File Photo/Somali Times A rift has emerged between the Union of Somali Candidates and the presidents of Jubaland and Puntland, once political allies in the fight against outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. The dispute stemmed from the way regional leaders handled the Upper House election, particularly Ahmed Madobe and Said Deni, with the Union of

File Photo/Somali Times At the Mogadishu Conference of the Prime Minister of Somalia and heads of regional administrations, Prime Minister Roble faces a major question: Will it curb the political ambitions of regional leaders or will it be part of it? The conference has four main issues, but the most important, is the process of

Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s elections are facing new challenges day by day, but if Farmajo has repeatedly been accused of destabilizing the elections which he wants to stay in office without the elections, he is now stuck with Somali regional administration leaders. As Somali Times has learned, a fierce rivalry based on greed and political interests

File Photo/Somali Times Five towns, 16 villages also liberated from al-Qaeda affiliated terror group The Somali Armed Forces have killed at least 279 terrorists affiliated with the al-Shabab terror group in the past month, a military official and state media said on Monday. According to Anadolu Agency reported. The military operations also destroyed 20 hideouts

Photo/Somali Times The Aran Jaan Group is a group that looks only at personal interests, uses public fund loot to bribe them, and uses tribal farming to divide people and create wealth. It has no interest in the development of Puntland. Anyone who observes the horrific acts of this group turns out to be a

File Photo/Somali Times Prime Minister Roble says the executive power of the Somali Republic belongs only to the Council of Ministers. The Prime Minister of Somalia, Mohamed Hussein Roble, has issued a statement instructing all government agencies to carry out their duties in accordance with the Provisional Constitution. The prime minister’s remarks appear to contradict

File Photo/Somali Times According to information obtained by Somali Times, the opposition Union of Candidates has a strong belief that the newly elected parliamentarians will be overwhelmingly in favor of Farmajo, which Villa Somalia is working hard to achieve. According to our sources, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has prepared a number of loyal individuals to join

Photo/Somali Times Reports from Garowe say that in the coming hours, Puntland Governor Said Abdullahi Deni is expected to announce the list of candidates for The Upper House of Parliament. Deni is currently in final talks on announcing Puntland’s senators’ candidates for the Upper House for the next four years. According to reports, Said Deni

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