A court in Mogadishu has sentenced a journalist to six months in jail and a fine of $200 for his reporting of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Banadir regional court slapped. Outlet media editor Abdiaziz Gurbiye with the jail term after it found him guilty of ‘publishing false information’ using a 1964 law. According to Somali

Photo/Somali Times/Former Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire. Civil servant of the office of former Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, are facing intense work pressure, and there are growing reports of a strike. Some of the staff we spoke to Somali Times told us that they are in the office, but most of the

Photo/Somali Times Galmudug administration President Ahmed Kariye nicknamed “Qoor Qoor is pushing hard for President Farmajo to nominate someone from his community as prime minister. Sources, Villa Somalia told Somali Times that Qoor Qoor met with NISA commander Fahad Yassin at the intelligence headquarters tonight to discuss the matter. Qoor Qoor was accompanied by Kamal

Photo/Somali Times Where Villa Somalia is heading? Concerns are growing over the situation in the country, and there are growing calls from the international community, which supports the Somali governance process, that the Dhusamareb agreement will not be implemented. The Dhusamareb Conference closed on July 22. The main point was to establish a technical committee

Photo/Somali Times Concerned about recent developments, including. In Parliament, Somalia’s International partners stress that any electoral modality imposed by a single stakeholder lacks legitimacy and will not be implementable, and urge all to build on Dhusamareb agreement. International partners must stick to their words. The current Federal Government Somalia administration has undermined several agreements with

Photo/Somali Times Is this a joke or what? What Cabinet? The Prime Minister appoints the Cabinet of Ministers & when he resigns/ousted, the whole cabinet collapses. The Deputy Prime Minister & Ministers no longer have an official position aside from waiting 4 their replacements & handing over their responsibilities. During their first meeting since ousting

Photo: Former al-Shabaab commander and current Somali spy chief Fahad Yasin According to sources Somali spy agency told Somali Times that NISA has put pressure on Prime Minister Khaire and deployed troops to monitor his movements. The government has also taken advantage of the lack of internet services to bring in a new prime minister,

Photo: Credit Netblocks Internet connectivity across much of southern Somalia has been cut off on Sunday, according to local residents and an independent group that investigates digital rights, cyber-security and internet governance. Netbooks said that their network data recorded that the internet was cut at 10:30 am local time, with most of Mogadishu offline. The

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu without internet The internet in the capital Mogadishu, Hiran, Mudug, Shabelle, Bay and Bakool regions and Juba regions is completely off the air. This morning, people were hit by a power outage that affected remittance companies, media outlets and government offices on which internet service relied. It is not known why the

Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s parliament removed the Prime Minister, Hassan Khaire, from his post in a vote of no confidence on Saturday for failing to pave the way towards fully democratic elections, the speaker said. A whopping 170 of parliament’s 178 MPs backed the no-confidence motion, and Khaire’s ouster was immediately endorsed by the president, Mohamed