The Hargeisa Police Force is reported to have arrested Sheikh Mohamed-weli Abdirashid, one of the leading clerics in the administration, who on Friday strongly opposed the recognition granted to Hargeisa by Israel. Read: UN Security Council backs Somalia’s unity and criticises Israel’s actions Read: UN Security Council backs Somalia’s unity and criticises Israel’s actions Sheikh

Somalia today officially assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of January, succeeding the Republic of Slovenia. Somalia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations is scheduled to hold a press conference on Friday, where he will share with the media the Council’s work programme during Somalia’s presidency, after the Security

Photo Somali Times, Thursday December 25th 2025. Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh and his family have become dictators through one-party elections. Read: Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh failed in both domestic and international politics Read: Somalia President Hassan Sheikh and his family become the richest in Africa Read: Egypt pressures Somalia President Hassan Sheikh to cut

A photograph appears on the Internet A Ukrainian helicopter captain, one of the UN staff members in Somalia, has appeared in a video released by the militant group Al-Shabab, asking the Ukrainian president and the UN Secretary-General to urgently begin negotiations for his release. The pilot, Olejnik Aleksandr, said he was the captain of a

Photo/Somali Times Former Somalia President, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, held a dinner and informational meeting with a number of members of both houses of the Federal Parliament last night, sharing his views on the general situation in the country and the responsibilities facing the nation’s leaders. Read: Somalia is the number 1 country for corruption Read:

File Photo/Somali Times Former President of the Federal Government of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo returned to Mogadishu today, after years of absence from the country. Read: Somalia is the number 1 country for corruption Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country Read: Puntland says lifting of arms embargo on Somalia a major threat Read:

File Photo/Somali Times The Somalia future council, which is united by the Jubaland and Puntland administrations, and opposition members who have left the Salvation Forum, issued a strong statement today at a meeting in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Read: Somalia is the number 1 country for corruption Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country

File Photo/Somali Times Djibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh has officially announced his candidacy for a sixth term in office in the country’s presidential election scheduled for April 2026, after the Djiboutian parliament recently lifted age and term limits in the constitution. Read: Djibouti people love to see without dictator Ismaïl Omar Guelleh 2025 The ruthless

Photo/Somali Times The dodgy President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Hassan Sheikh honoured the President of the Republic of Djibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh with the National Medal of Honour. Read: Somalia is the number 1 country for corruption Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country Read: Puntland says lifting of arms embargo on

SOS Méditerranée/Flavio Gasperini Rescued migrants aboard a boat after being saved from a capsized vessel during a perilous sea crossing. Credit Photo UN The number of Somali migrants to Europe has tripled in 2025, according to a new report by the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM). Between January and August, 5,435 Somali migrants reached Europe, most