September 23, 2026
The prime minister held bilateral meetings on the General Assembly sidelines with Kuwait's crown prince and the presidents of Kenya and Somalia, and discussed polio eradication with Bill Gates.
January 6, 2026
Somalis hold a picture depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a demonstration following Israel’s recognition of self-proclaimed Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state, in Hodan district of Mogadishu, Somalia, December 28, 2025. — Reuters Somalia says it reserves the right to take diplomatic, legal measures. Somaliland’s president praises Israel’s “courageous” decision. Israeli minister says recognizing Somaliland is “a moral thing to do”. Israel’s foreign minister arrived in the “Somaliland” region of the Federal Republic of Somalia on Tuesday in a high-profile visit, condemned by Somalia as an “unauthorized invasion” after Israel recognized the breakaway region in the Horn
August 3, 2024
People walk at the scene of an explosion that occurred while revelers were swimming at Lido Beach in Mogadishu, Somalia, August 3, 2024. — Reuters Police say a gunman blew himself up on the beach. The bombing is Somalia’s deadliest attack since 2022. The explosion ruins a peaceful evening. MOGADISHU: At least 32 civilians were killed and 63 wounded in an explosion at a popular beach in the Somali capital Mogadishu late on Friday, police said, in an attack that Somali state media blamed on the al Shabaab militant group. It was the deadliest attack in the Horn of Africa
August 3, 2024
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA: At least 32 civilians were killed and 63 wounded in an explosion at a popular beach in the Somali capital Mogadishu late on Friday, police said, in an attack that Somali state media blamed on the Islamist group al Shabaab. It was the deadliest attack in the Horn of Africa nation since two car bombs exploded near a busy market intersection in October 2022, killing at least 100 people and injuring 300 others. There was no immediate claim of responsibility from al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab, which has carried out similar attacks in the past, including the 2022 car bomb attack.
July 15, 2024
MOGHADISHU: A total of 16,231 new cholera cases and 134 related deaths have been reported in Somalia since January this year, with cases spreading due to recent prolonged rains and flash floods, the government said on Monday. The Department of Health and Human Services said 10,273 cases, or 63 percent of the total, were classified as serious. “Unfortunately, 134 deaths were recorded during this reporting period, highlighting the severity of the epidemic,” the ministry said in a statement issued in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The ministry also attributed the increasing cases of cholera in Somalia to a growing number
March 21, 2024
Mogadishu: As a speedboat carrying more than a dozen Somali pirates overran their location in the western Indian Ocean, the crew of a Bangladeshi-owned bulk carrier sent out a distress signal and called an emergency hotline. No one reached them in time. The pirates boarded the Abdullah, firing warning shots and taking the captain and second officer hostage, Captain Atiq Ullah Khan said in an audio message to the ship’s owners. “By the grace of Allah no one has been injured so far,” Khan said in the message, which was recorded before the pirates took the crew’s phones. The company
February 2, 2024
NEW DELHI: India’s navy said on Friday it had rescued 19 crew members aboard a seized fishing vessel off Somalia, the third such operation this week after a series of attacks on shipping in the region. A distress call from the Iranian-flagged FV Omari was received on Wednesday and the Indian patrol vessel INS Sharda intercepted the vessel in the “morning hours” of Friday, according to a navy statement. “The ship has secured the successful release of the crew… along with the vessel,” it said. “The ship also undertook confirmatory boarding of the FV Omari to decontaminate and check the
October 31, 2022
Pakistan has strongly condemned the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack in Mogadishu, Somalia claiming over 100 innocent lives and injuring many. In a press release, Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar said our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the deceased and wounded. The people of Pakistan stand in complete solidarity with the Somali nation in this most tragic hour of grief and mourning. Pakistan attaches great value to its fraternal ties with Somalia and believes that the resilient Somali nation shall emerge from this tragedy stronger.
April 7, 2022
Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood received Somalian Ambassador Khadija Almakhzoumi for a farewell call. On the occasion, the Foreign Secretary felicitated her on completion of the assignment and contribution to the promotion of bilateral ties. Thanking for Somalia’s Foreign Minister’s participation in the session of OIC CFM, Sohail Mahmood underlined Somalia’s importance for Pakistan’s “Engage Africa” policy.
March 6, 2022
ISLAMABAD: Somalian Foreign Minister Abdisaid M Ali called Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday to condemn the dastardly terrorist attack in Peshawar on Friday. While offering his prayers and sympathies for the victims of Friday’s attack, the Somalian Foreign Minister Ali expressed solidarity with the brotherly people of Pakistan. Foreign Minister Qureshi thanked Foreign Minister Ali for the call and appreciated his expressions of support for Pakistan. The two Foreign Ministers also briefly discussed bilateral issues, reaffirming their commitment to further deepen and expand ties between the two countries.
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