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MOGADISHU — The head of the Saudi aid agency, KSrelief, arrived in Somalia on Sunday to help launch 24 humanitarian relief projects worth a combined $45 million, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The schemes, which are concerned with food security, health, education, water and environmental sanitation, are expected to benefit …

MOGADISHU — Residents in Mogadishu’s Dharkeenley district are shaken by a tragic incident where a man is suspected of fatally burning his pregnant wife, police said. The victim, identified as Luul Abdiaziz, was locked in a room and set on fire, according to initial reports. Neighbours, alerted by the screams …

MOGADISHU — In an effort to address the welfare of inmates across the nation’s prisons, officials from the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) and the Somali Prison Force convened to deliberate on strategies for delivering aid to prisoners, with a primary focus on those incarcerated in Mogadishu Central Prison. The …

MOGADISHU — The Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre, officially reopened the Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Mogadishu on Wednesday, after it underwent a major renovation funded by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The hospital, which was established in 2015 by the UAE as part of its reconstruction and development …

MOGADISHU — At least two civilians were killed and two wounded in a suicide attack Wednesday at a busy intersection in the Somali national capital of Mogadishu, according to police. The attack involved a lone bomber who detonated explosives vests near a petrol station 1 kilometer from Mogadishu’s soccer stadium, police …

MOGADISHU — About 2.9 million people were internally displaced in Somalia in 2023 due to flooding, conflict or insecurity, and drought, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said. The UNHCR said 57 percent of the 2.9 million were displaced due to flooding, 25 percent due to conflict or …

MOGADISHU — A second shipment of 25000 tons of relief wheat from Russia has arrived at the Mogadishu port. The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) commissioner Mahamud Moallim Abdulle while receiving the shipment said that the food aid will be distributed to people affected by draught and the El-Nino floods …

BOSASO — At least three people were killed, and six others were wounded in a landmine explosion in the coastal town of Bosaso in the Bari region on Tuesday afternoon. According to residents, the incident occurred at a small tea shop in the Tuurta neighbourhood of Bosaso. Puntland security forces …

MOGADISHU — The Chairman of Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) Mahamoud Moallim Abdulle held yesterday evening a constructive meeting with the Head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Somalia. The discussions revolved around key humanitarian initiatives, staff training in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) …

DHUSAMAREB — Four people were killed in a village, located under Dhusamareb, the administrative capital of Galmudug State, on Monday night, authorities and residents said. The killing in Fara-Goy, 20 km away from Dhusamareb was linked to the rising incidents of clan revenge, which have been on the increase in …