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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 that the site could also...
Middle East

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...
Politics

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...
Society

Eastern Libya bans Somalis, other nationalities from entry

Benghazi (Somalia Today) — Libya’s eastern-based government has banned nationals of Somalia, Sudan, Eritrea and Ethiopia from entering territory under its control, as authorities...
Society

Somali villagers bury 21 civilians after deadly Sool clan attack

Las Anod (Somalia Today) — Relatives on Tuesday buried 21 civilians killed in a clan attack in Somalia’s northern Sool region, as elders and...
Society

US drone strike killed 12 civilians in Somalia, report says

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — A US drone strike on the southern Somali town of Jamaame killed at least 12 civilians, including eight children, in...
Society

Al-Shabaab exploits Somali World Cup referee’s US entry denial

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Somalia’s militant group Al-Shabaab has sought to exploit Washington’s decision to deny entry to Somali World Cup referee Omar Abdulkadir...
Society

Somali World Cup referee returns home after US bars entry

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan returned to Mogadishu on Wednesday to a hero’s welcome after the United States denied him...
Society

Somali World Cup referee denied entry to United States

Miami (Somalia Today) — US authorities have denied Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan entry to the United States over “vetting concerns”, FIFA said, ending...
Society

EU weighs tighter visa rules for Somalis over returns row

Brussels (Somalia Today) — European Union ministers have moved towards tighter visa restrictions for Somali nationals, accusing Mogadishu of failing to cooperate on the...
News

Somalia seeks Turkey’s help to unlock uranium reserves

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) – Somalia is seeking Turkish support to develop uranium and other critical mineral deposits, as Mogadishu works to expand its natural...
A dealer counts Somalian currency at an open air currency exchange bureau

How mobile money helped finish off the Somali shilling

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan listens as Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks

Erdogan gives timeline for Somalia offshore oil drilling

LG, KOICA and UNDP launch Somalia youth training hub

LG, KOICA and UNDP launch Somalia youth training hub

European Union flags flutter in Brussels

EU and Somalia agree new talks on migrant returns

Illustrated Soma Oil and Gas Ltd logo

Soma Oil seeks U.S. partners for Somalia’s offshore oil push

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Turkish officials wave goodbye from the Mogadishu port as the Çağrı Bey deep-sea drilling vessel departs for the Curad-1 offshore block.

Somalia launches historic offshore oil drilling with Türkiye

Drilling vessel Çağrı Bey departs from the southern port of Taşucu in Mersin province, Feb. 16, 2026.

Turkey to launch offshore drilling in Somalia this week

Türkiye’s Cagri Bey exploration and drilling vessel

Türkiye to begin offshore drilling off Somalia in April

Pete Stauber, a Republican congressional candidate running in a traditionally Democratic district, speaks during a rally at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minn.

Rights group slams US House bill targeting Somalis

President Donald Trump walks to Marine One for departure from the South Lawn of the White House

Lawsuit challenges Trump move to end TPS for Somalis

European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters.

EU announces €63 million for Somalia’s deepening crisis

Duchess of Edinburgh Sophie meets Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

Duchess of Edinburgh visits Somalia to spotlight sexual violence

UN warns of catastrophe in Somalia as food aid may halt April

UN warns of catastrophe in Somalia as food aid may halt April

Turkey’s Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar waves goodbye as the drillship Çağrı Bey departs for Somalia.

Turkey’s Çağrı Bey heads to Somalia for first overseas drilling

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud meets UK Minister Jenny Chapman in Mogadishu.

UK shifts Somalia ties from aid to investment-driven partnership

Somali woman convicted in schoolgirl murder listens in court

Somali woman executed for torture and murder of teenager

U.S. State Department building in Washington, D.C.

US resumes food aid after Somalia returns WFP commodities

Turkish President Erdoğan and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud shake hands at a press conference in Istanbul.

Türkiye to start Somalia oil drilling in 2026, build spaceport

Aer Lingus aircraft at Dublin Airport, Ireland

Ireland jails Somali ex-diplomat for passport scheme

Sweden’s migration minister Johan Forssell in Stockholm

Sweden says it will continue forced deportations to Somalia

Soldiers of the Somalia National Army (SNA) patrol in the village of Awdheegle, Lower Shabelle.

Report: 11 civilians killed in U.S.-backed offensive in Somalia

Somali Airlines Boeing 707 on final approach to Frankfurt

Somali Airlines set for long-awaited return to skies

Somali family sits in rubble of demolished Mogadishu home

Mogadishu land row deepens as police threaten action

Ramla Ali with President Hassan Sheikh at Villa Somalia

Ramla Ali says Somalia visit cost her US Netflix fight

Front of Central Bank of Somalia in Mogadishu, Somalia

Somalia unveils risk panel as banking sector expands

Somali ordinary, service and diplomatic passports side by side

Germany grants full status to Somalia’s diplomatic passport

Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House

Trump to target Somalis in ICE operation in Twin Cities

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