A photograph appeared on the Internet. Somalia’s state minister for finance, Mohamoud Hayir Ibrahim and his cousin Isse Haji Farah are illegally fishing in Somalia. Mr Mohamoud Hayir Ibrahim facilitates the operations of a fishing company called North East Fishing Company, founded by his two cousins in Puntland, by issuing clearance certificates against the law,

File Photo/Somali Times Somali police chief Abdi Hassan Mohamed Hijar denied that the Somali Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have not given or denied criminal records of politicians running for parliament. The police chief said false information had been spread on social media, and made it clear that no one had so far complained that the

Photo/Somali Times The 2021 election strategy is very different from the previous ones Somalia’s presidential race is expected to take place this year in a different light, with changes in the way money is paid for lawmakers voting for the new president. According to the Electoral Commission told Somali Times Farmajo is willing to per

Somali spy chief Fahad Yasin. The director of the Somali National Security and Intelligence Agency, Fahad Yasin, has appointed Abbas Yaqub as the new head of NISA, following the recent removal of Abdullahi Kulane. Abbas Yaqub has been appointed as NISA’s new chief of staff, replacing Abdullahi Kulane, who was recently fired by Somali Prime

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s foreign affairs minister, Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamud, who is currently in the northern city of Galkayo in the Mudug region, is running for a seat in the Lower House of Parliament. Minister Mohamed Abdirizak’s candidacy is said to have strong support from President Farmajo’s campaign team. Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamed Abdirizak will

File Photo/Somali Times According to reliable sources from outgoing president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo’s advisors told Somali Times Farmajo and Fahad Yasin are paying foreign hackers to hack Somali outlet media who write critical articles and those hackers are mercenaries based in Bangladesh, Russia, Seychelles, Europe and US according to our sources. Moreover, Somalia’s economy has

File Photo/Somali Times Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has fired the Director of Staff Abdullahi Kulane and the Head of Security at Aden Adde International Airport Abdiwahab Sheikh Ali. The dismissal of the two officials was in response to today’s decision to deny the departure of Somali nationals, including former Gedo Governor Osman Nur

Photo/Somali Times The Somali Prime Minister, Mohamed Hussein Roble, today met with the Speaker of the Upper House and the Deputy Prime Minister in his office. The meeting with the Prime Minister and Mahdi Hashi Abdi Guled place atmosphere, speaking about the election between the seats in the North, according to a brief statement from

Photo/Somali Times The outgoing president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo today celebrated Eid al-Adha with units of the Somali National Army and encouraged them to dedicate themselves to defending their country and protecting the dignity of their people. Mohamed Farmajo said the heroes of the Armed Forces who stood up for the liberation of the country and

File Photo/Somali Times Army intensifies operations against terror group after election agreement The Somali military on Monday announced killing 35 members of the al-Shabaab terror group in the central state of Galmudug. The operations took place in the vicinity of Qayacad, approximately 8 kilometers (5 miles) from the recently liberated town of Ba’adweyne in the