Photo/Somali Times The presidents of Hirshabelle, Southwest and Galmudug regional administrations have recently arrived in Mogadishu and were welcomed by Somali government officials at the Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu. The leaders concluded their meeting in Baidoa today and are scheduled to meet with the leaders of Jubaland, Puntland and President Farmajo tomorrow. According

Photo/somali Times Officials say 1 US soldier also injured in car blast targeting military base outside coastal city of Kismayo. Two Somali soldiers were killed and several others injured Monday in a suicide bomb attack targeting a military base in Somalia’s south, officials said. The attack took place in the village of Janay Abdalla —

The Acting Somali Minister of Petroleum and Minerals Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed has become embroiled in a major scandal after appointing his daughter to the ministry. Earlier this month, he appointed Sumaya Abdirashid Mohamed as head of communications and media at the Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals, and then ordered all communications within the ministry. Last

Photo/Somali Times The Somali President is hosting a meeting between President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and the presidents of Puntland and Jubbaland Said Abdullahi Deni and Ahmed Mohamed Islam. The three leaders had previously made an appointment, but it was canceled after Jubaland imposed strict conditions on an agreement reached last night, which led to the

Photo/Somali Times A meeting between President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and the Presidents of Jubaland and Puntland, Ahmed Mohamed Islam and Said Abdullahi Deni, was scheduled for Wednesday night, but was canceled due to undisclosed reasons. 1. The Presidents of Puntland and Jubaland are in Mogadishu for three nights, holding separate meetings with Somali political stakeholders,

Photo/Somali Times What you need to know: The duo have been rebelling against a new poll agreement reached last month. Mogadishu. Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo is on Thursday expected to hold crucial talks with the leaders of Jubaland and Puntland states to chart a common path for the upcoming elections. Ahmed Mohamed Islam of

Photo/Somali Times Presidents of Puntland Said Abdullahi Deni and Jubaland’s Ahmed Mohamed Islam has met with representatives of the international community in Mogadishu, Somalia, especially the Ambassadors of the USA, UK, Sweden, Italy and the European Union. The meeting of the presidents and the international community focused on holding timely and credible elections in Somalia.

Photo/Somali Times The governor of the Benadir region, Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Omar Filish) ministers and parliamentarians of the Somali government welcomed Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni and Jubaland president Ahmed Islam at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu. The presidents will meet with the president of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Sources told Somali Times the

Photo/Somali Times Somalia has not had a prime minister for 35 days, nor has there been a formal government as the country. In a week’s time, President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo appointed the first prime minister, who was discredited by parliament at the end of last month, but it is now clear that the president does

The third agreement of the Dhusamareb conference will be abolished, reopening the new agreement and new negotiations. The Presidents of Jubaland and Puntland administrations who met in Garowe, the capital of Puntland region yesterday agreed to attend a conference in Mogadishu. Presidents Ahmed Islam and Said Deni will attend a consultative meeting in the capital,