MOGADISHU — One woman and two children were killed, and two others were injured after a landmine exploded in Galguduud region in central Somalia. A landmine planted in the Sil Lahilai area exploded, killing a woman and two children, and wounding two others, the Somali National News Agency (SONNA) reported. …

RIYADH — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center on Sunday signed a $5 million agreement with a Somali civil society organization to supply clean drinking water to drought-affected communities, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Dr. Abdullah Saleh Al-Moallem, director of KSrelief’s health and environmental aid department, said that …

LAS-ANOD — The International Committee of the Red Cross says 43 bodies have been collected in the past week from the front line of the latest fighting in a disputed city in Somaliland. The ICRC in a statement Friday said a further 110 wounded people have been taken to hospitals …

MOGADISHU —  A quarter of all people in Somalia are now displaced due to drought and conflict, as the country’s displacement crisis hits record levels, according to a UK-based humanitarian organization. The Islamic Relief said in its latest report, which was released late Wednesday that more than 4.3 million people …

MOGADISHU — Somalia and the United States of America signed Tuesday a $92.6 million development agreement. Somali officials said that the agreement aimed at enhancing bilateral cooperation in the areas of stability, economic growth and good governance, and empowerment of Somali future leaders, women and youth. The US is among …

MOGADISHU —  Qatar Charity (QC) inaugurated a health center within the Madina Hospital in Banaadir, a region in Somalia, in the presence of several dignitaries from the Somali government. In a press release, QC said that the health center is expected to benefit 20,000 people, adding that the center encompasses …

MOGADISHU — The Kidney Dialysis Center at Banadir Hospital located in Mogadishu, Somalia continues its medical services with support from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief). During July, the center catered to a total of 83 patients. Among them, 27 patients underwent 190 scheduled kidney dialysis sessions …

LAS ANOD — Eight months into a conflict between armed forces of the breakaway state of Somaliland and local Dhulbahante militias in Las Anod, Somalia, hospitals in the embattled city are desperately working to maintain lifesaving supplies. Although the conflict has been effectively reduced to a deadlock, with neither the …

MOGADISHU — In cooperation with Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS), Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has completed the ‘Food Parcels for IDP Camps’ project in Somalia. In a statement, QRCS said that the QR 713,441 project saw the distribution of diverse food parcels to 2,084 families, or 14,588 people, in …

CAIRO — Arab League (AL) affirmed on Sunday the importance of rapid response to aid those affected by natural disasters and armed conflict, pointing to the increasing numbers of needy people, which reached nearly 250 million persons worldwide. This came in a statement published by the Secretariat-General of the Arab …