but you get confused when

The Federal Government of Somalia is committed to the defeat of terrorist groups of al-Shabaab and Islamic State. The government will use all available resources, including foreign military support from our international partners in particular the United States of America and African forces Amisom.All airstrikes and offensive operations taking place in Somalia are well planned

Somaliland’s Kulmiye Presidential Candidate Muse Bihi Abdi has sent a threatening message to Somalia’s northeastern semi-autonomous region of Puntland.Bihi speaking at a joint press conference with the two other candidates in Hargeisa city has warned Puntland of military interference in the region’s Presidential election expected to take place Nov 13.Puntland and Somaliland forces are likely

Minister of Information, Culture and Toursim of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Abdirahman Omar Osman Eng. Yarisow said that 81 terrorirst militant group of Al-Shabaab were on Saturday killed in an operation jointly carried out by forces from Somali and International Partners in Jilib district in Middle Jubba region, Abdirahman Omar Osman,the Minister told