Somalia

Somaliland Defense Minister says IDF will not establish presence in their country

Though Israel has been training Somaliland's police, the IDF won't have a military base there going forward.

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President Isaac Herzog receives the first-ever Ambassador of Somaliland to Israel, Mohamed Hagi, in his residence last month.
Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan during the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 match between Equatorial Guinea and Guinea at Alassane Ouattara Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

World Cup referee from Somalia denied entry to US

Omar Artan was the only Somalian referee on FIFA's World Cup list, with the nation on the US list of "fully suspended" countries for entry.

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STRATEGIC CHOKEPOINT: A Puntland Marine officer patrols the Bosasso coastline in the Red Sea against ISIS, in Bari Region in the Gulf of Aden, Somalia, Jan. 2025.

Will Israel stand alone for Somaliland? - opinion

If Israel truly believes Somaliland deserves a seat among the family of nations, then it cannot stop at the bilateral opening of embassies and exchange of ambassadors.

|ByMICHAEL FREUND
FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship is from Lido beach in central Mogadishu, on April 25, 2025 in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Somali terror groups could tighten Hormuz chokehold through Bab-el-Mandeb piracy, experts say

The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, is already considered a significant vulnerability due to the presence of Yemen's Houthi terrorists.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

UAE halts new visas to citizens of 13 mostly Muslim states - document

The document, which was sent to companies operating in the park and was seen by Reuters, cited an immigration circular that came into effect on Nov. 18.

NOVEMBER 25, 2020ByREUTERS
An aerial view of the Dubai Marina skyline is seen in Dubai

Why Israel should care about Somaliland

With the changes in the geopolitical context of the region, knitting together Israel, the UAE, Greece, Cyprus and Egypt in a network of shared interests, Somaliland could be an important region.

AUGUST 17, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
People buy souvenirs a day before celebrating independence day of the Somaliland region in Hargeisa in 2013

Death toll from attack on Mogadishu hotel rises to 16

Islamist insurgent group al Shabaab said it was behind the assault on the Elite Hotel in Lido beach, and that its gunmen battled security forces who rushed to the scene.

AUGUST 17, 2020ByREUTERS
SOMALIA: Until 2011, al Shabaab controlled much of the Horn of Africa country including Mogadishu. Its militants often stage bomb and gun attacks in the capital in their quest to topple the Western-backed government and impose their own strict interpretation of sharia (Islamic law) on the nation. In

Blast rocks military base in Somali capital, at least eight dead

Somalia has been embroiled in deadly violence since 1991, when clan warlords overthrew leader Siad Barre and then turned on each other.

AUGUST 8, 2020ByREUTERS
Somali security officers assess the scene of a suicide car bomb explosion, at the gate of Naso Hablod Two Hotel in Hamarweyne district of Mogadishu, Somalia October 29, 2017.

US says airstrike in Somalia killed one civilian, injured three

"We work hard to prevent civilians from getting hurt or killed during these operations designed to bring increased security and stability to Somalia."

JULY 28, 2020ByREUTERS
A general view shows people at the scene of a suicide car explosion at a check point near Somali Parliament building in Mogadishu, Somalia June 15, 2019

Suicide car bomber hits checkpoint at Somalia's Mogadishu port

The blast shook the ground, said Mohammed Ali, a shopkeeper in the area. At the city's Madina hospital, a nurse, Halima Nur, said it had received five people injured in the blast for treatment.

JULY 4, 2020ByREUTERS
A general view shows people at the scene of a suicide car explosion at a check point near Somali Parliament building in Mogadishu, Somalia June 15, 2019

Somalian Islamist group al Shabaab: We set up COVID-19 treatment centre

"International health organisations said COVID-19 is terribly spreading in countries of Africa continent."

JUNE 12, 2020ByREUTERS
Policemen security forces secure the scene where al-Shabaab militia stormed a government building in Mogadishu

Six dead as plane carrying coronavirus aid allegedly shot down in Somalia

"According to local security officials a rocket-propelled grenade brought down a light Kenyan-registered aircraft with 6 crew while landing in Bardaale town in Bay region #Somalia."

MAY 4, 2020ByREUTERS
A pilot wearing a protective mask is seen in a cargo aircraft chartered by the U.N. World Food Programme with medical supplies to help developing countries hit by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Liege airport, Belgium April 30, 2020.

Six wounded after car bomb hits Turkish contractors, police in Somalia

It was not known who carried out the attack but residents and police said al Shabaab fighters had tried to attack Afgoye, about 30 km from Mogadishu, late on Friday and were repulsed.

JANUARY 18, 2020ByREUTERS
The wreckage of a car is seen at the scene of a bomb explosion at the Maka al-Mukarama street in Mogadishu, Somalia January 8, 2020

Turkey to evacuate wounded after deadly Mogadishu blast

The dead included many students from a university in the city, authorities said.

DECEMBER 29, 2019ByREUTERS
A general view shows the scene of a car bomb explosion at a checkpoint in Mogadishu, Somalia December 28, 2019