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MOGADISHU — The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has inaugurated a modern hospital established in the city of Mogadishu, emphasizing the importance of investing in healthcare services to meet the significant needs of the Somali people. The President praised Somali entrepreneurs and youth involved …

MOGADISHU — At least five people, including children, were injured in a series of landmine explosions targeting residential homes in Galmudug village in Mogadishu’s Garasbaley district over the past two nights. Residents reported that six explosives were planted outside homes equipped with CCTV cameras in the area. The Garasbaley district …

MOGADISHU — Grim details are emerging from a suicide bombing tonight at the Gelato Divino restaurant on Mogadishu airport road. Reports say that seven people were killed in the blast, most of them prominent Mogadishu youths, and a number of others were injured in the blast. A man wearing a …

MOGADISHU —Turkey’s Ambassador to Somalia Mehmet Yilmaz on Thursday officially opened the third Somalia-Turkey Medical Days attended by medical professionals. It was a “great pleasure to participate in the opening ceremony of the Third Somalia-Turkey Medical Days,” said Yilmaz, who opened the ceremony at the Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan Somalia …

MOGADISHU — Heavy rains disrupted transport in some parts of the Somali capital Mogadishu as vehicles were unable to maneuver through flooded roads in the city on Monday morning. The rains that started last night left flood-prone areas submerged also caused flash floods that affected Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) living …

MOGADISHU — A landmine blast killed at least 2 people and injured several others on Tuesday in Mogadishu. The explosion targeted Director-General of Immigration and Naturalization Directorate Mohamed Aden Koofi in KM 4 near hotel Afrik in the capital. The director-general escaped unscathed. No group has claimed responsibility for the …

MOGADISHU — A small girl is being treated at a hospital in Mogadishu after she was brutally raped in Kaaraan district on Saturday evening. According to the family, she was rushed to the hospital and a medical examination revealed that she was raped. The five-year-old was allegedly raped by a …

MOGADISHU — At least four children were killed including a three-year-old baby and two others wounded when a wall collapsed following days of heavy rains in Mogadishu’s Malable camp on Tuesday. All four of the victims died on the spot while the injured were rushed to the hospital by locals. …

MOGADISHU — The Federal Government of Somalia and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have jointly agreed to deal with challenges related to migration. The commitment was made during a meeting between Somalia’s Minister for Labor and Social Affairs, Sadik Warfa, and IOM Chief of Mission for Somalia Richard Danziger during …

MOGADISHU —  Somalia on Friday registered 36 new coronavirus infections out 47 samples that were tested in the past 24 hours. The ministry of health said a total of 116 cases have been confirmed since mid-March when the country recorded its first case. On Tuesday this week, the country saw …