Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Ahmed Ali Sheikh

Ahmed Ali Sheikh is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Somalia Today and also founded Caasimada Online. A former VOA journalist and McClatchy stringer, he has over 15 years’ experience covering politics, security and society.

Turkey’s Somalia spaceport rings alarm bells in Israel

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — A Turkish spaceport taking shape on Somalia’s Indian Ocean coast has raised concern in Israel after a French newspaper reported...

Trump says US to lift Turkey sanctions, weighs F-35 sale

Ankara (Somalia Today) — US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would lift sanctions imposed on Turkey over its purchase of a Russian missile...

Somalia rivals open preliminary talks on election row

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Somalia’s federal government and opposition leaders opened preliminary talks in Mogadishu on Tuesday, launching a new internationally backed effort to...

UAE builds military base in Somaliland for Israel and US

Berbera (Somalia Today) — The United Arab Emirates is discreetly building a military base at Berbera airport in Somaliland, Somalia’s self-declared republic in the...

Somalia says Crisis Group report distorts Al-Shabaab war

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Somalia’s defence ministry has rejected an International Crisis Group report on the war against Al-Shabaab, accusing the think-tank of presenting...

Turkey building missile launch site in Somalia, Le Monde says

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Turkey is building a launch site in Somalia that could serve both its space programme and its ballistic missile ambitions,...

Puntland warns Turkish-linked SOMTURK off its coast

Garowe (Somalia Today) – Somalia’s Puntland state warned Sunday that SOMTURK and other foreign entities must not operate in Somali waters off Puntland’s coast...

Cracks emerge in Somaliland over Israel recognition row

Hargeisa (Somalia Today) – Cracks have emerged in Somaliland over Israel’s recognition of the breakaway region, as former president Muse Bihi Abdi questioned President...

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